Over the Top

Installment XVIII chronicling of the restoration of a classic Mako runabout

With prep work completed last week, we're ready to cap the top edge of the transom with fiberglass. We planned out a schedule of various cloth to encapsulate the transom top. To cover the top edge precisely, we cut 4" biaxial tape in 2" strips to lay down first. We then cut two progressively wider strips of 6 ounce boat cloth.

Sizing up some lighter cloth that will drape the hard corners.

2 layers of Biax tape first covered with 2 increasingly larger widths of 6 ounce boat cloth

Love these little electric shears. They cut through any cloth without making a frayed mess or destroying the weave.

2 layers of biaxial tape and 2 wider layers of 6 oz cloth laid out in order on the table

Let's get ready to roll. Gloves are a must for this part.

All joking aside, pumps become tedious when measuring large volumes. Pull em out and pour by volume.

"Hey, quit pointing that thing at me."

All 4 layers of cloth are laid out in order. Spreaders, a couple of laminating rollers, mixing pots, resin/hardener, mixing sticks, extra gloves - check. Looks like we're ready- let's wet this stuff out!