No! The wood must be fully faired prior to sealing. As made clear in the long, detailed write-up accompanying this video - which you read, yes? - sanding sealed wood defeats the purpose of sealing in the same way that sanding primed wood defeats the purpose of primer.
Guess you’ve never seen how a stem is secured to the frame. The carriage bolts doing so by passing through it at those points, which requires that, exactly as is the case with all the screws securing the bottom, a countersink be drilled to set the bolt’s head beneath the wood’s surface. As is the case with all other countersinks, this one must be filled lest water infiltrates the stem.
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Beautiful job
Beautiful priming system. Did you have to prep the Smith's by sanding?
No! The wood must be fully faired prior to sealing.
As made clear in the long, detailed write-up accompanying this video - which you read, yes? - sanding sealed wood defeats the purpose of sealing in the same way that sanding primed wood defeats the purpose of primer.
@ Got it. Thanks, beautiful work!
Interesting, thanks! Please show the rest of the painting process 🙂
What was that small piece of sticking out on the side of the boat at 7:14?
How many hours a week do you have Rick working? You guys are flying on this boat! It is looking great!
Great work! Do it right the first time or do it over...
why filler in the bottom stem. were the wood is missing... why not som glu lam wood??
Guess you’ve never seen how a stem is secured to the frame.
The carriage bolts doing so by passing through it at those points, which requires that, exactly as is the case with all the screws securing the bottom, a countersink be drilled to set the bolt’s head beneath the wood’s surface.
As is the case with all other countersinks, this one must be filled lest water infiltrates the stem.