[rsrguy]

Several fix-its today...
Composite repair on the rv3
Stringer repair on the old fg runabout.
Boot cowling, and window fitment on the 12.

The rv cowl is held on with hinges and wires this repair/mod will allow for the hinge line to be hidden under the cowling extension.

The boot cowling is also the firewall so we need to get it properly fit so the new glass doesn't look off... I've designed the layout of the firewall to have minimal holes in order to look cleaner. This comes with the added bennie of fewer holes for ingress of nasty fwf gasses.

We're stuck on the boat until the carb kit comes in so I got back on stringer repair. That's epoxy, its good because epoxy is completely waterproof. Once i fixture the hull is can scrarf the stringers fore. The original stringers were single thickness 3/4 ply wnd were not tabbed outboard of their placement.... ummm yah. The interior vertical web of shot on glass and a piece of ply were all the engine mount was bolted to, by the time I got to it the stringers were as structural as balsa and the lags holding the motor mount blocks to the vertical web of glass (and balsa) were also rotted.
The repairs in the bilge are epoxy and 1708 glass. I really like the stuff, it wets out nicely and is hell for stout. The tabbing of the front deck bulkhead will be with polyester resin. Ill also be rolling on gray gelcoat everywhere inside the hull above the bilge.