Carry on Fairing..

Plodding on with fairing. It’s coming on well, just taking time. Sanding the highs and filling the lows.

I have probably made work for myself from inexperience. Nothing detrimental to the boat, but just adding time. It is starting to look good I have to admit, but not fairing is not a quick fix job.

I probably put too much compound on as the first layer. Probably better to build up. However I was conscious I had quite a bit of thickness of glass from overlapping cover up toin some places.

I would have liked to have a longer “edge” perhaps to have a smoother surface, even the largest squeegee I used meant I was leaving rough areas as I applied the compound. All needing sanding after.

However the West System fairing compound is working well and once I smooth down with a low grit paper I think it will be great.

I’m probably about halfway through fairing. I have nearly completed one side and the hull floor. At least one more fill on them before I am happy. And some focussed attention to the Chines.

If I did it again…

I would perhaps be a little more sparing with the compound initially, but hard to judge. And be more conscious when I was fibreglassing to move the overlaps further apart.

Everything is functionally sound, but I could have perhaps saved myself some work.

Still learning! Still enjoying