Today was dedicated to getting the inside of the hull ready for the glass. I thought it would go faster but still spent most of the day sanding and have probably another hour to go. I tried to clear most of the lumps of thickened epoxy using a scraper and a chisel, then moved on to the sander. The hardest part have been the stems. My orbital sander does not fit in and I had to use the mouse sander. I'm using the mouse sander for the frames and frame-panel joins where the orbital sander can't reach.
I also took the opportunity to fit the seats. The process wasn't too bad - I had a bit harder time in the stern but I was done in ~30 minutes using the rasp. I then marked on the hull where the seats sit so that I remember not to sand too much below. I rough sanded the 'hidden' compartments so that I don't have surprises when I lay up the fiberglass but I'm not worried about any stains or dents. Regarding the seats, I'm not sure if they are perfectly horizontal (probably not) and I've decided I won't care. They won't be once the boat is in the water anyway, and a bit of a slope towards the center of the boat will keep water from collecting in the stems.
I also sanded the rails smooth.
Next step: more sanding and then inside fiberglass.
Time: 5 hours
Total: 92 hours
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