Adding new layers on roof
By Ryan on Tuesday 3 August 2010, 22:25 - Roof - Permalink
Today's work was on adding more layers to the top of the roof, and continuing to reinforce the corners (inside and out) with strips of cloth.
All in all, it was a very productive day, and only a couple of layers are now needed on the roof before I can call it done.
Today was a two-beer day. Everything went right on without a hitch, and though
a lot was finished, I did not quite get the roof done done.
I started out the day by just laying on some hardware to see how it looks.
You may notice that I purchased a smaller hatch than the original size (I think the original one was a bit large). As with the fitting for the mast, I have it placed a bit far forward in this photo, but you get the idea:

The actual work began with drilling little holes in the air bubbles where the roof sheets were placed on the fiberglass beam, and then injecting resin into them with a needle:

Then, I traced out the various roof parts in the glass:

And rolled them up:

I did this as the corner strips were curing:

Here it is with a total of 8 alternating layers of roving and mat:
It looks a bit rougher
than the earlier photo, because I need to trim off the excess, and the markers
make it look dirty, but it is much stronger now.
I started out the day by just laying on some hardware to see how it looks.
You may notice that I purchased a smaller hatch than the original size (I think the original one was a bit large). As with the fitting for the mast, I have it placed a bit far forward in this photo, but you get the idea:
The actual work began with drilling little holes in the air bubbles where the roof sheets were placed on the fiberglass beam, and then injecting resin into them with a needle:
Then, I traced out the various roof parts in the glass:
And rolled them up:
I did this as the corner strips were curing:
Here it is with a total of 8 alternating layers of roving and mat:
Comments
Man, what a fantastic job, I was fascinated from the start, I almost wish I hadn't left to give you a hand :)
Can't wait for the next post!
Rough? Having worked with FG before myself, though nothing as ambitious as this, this seems like a masterful job. Planning and patience... I guess that's why I was never any good at it. (Actually I was good at getting the stuff stuck to me, rather than to the surface where it was inteneded.).
Very Impressive.
rb