Im slowly getting into the Vandal while reading and researching how to do it. Ive bought a few parts from board memebers on here.
Its in the garage, fully de-rigged, and im about to hang it, so i can set up the trailer bunks to support it properly. The bunks are terrible the way they are currently setup. Im thinking about setting the pad down on a steel beam while doing the core and stringers. From what i read this boat has NO hook, so the pad should be dead straight. I can tell by looking its got "trailer hook"
I took the floor out that was an repair. It was 3/4 inch ply glassed in with chop mat and what looks like bondo hair. None of it stuck well. Ive just been prying and chipping so far. They layed glass over the stringers with yellow rope?! Not sure what that thought is. The core is mush in the few spots i chipped threw. I believe it will all be mush, and an easy strip out.
I have been scrapping off the clear coat thats over the gel. I really like the metal flake and would like to keep some of it exposed and wrap/stripe/cover the parts that are really bad. Most of the clear coat pops off with a razor, but some is still stuck to good, and risks goudging the gel under. Is there a technique other then wet sanding to tackle to hard spots? A good chemical stripper to use? How do the pros do it?
