Much more productive day today. After yesterday's fiasco, mixed up small batches of resin followed by cleaning things up (brushes, mixing cups, etc.) in between batches. Also, with this 8 oz cloth, it worked out best to wet-out the surface first, then apply the cloth tamping it down with a brush. The resin "wicked" into the cloth within a few minutes after some brushing and tamping. Subsequent layers were applied the same way to the existing lay-up. Found a solution for firming up the wood base holding the cowl flaps: Using some old 3/16 inch aluminum tubing, I drilled out the wood base and inserted the tubing to provide a grip area for the clecos. Worked great!!!
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