Pensacola FL Sailing Blog - sailingnightwatch

We decided to cover the hull by installing pecan wood strips that would resemble the inside of a wooden hull. For this I purchased 8-quarter pecan planks, ripped them at ¼ inch and used a quarter round in a router to finish the edges. To attach the pecan, I cut 1” firing strips of ½” marine plywood and cut notches about every 1” through all but the top ply to make them bendable. I adhered them to the hull on 16” centers. To accomplish that, I marked the hull where I wanted to put the firing strips. Using a Dremel and small barrel sanding attachment, sanded the surface of the hull to remove any remaining adhesive used to attach the burlap and to rough up the fiberglass. I then epoxied the strips to the hull and let them set for a day to cure.