Float progress

Starboard Float Inboard half is now covered with vacuum film.

I really had to get this done first thing before starting on anything else, because once you start pulling fabric off the rolls, it limits other things you can do in the shop due to dust and contamination issues.

The float is now sealed with no penetrations for tubing and will stay this way until I get the epoxy supplies ordered and delivered.

Doing this first allowed me to finish cutting the flange edges from the other float and getting the laser set up so I could sand that side down to make a level mating surface.

Covered with Vacuum film in preparation for infusion later on.

Disposable Injection puck made from scrap foam.
The underside is routed out with some grooves to allow for resin flow.

Excess flange material cut away and sanded down to a flat mating surface.
The edges are now covered with flash breaker tape to prevent contamination from fingers, forearms and elbows.

A closeup shot of one of the foam joints.
Here you can see the V-Notch filled with a Hi-Density fill.
That Hi-Density fill is tooled out to a concave surface and then back filled twice with a Lo-Density fairing and sanded smooth.

Float half ready for the next step.
Which means serving as a mold for bulkhead patterning.

The green tape is a "note to self" as a reminder to add additional layers of fabric over the Hi-Density foam areas once the float halves are joined.