Murphy's Law Tried To Get Me On This Bertram Transom But In The End I Won (This Week ;-)!
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Mother Nature on the other hand gave me a run for my money lol! The take-a-way? Resins can still come back to life after a small hibernation due to cool temps (just not freezing ;-)
This week ended up being more of a side-step than a step forward but at least I didn't lose ground and have to start over! All said it could have been worse so I'll take it.
Monday is the start of a new week and there really aren't any variables that can bite me at this point (famous last words??)
I think I'm in good shape now..
Have a great weekend and as always Thank You! See you next week :-)!
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I love watching a DEERE run throw the snow 👍
Gotta love Michigan weather. Never know what you're going to get, rain in January and snow in June
The surface temperature of the project is more important than ambient air temperature in the shop. Having done quite a few of this type of repair in cold climates during my fifty odd years of boatbuilding and repair, I would have chosen to make a quickie tent of clear plastic and a few clamp on lights placed at a distance so as to warm the surface without scorching. Uses less energy also. Old school thinking but works. I very seldom use wax when making a repair because the edge doesn,t always cure as well, has something to do with exothermic heat and mil thickness of gel coat, but your choice to use it here was a good one. I agree the clean up would have taken as much time or more as sanding would.
I just landed an indoor spot to do all my glassing and painting. I'm so excited to delve into staying this work ASAP. From watching all this I have realized that I can not attempt any of this unless I have the right temp. Now that I have a heated indoor bay in a garage the game had changed. I shall be definitely hitting you up on the sites for some questions when I start
10 FEET!!?!?!? About 1/3rd of the way there Andy! LOL. Yea...Miss it. The warm-up though is no good...they can't get the statues built for Winter Carnival at MTU because of the warm and rain. Need those temps to drop, and for snow to really come down!!
Keep the awesome content coming man! You rock
Murphy is an optimist!!! Love the plow!
Glad to see it set up ok to sand Andy 👌 I like to gel coat over the glass to sand as it fills the gaps nicely and smooths the surface quicker, but unfortunately due to usually having to rush off to get the kids lol, I usually end up having to sand the glass before can gel coat.🙄😂
I’m familiar with the two rag method, but can you do an episode on the egg method for us? They’re still relatively cheap here.
What's the humidity get up to in the shop after the snow melts off that tractor?
Snow blowing in a heated tractor - at least it’s a comfy 15 hrs
Ahh the great white north, I have an uncle that lives in the U.P. also fun times when your a kid with nothing but time on your hands....lol
I’m really starting to think the “boat gods” don’t want you to finish the Bertram. Always good explanation though and appreciate the thought process between using gelcoat and PVA. Stay warm!
There is a simple way to rig your boilers so they will phone you at home on your land line. I read how to do it 25 or 30 years ago in Fine Woodworking or Fine Homebuilding Magazine. That's the old-fashioned way and I'm sure there's a more modern, digital way.
Do you ever work on glitter boats?
This has been a weird winter.
You forgot to say "Hello Tractor" before you started it! Lol
Do you live by Alpena Michigan it gets pretty cold up there
Andy, I need an air intake cover for my jet ski, Cant find one anywhere in good condition. would you be able to mold me one out of fiberglass?
you ever use the best product for fiberglass. i have to buy them for my videos.
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Is there a reason you did not use fairing compound first? Seems like that might be faster than multiple coats of gel. Just wondering what the determining factor was.
it's best to topcoat with like materials (poly on top of poly) rather than go overtop with another material like epoxy fairing. But if the fairing was poly based that would have been an option :-)
Enjoyed the video bud
I do enjoy your videos
(De)wax on, wax off
Can you use a resin with wax instead of gel coat? Is resin cheaper than gelcoat? ...or could you use plastic sheeting to set up your Resin?
any poly based resin will work if a little surfacing wax is mixed in. Plastic may work on spots but doubt it would be consistent enough for a larger area
Well shit I guess I didn’t realize I had a D wax the gel coat before I sanded and applied more layers or gel coat…, So what’s to be expected if that happens and what’s the best course of action?
This is my first time posting, I have a Silverton, and my stern part is rotted underneath, and I need to replace the flooring, I need help to know what I need to replace the stern deck TY
Hhhhey don't sweat it . If it wasn't for bad luck , i'd have no luck at all .
Sorry, but did the gel-coat cure or not? That fact wasn't clear in the video.
About the snow..., when you live in the UP, you gotta expect a lot of snow.
Why didn't your new boilers let you know somehow, that they had failed?
I think I need a wifi signal up there for any kind of notification to work. Currently there's nothing up there (house wifi doesn't reach). The furnace in town at the store isn't my responsibility (it's a rented space) but they got it sorted out :-) Yes the gelcoat did eventually cure after the temps came up and had a couple days to do it's thing
@boatworkstoday Thanks, and my comment wasn't supposed to sound as if I know much about such techy things, and if it did..., I'm sorry.
Stay warm. It's already 76F here in Florida.
If it wasnt for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck..
Not being a wise guy at all, but literally any Bluetooth thermostat can be set to warn you of temp swings. They are around $100. Seems like a very minor investment.
I believe that relies on having an internet signal? The house wifi doesn't reach up to the shop but will be getting that sorted out soon
Yes it does, and as nice as your shop is, I made that assumption. You need to get that sorted out!
Don't take it personal, but swore, the day I left Chicago, I would NOT see another snowflake. So much so, I even change the channel on the TV when they show snow...
Threw away ALL jackets, and only own one pair of long pants, a pair of jeans..
Sorry, will tune in to another vlog at a later time...
You tell us to do whatever on a glass repair I listen.
4-5-6 FEET of snow? Oh HELL NO.
Yeah that sucks that your boiler went on the fritz. As for the snow, the only thing I can say about that is, SNOWMOBILE!!! But I'm glad to see the gel coat fired off.
It is always good to learn from others experience. Thanks to your boiler issue I now know what to do if gelcoat doesn’t cure due to temp issues. It was also a great reminder about some older gelcoat with wax (that I didn’t get finished because of temperature issues) that I will need to remove the wax before my next layup. Thanks for sharing that bad with the good.
If it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all. Oh, despair, agony on me.
Glad you were able to save that after the heat went out.
What is Murphys Law?
Murphy’s law, also attributed to the late, great, professor Sodd, simply states “If it can go wrong it will”. Sodd’s law also includes “The thing that drops is the most fragile and expensive” and “ The ability to find something is inversely proportional to the need.”
you didn't strip that gelcoat off because it didn't cure did you? If you brought the shop up to temp it would have.(sorry didn't really watch not into snow blowing)