fiberglass leaning post / bait well - plug for a mold

[flyingfrizzle]

I wanted a copy or 3 of this leaning post bait well for my 20 sf and 23 sf so i decided to try to make a mold from plugging the original. I started by fixing some imperfections and then sanding. I Started with 320 then went to 400 grit. Once it was slick I cleaned it with acidtone then started the waxing process. It took 3-4 hours to fully wax, haze, wipe down and reapply the 5 coats of wax. Sprayed a few coats of a high build white primer over the wax then let dry. I cut a small circle of primer out of the top of the bait well for the aid of an air chuck to help in breaking the unit free. Cut the csm and prepped the pieces for glassing. The lay up took a little over 4 hours to do. It took around 5 gallons to coat it completely with 3 full layers of csm. Didn't get any pics of the lay up due to the grueling pace required to laminate the unit but got some before and after shots. Today I plan on trying to add the air chuck into the mold that got forgotten while glassing then I will add some stiffeners and several more coats of glass. This project has been a little more difficult than I thought. I have done several one off mdf melamine molds or formica molds but plugging a pre made unit is a bit different. I just hope it pops off easily or some what easy. I was planning on using pva but forgot to order any so I hope the mold release dose it's job











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