Today, as announced yesterday I glassed the bottom of the future stowage below the companionway. Along with the floor the bottom futtock got glassed - I'm not sure I will be covering it under a floor board and if not - it will be prone to attack by the crew carelessly chucking equipment into the hold. This should help some.
Also: this was the first time I used peel ply. All in all saturating the glass went better than last time. As for peel ply - despite having the reputation of not being very conformant it gladly curved around compound corners - so I think it is not that dramatic as they say. I do think part of my problem is using the fast curing hardener in above 20degC - it just gels too fast, before I get the change to roll out all the air from the laminate. The nights are still cold so it is still the fast hardener. That is why I'm gonna wait with the larger job (glassing the hull until the night temperatures rise above 15C and use the slow hardener to give myself a fighting chance.
The white blotches are not actually there, at least to this degree - just some reflections on the dry spots ;)
Next up: more fascinating chores like finishing filleting the stringers and apply some more reinforcements: the butt blocks and maybe some stringers, especially the ones that split during steam bending.
All is not glamorous in boatbuilding.
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