It took some time as there were a lot of other things to do but the Legend was still waiting to be completed. First the fixation of the skeg box was further completed and reinforced with glass tape. The final result is smooth and hopefully strong enough.
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| final internal result |
Then the most difficult part started: closing the rear deck again. I laminated some glass strips and glued them under the rim to support the deck on.
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| adding glas/polyester support strips |
It took a long time to shave and sand the strips and the bottom of the deck to got the deck level on the strips. Then I glued the deck on the strips with polyester resin.
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| after first fixation |
I reamed the split to receive the yellow gelcoat. I used topcoat: gelcoat with paraffine that dries in the air. I mixed the gelcoat with some pigments to get the right yellow color. After applying it proved to be a shade too light. Well, I can live with that.
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| applying last layer of gelcoat |
Then a lot of sanding and polishing resulted in a smooth surface. The original gelcoat had darkened quite a bit during the years. So on spots where I did a lot of sanding the color became less dark resulting in some shades of yellow. Well, I don't think it will be very notable.
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| final result |
For now I want to finish the Legend as soon as possible. I will have to add deck lines yet, fix the backrest and add some thigh braces...
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| final result |
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