I just spent a ridiculous amount of time sanding and sanding and sanding to get the outside of the boat ready for fiberglass. I rounded over the bow and stern and carefully sanded all the chines. Now I really understand what the manual means by "working carefully". A lot of this sanding (possibly ~50%) could have been avoided if I carefully made the fillets in the chines and if I cleaned up the mess I had made. Scraping, filing, and sanding hardened epoxy is a pain even with power tools. Also, as food for thought: while I always feel bad about throwing away the chip brushes (~$0.6/piece), the sanding disks cost almost as much... It pays to save there by working carefully so you do not need to sand.
Time: 6 hours
Total: 54 hours
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