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78 Nordic restore

Nice stuff!

Where was the foam? Floatation? Sometimes when a mfg foams a space there's a bit of air left in it and it will go through the condensation thing and puddle. Or an owner in the past shot a screw a bit too far and put a pinhole in the hull. and don't ask me how I know this. Lifting the ass of a 21 Eliminator twin step cruiser on the beach at Powell to find the damn leak gets old .

Phew! Man does that look familiar! Looks great though, that thing is going to make you happy later than sooner. I say that having been in the same situation...

Here's the deal with the fiberglass- in the shower, take a cold one first. That will close the posre and keep any of the 'glass from getting lodged in the skin. Soap at will, rinse with cold then hit the hot water. Presto.

Here is the real deal with the Fiber Glass....Before you do any work cover any exposed skin with baby powder. You pours will fill with it and you can work with no itch after words. This is coming from a guy how used to make a living climbing through attics.

Whichever real deal you go with, be careful when you use a baby powder act. For grinding and doing the grunt work, whatever works for you, long tees, wetsuits, baby powder. But for wetting out and laying up wet laminates the powders will usually have lanolin or some moisturizer in them that when you handle fiberglass, as in when you're laminating it, will create a spot that won't allow the resin to saturate the material. You'll step back to admire the bitchin' job you've done and see white spots in the laminate that will never bond to the plywood. And regardless how carefully you vac the boat after a session, there's always some of that shit left. That's why if you choose to wear gloves, make sure they are free of any powder.