I've been fighting a terrible cold this week and haven't done much at all on the boat. I did manage today though to sand the hull and to add some markings.
The sanding went fine and was needed to flatten out some spots where the clear epoxy had some runs and such. Now it's all ready for a second round of clear epoxy.
I also added some markings though and I'm now thinking it may have been a mistake. I'll mark it up to delirium brought on by the cold. Ugh. I used transparency film that we used to use for overhead projectors. Just ran it through the laser printer. I made one for the hatch that numbers the holes and gives some measurements.
I like the numbering but I'll forever be able to see the transparency sheet under the clear epoxy. I used real epoxy underneath and on top of the transparency and will very lightly sand it when it's dry. But I would need to add a million layers of clear epoxy for the edges to be flush.
Also added a name on the transom using rub on dry transfers. I've had really mixed luck with them. It should look OK when the next round of clear goes on. Looks silly now.
Finally I added "Star 475 USA001x" markings to the aft ends of the cockpit sides. Here you can really see the wavey epoxy. Sigh... I should have done the rice paper trick and put it under some fiberglass for a really pro look. This looks very rookie and I can do better. Not my best work. And it's very visible too. Erf...
NOTE TO MYSELF: In any future RC sailboat project, THINK about the markings ahead of time and account for them so you don't have to do such a lame ass job again!!!! Erf!
Because of today's weak showing I've decided to forego the bow markings that I put on my first Star 45. Besides, since this is a new boat with a new rig I really don't know where I'd mark the jib boom marks anyway. Maybe on a future boat I'll have a better idea of what to do and can do better.
Hope your day is going better than mine! :-P _/)
The sanding went fine and was needed to flatten out some spots where the clear epoxy had some runs and such. Now it's all ready for a second round of clear epoxy.
I also added some markings though and I'm now thinking it may have been a mistake. I'll mark it up to delirium brought on by the cold. Ugh. I used transparency film that we used to use for overhead projectors. Just ran it through the laser printer. I made one for the hatch that numbers the holes and gives some measurements.
I like the numbering but I'll forever be able to see the transparency sheet under the clear epoxy. I used real epoxy underneath and on top of the transparency and will very lightly sand it when it's dry. But I would need to add a million layers of clear epoxy for the edges to be flush.
Also added a name on the transom using rub on dry transfers. I've had really mixed luck with them. It should look OK when the next round of clear goes on. Looks silly now.
Finally I added "Star 475 USA001x" markings to the aft ends of the cockpit sides. Here you can really see the wavey epoxy. Sigh... I should have done the rice paper trick and put it under some fiberglass for a really pro look. This looks very rookie and I can do better. Not my best work. And it's very visible too. Erf...
NOTE TO MYSELF: In any future RC sailboat project, THINK about the markings ahead of time and account for them so you don't have to do such a lame ass job again!!!! Erf!
Because of today's weak showing I've decided to forego the bow markings that I put on my first Star 45. Besides, since this is a new boat with a new rig I really don't know where I'd mark the jib boom marks anyway. Maybe on a future boat I'll have a better idea of what to do and can do better.
Hope your day is going better than mine! :-P _/)
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