1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE 05 Dec 20 Deck Graft with THIXO

05 Dec 20:

Worked on Skipper's 1965 Alcort Sunfish WAVE today, first we cleaned up THIXO squeezeout along the backer plate seam edge with a DeWALT 20V oscillating multitool, with the Porter Cable cordless shop/vac nearby to collect dust. Next we applied TotalBoat THIXO to the backer plate and then the new deck piece seam, oops not the deck edge seam. Wiped that off and applied THIXO to the inner deck seam of the new piece. Layed down strips of 2 mil poly sheet to keep fairing boards from sticking to the THIXO, then placed 10 pound sandbags on the boards to palace light pressure on the seam while the thickened epoxy dries. Put on the first coat of TotalBoat TotalFair, an epoxy based fairing compound that fills nooks and crannies and sands easily. OBTW Skipper made my mask, it is great to keep out dust while sanding and sawing, triple layered cloth with a nice leather tie. Does a better job than the N95 masks for this application.

https://youtu.be/XehjmqYPfK4

Skipper isnsisted on filming me removing the THIXO that I applied to the wrong edge. https://youtu.be/lccmwVvLJyY

THIXO stores well, just put the cap back on and get a few extra mixing tubes.

Ready to seal the deck/hull seam once the THIXO dries, and begin sanding the fairing compound.

Log of WAVE.