Grain Surfboards Waterlog, Part 3

Grain Surfboards Waterlog, Part 3 - Deck Installed

The deck of my Grain Surfboards Waterlog surfboard was installed today.

Here is how the bottom and frames looked right before installation.

Here is another closeup of how I dealt with the ends of the lands. Not really by-the-book, but I think it worked out well.

I am not using the glue that Grain sent me as I have a lot of WEST System epoxy sitting around. Plus, epoxy has a very long setup time so I could take all time I needed.

I started by using a roller and a very thin nap designed for epoxy, and rolled on unthickened epoxy everywhere the two surfaces would meet: All around the perimeter of the deck and board, and over the frames, and under the deck where the frames would meet. Everything that would touch got a thin coat of epoxy to wet it out.

Then I used thickened epoxy on the perimeter and the tops of the frames on the board (not on the deck). Then the deck was set on top of the board and centered very carefully. I started clamping at the back and worked forward.

This is how it looks now.

Tomorrow I'll see how it looks and start trimming the deck. Shaping is the bit that I'm most worried about but I'm sure it'll be okay.

Aloha!

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