Hi all,
Sequencing my PS build here in NH, I hope to prepare as much as I can in my basement (including lots of "bench projects") before assembling the hull in our garage next spring. I also intend to epoxy together the hull panels, and fiberglass the side and topside panels (using peel-ply). That will leave me with six hull panels ready to wire next spring, but a potential storage issue over the winter. My questions:
Does anyone have advice or issues with the plan if I store the resulting ~15 foot panels flat (supported on saw-horses and perhaps covered with a sheet of plastic for protection) over the winter months?
Similarly, I would FG the floors (holding off on attaching the cleats until floor installation as other builders have advised). Then the interior FG application would extend up onto the floors by ~2+" overlapping the prior application of FG (rather than trying to work the FG up to the underside of the floors' cleats once floors were installed in the hull). Any issues?
Lastly (for now!) - Does the inner face of the transom receive FG? I can't tell from the manual. I'm tempted to apply FG to the transom exterior (and interior if appropriate) on the bench - another winter project - before transom installation into the hull next summer. That would allow me to wrap the exterior hull FG application aft onto the transom rather than forward onto the sides as depicted in the manual.
Your thoughts and advice are most welcome. Thinking ahead is essential and the forum and blogs are so incredibly helpful.
Thanks in advance,
Mark