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JardiTancat · 15-03-2013, 09:00

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Originally Posted by minaret

Hull #1! Very cool. Keep watching, she'll look like a different boat when I'm done. I've got some simple cosmetic changes to make that I think will really affect her looks. Thanks for posting, nice to know other Nauticat owners are watching. Have fun!

Me too! 1985 Nauticat 33 out of Kingston, Ontario. Great stuff here. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to share.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 15:56

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Originally Posted by JardiTancat

Me too! 1985 Nauticat 33 out of Kingston, Ontario. Great stuff here. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to share.

Excellent. No problem, I like to think it might help someone sometime.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 15:59

Aft section glassed up. That little reveal around the secondary winch bases was a bitch.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:02

Reveal in question. Hard to hand lam that many plies over a small radius and fillet close together. Came out nice though. This is still rough, just pulled peel ply here, no sanding yet.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:05

Next piece. I was trying to keep it really simple, in part to encourage others, but decided to vacuum bag the core henceforth. It just gives better results, though it takes longer.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:09

Area of deck in question gets all screw holes filled and sanded with bondo. This is to make it air tight for bagging. Otherwise air would be introduced under the core through the screw holes.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:10

Dry fit.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:11

Layout for bagging.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:14

The butyl is never torn, only the paper backing is ripped to allow it to make corners. One piece all the way around, except for pleats and closeout.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:16

Butyl layed out.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:20

Bleeder in place, ready to bag. I use many different bleeders for different purposes. This one is screen door mesh, much cheaper than "official" bleeder material and works better. Awesome for core, no perf or peel ply needed and it bleeds like a stuck hog, killer even bag pressure.

**minaret** · 17-03-2013, 16:23

Quart and a half of core bond. The back side of the core has been flood coated twice with thinned resin. 1/4" notched spreader used to trowel core bond on deck side only.