Blazer Marine Sport 20 Electric Build

[InspGadgt]

I noticed at the hardware store there are some pigments you can get to mix into the epoxy. Has anyone tried this? I'm thinking I might do that so it looks cool and it should give me a good indication of how well the wood is sealed by how opaque the color is when applied.

[ray schrauwen]

Never tried it. It's a personal preference I guess??

[InspGadgt]

Anyway to get fiberglass to flatten out more? I'm afraid if I use this cowl it will add tweak to the boat.

[Shooter]

Here's mine... went with the UL-1 cowl like Detox.

https://forums.offshoreelectrics.com...h-20-LSH/page4

[InspGadgt]

I saw that previously and thought about doing that too. But now that the UL-1 has been discontinued it is going to get harder to get replacement parts for it. I assume you cut off the center nose parts and reshaped the form so it was uniform across the front. I was concerned that might move the motor too far back.

My current thinking is that I am going to build my own cowl. The stock one isn't fitting properly and I don't want to do too many modifications from original until I get more experienced at this.

[srislash]

Anyway to get fiberglass to flatten out more? I'm afraid if I use this cowl it will add tweak to the boat.

You can use a hair dryer or heat gun to change the shape some.

[InspGadgt]

You can use a hair dryer or heat gun to change the shape some.

Thanks I'll give that a try.

[InspGadgt]

I'm having a hell of a time with the nose. I just can't get all the bending pieces to hold together for long. I glue and clamp everything together...let it dry over night (30min epoxy)...take off the clamps in the morning and by the time I get home from work it all came apart again Even tried it with slow zap CA glue too and that didn't hold either.

[srislash]

Are you sanding and prepping all pieces where epoxy will be? The epoxy needs the rough to bond too. And BTW, 30 min epoxy is not to great. Usually kind of thick and does not bond as well. Steve sells Z-poxy here or there is West Systems or System Three. Look to a local marine/hardware store. 24hr cure is best. I started with a ‘Cold Cure’ set of epoxy/hardener by System Three. It was the smallest portion that I could find.

[InspGadgt]

I'm using 30 minute Z-poxy. Everything was sanded prior to gluing...then sanded again to remove the glue so I could glue again. I'll give it one more try with the Z-poxy. If that doesn't work I'll look for a 24hr epoxy.

[InspGadgt]

Fingers crossed this holds. I re-glued the front end and it held long enough to get the former piece removed. After that I did a thin layer of fiberglass so hopefully that will hold it better long term. I also figured out a better way to clamp everything using bamboo chop sticks.

[srislash]

Nice, I was going to say perhaps acetone. I just used it on my AC Boats hull and it totally softened the FG up. Hoping for a better bond there.

[InspGadgt]

Everything looked good this morning when I left for work. When I got home part of the nose had come undone again At least this time it is just a small part. Re-gluing it now...hopefully for the last time.

[InspGadgt]

Ok this time everything held :) so far...

[InspGadgt]

Now that the website is working properly again I can add pics for my build:

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