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Its been a little while since the last update but after finding a couple of missed repairs there was needed a bit of rework inc re puttying & undercoating again.

Anyway today it was finally time to put some colour on the hull.

Deck is now completed with 3 double header coats of Gloss White acrylic lacquer and as soon as its hardened sufficiently the hull will get the same treatment

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Thanks Kermit, yes she looks good on the water.

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After a lot of head scratching & a couple of false starts I finally came up with a simple way to waterproof the open hatchway of the Mt Gay 30.

I decided something was needed after getting water inside the hull on her first Puddleduck sailing & after reviewing the onboard video footage it was fairly obvious where it got in.

As can be seen in the previous post the hatch cover was simply a piece of Perspex sitting on a timber lip.

I have now 3D printed a solid surround that has been silicone sealed into the deck

 

This has a raised internal lip (similar to a “Tupperware” seal) to which is fitted a 3D printed cover seal.

 

The frame is printed in PLA+ and the lid in PLA Flex to allow it to stretch & seal.

 

The new frame & cover do not interfere with fitting of the cabin top

 

Next job will be tidying up the paintwork on the cabin top and hand rails etc then onto the sails & rigging.

 

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Kermit, I found a very thin spot where the deck had previously been repaired so fixing that has slowed me down. I will get the repair sanded in the morning & if OK will proceed with the painting. If I’m not happy with it then the deck access hatch will need to be enlarged so I can get my hand inside & fit a fibreglass patch to strengthen the original repair.

Don’t want to get it painted & then have it fail & crack open.

At this stage it still should be back on the water by next weekend.

I just remembered your IOM Manual for the TS3 so Ill send you the link that Kyle supplied to me.

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Spray putty on.

I’ll give it 24 hrs to harden well then another rub back & give it a final primer coat, then finally get some colour on.

I ended up with a mark on the deck from the support bar but the pink spot putty will fix that ok.

Not worth getting the putty gun out again (not after I’ve just cleaned it)

 

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Spot Putty work done

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First coats of primer went on this morning so will now leave it to dry well for a couple of hours then start hand puttying all the imperfections before giving it an overall coat of Spray Putty.

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Thanks Kermit, very handy indeed.

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Sealed up the leaks yesterday & all tested OK so this afternoon the sand back started.

    

We are flying tomorrow so Friday will see the start of puttying up the imperfections before a coat of primer/surfacer followed by a coat of spray putty.

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Oh well Pete, you are not the first & I’m sure not the last to get hung up on the fountain works. Been there, done that, along with many others.

Still it didn’t have much effect on your ranking for the day, well done.

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All of my todays videos are now posted.

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Ah Kermit, a true gentleman to the last, or is that just the FROG talking through his @%se again !!

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Another fantastic day @ The Duck, enjoyed by all. Special thanks to Dave, not only for taking on the PRO duties today but the roll of official photographer as well. It was nice for me to have a day where the only thing to worry about was sailing.

 

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Thanks Kermit, great video with excellent editing, I reckon the blooper reel would be even more interesting.

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Thanks for the report & pics Col, looks like another great day @ The Duck

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