Sanding inside stem area.
- davidb54321
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Sanding inside stem area.
I am sanding the inside of my Prospector and am done except for the area at the extreme ends. What have you folks used creatively to get into this confined area?
David Bartlett
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- Glen Smith
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davidb54321,
I built the Redbird so you can imagine the how tight an area I had to work with. I started out with a detail sander and worked my way in toward the stems but had to stop about six inches short due to the size of the sander. At this point I used a rubber hand sanding block. Still I had to stop short of the stems. I looked around this mess of a garage I have and decided to wrap sandpaper around a squeegee. This allowed me to reach in alongside the stems and complete the job.
I had some glue lines on the inside around where station eight is placed. For this, I sharpened a wood chisel and using the flat side, not the beveled side, I cut it all off. Using the beveled side will grab and raise the grain.
I presanded the stems before starting the build. I just knew it was going to be tough getting inside there to sand them afterwords. This may have been the only smart thing I did on this boat.
I built the Redbird so you can imagine the how tight an area I had to work with. I started out with a detail sander and worked my way in toward the stems but had to stop about six inches short due to the size of the sander. At this point I used a rubber hand sanding block. Still I had to stop short of the stems. I looked around this mess of a garage I have and decided to wrap sandpaper around a squeegee. This allowed me to reach in alongside the stems and complete the job.
I had some glue lines on the inside around where station eight is placed. For this, I sharpened a wood chisel and using the flat side, not the beveled side, I cut it all off. Using the beveled side will grab and raise the grain.
I presanded the stems before starting the build. I just knew it was going to be tough getting inside there to sand them afterwords. This may have been the only smart thing I did on this boat.
- davidb54321
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Thanks All!
I have been using just my hand so far, I will try some of your ideas.
I have been using just my hand so far, I will try some of your ideas.
David Bartlett
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on our redbird, we just used sand paper wrapped around the hand to sand, but that wouldnt work for the inside edge of the stem. for this, i found that the peices of wood we had been using as spreaders to keep the hull at the proper width were the same thickness as the inside edge of the stem (about 1/5 an inch, i think). i just wrapped sand paper around this edge (used stuff with a sticky back to help a little). then you have a nice sanding stick, stiff enough, and long enough so your hand isnt inside.