Another classic Mainship Flybridge recore!

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Centropristis

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Vessel Name
Three Little Birds
Vessel Make
Mainship MKI
I am taking the advice from Boomerang and finally getting around to posting about our flybridge recore. We have a 1978 MKI that we purchased in 2021. My wife and I are almost finished with our crazy undertaking of replacing the flybridge core this past offseason. We are itching to get the boat in the water as July is fast approaching in our short boating season in Massachusetts. It has been a ton of work. In the beginning, it was cold and itchy, then it was hot and itchy, then a mad rush to fiberglass in the heat/sun, more itching and sweating with the sanding and fairing. Today we competed the final gel coat layers. We still have to put the console back on, then sand and prep for the nonskid areas. The end is in sight!! I have read and re-read Boomerang’s blog that his wife put together for the work that they did on Yellowbird. It gave me the confidence to tackle this job….although we didn’t quite document it the way that they did. It will not be a perfect job, but as they said, WE did it, it is our work.
 

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I am taking the advice from Boomerang and finally getting around to posting about our flybridge recore. We have a 1978 MKI that we purchased in 2021. My wife and I are almost finished with our crazy undertaking of replacing the flybridge core this past offseason. We are itching to get the boat in the water as July is fast approaching in our short boating season in Massachusetts. It has been a ton of work. In the beginning, it was cold and itchy, then it was hot and itchy, then a mad rush to fiberglass in the heat/sun, more itching and sweating with the sanding and fairing. Today we competed the final gel coat layers. We still have to put the console back on, then sand and prep for the nonskid areas. The end is in sight!! I have read and re-read Boomerang’s blog that his wife put together for the work that they did on Yellowbird. It gave me the confidence to tackle this job….although we didn’t quite document it the way that they did. It will not be a perfect job, but as they said, WE did it, it is our work.
We are all proud to know you!
 
Nice job!

Makes me tired just looking at it, way beyond my skillset - :)
 
WOW! Still married ? That's a keeper !
On FG work- get a cheap box fan & always work upwind. COLD shower after closes pores, then go warm.
Friend was body shop manager. White shirt, did a lot of Corvette work. Wife washed shirt with other whites, like her bra's. Her uh, parts swole up & itched for days. Bad JUJU........
 
Looks great, I can imagine you are ready for a break from itching.

My fly bridge was re-cored years ago under a previous owner but they didn't do a great job resealing hardware. I already have a couple soft spots and will have to redo it all eventually.
 

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