Thanks Wavedancer, it's going to be a fun rebuild.Zsa Zsa lived to be 99 and needed a bit of 'work' at times, I am reasonably sure, to remain glamorous.
This Fish has a way to go; may she turn out to be glamorous as well...
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Actress Famous for Her Glamour (and Her Marriages), Dies at 99
I always thought the "Skil" saw was invented by a left-handed person. Now I see the danger inherent in left-handed cutting with hand-held circular saws.As for that left handed saw, set the blade to minimum depth and it will cut a nice curve. Dust collection port picks up almost everything. The left handed blade makes it easy to see the cut line, but be careful, there is not much saw between the blade and body parts. I moved it wrong once and it backed up on me, I should have had the work piece secured better and been standing back a bit. The blade sucked the tail of my work shirt into it before I released the trigger and nicked my pants, too close to the femoral artery. I was not cut but got an important learning lesson.
'Good thing your saw didn't start pulling at a necktie!As for that left handed saw, set the blade to minimum depth and it will cut a nice curve. Dust collection port picks up almost everything. The left handed blade makes it easy to see the cut line, but be careful, there is not much saw between the blade and body parts. I moved it wrong once and it backed up on me, I should have had the work piece secured better and been standing back a bit. The blade sucked the tail of my work shirt into it before I released the trigger and nicked my pants, too close to the femoral artery. I was not cut but got an important learning lesson.
A less-Mighty Mini roller kit presently can be had—$1—Dollar Tree stores. Needle nose pliers—$1. Three decent small screwdrivers—$1.First coat of TotalBoat Wet Edge BluGlo White over one coat of Topside Primer.
Rolled on with a Mighty Mini roller and Skipper followed behind and tipped with a sash brush
The wood Sunfish appears to have an "enhanced keel"—to the point that a skipper should notice improved sailing to windward. Have you found that to be the case?Bottom panels epoxied and nailed. Keel strip screwed.