While working on the Satan Boat today I found a new trick. Working with a syringe is so much easier then my old stupid arse method of a popsicle stick. I'm sure you're going to say what a dumbarse I is for not knowing this but sometimes these little things happen that make life so much easier when working on boat. Of course if I had done it right in the first place I wouldn't be posting this! This is posted on my blog.
April 11, 2017
Ignorance is bliss so they say. I had convinced myself that I needed to drill through the new thwarts and hull to install some bolts to hold the gunwales to the upsweep after steaming the wood so I installed them. After the second placement I knew the steam bending paid off with memory of the wood. So here I am stuck with the sawed off bolts, couldn't get the right length so had to cut them.
I decided to pull the four of the bolts out and put resin in the holes and seal them up and then put in screws. I also decided to leave the front bolts in as they are at the top of the sweep where the most pressure is and call it good.
On the first side I ended up using a sharpened Popsicle stick, not my favorite method but it works. On the second side I had visited Goosebay Lumber and got some Poplar and syringes. To make a long story short the syringe worked perfect. I found by gently clamping it in my vice I can pour both of the G-Flex mixes into the syringe, take a popsicle stick to mix it in the tube, put the plunger in and the cut the end and like on the movies make sure a little comes out the end.
After masking off the low side of the hole I slowly added the resin until the hole was filled. This took many applications as it drained into the hole. What I found though was by pulling the plunger up kept that long strand of resin from draping all over the place and actually cut off. I then used a popsicle stick to smooth it off, wiped any residue off the gunwale and then added more. When it was finally filled I patched it over and will let it sit for a few days to cure. For my patch I use wax paper and then blue tape to secure it all. Then I'll add some screws vs bolts. Also, I have switched from using Acetone to clean the syringes to using white vinegar which works great and a gallon is so much cheaper then fifteen dollars for the latter.
April 11, 2017
Ignorance is bliss so they say. I had convinced myself that I needed to drill through the new thwarts and hull to install some bolts to hold the gunwales to the upsweep after steaming the wood so I installed them. After the second placement I knew the steam bending paid off with memory of the wood. So here I am stuck with the sawed off bolts, couldn't get the right length so had to cut them.
I decided to pull the four of the bolts out and put resin in the holes and seal them up and then put in screws. I also decided to leave the front bolts in as they are at the top of the sweep where the most pressure is and call it good.
On the first side I ended up using a sharpened Popsicle stick, not my favorite method but it works. On the second side I had visited Goosebay Lumber and got some Poplar and syringes. To make a long story short the syringe worked perfect. I found by gently clamping it in my vice I can pour both of the G-Flex mixes into the syringe, take a popsicle stick to mix it in the tube, put the plunger in and the cut the end and like on the movies make sure a little comes out the end.
After masking off the low side of the hole I slowly added the resin until the hole was filled. This took many applications as it drained into the hole. What I found though was by pulling the plunger up kept that long strand of resin from draping all over the place and actually cut off. I then used a popsicle stick to smooth it off, wiped any residue off the gunwale and then added more. When it was finally filled I patched it over and will let it sit for a few days to cure. For my patch I use wax paper and then blue tape to secure it all. Then I'll add some screws vs bolts. Also, I have switched from using Acetone to clean the syringes to using white vinegar which works great and a gallon is so much cheaper then fifteen dollars for the latter.
