I'm concerned how that will affect the glassing.
I've got it all unwrapped, and the individual boards are on end to try to dry out.
The result:
The rubrails (which I glassed first, and had not much idea what I was doing), are messy but solid. I think I can just sand those down and they'll be fine.
One of the sideboards seems fine and a good joint: again, I'll just sand and see how it lies.
On the other sideboard, it seems I got a very small gap between the two adjoining pieces of wood-- less than 1/8" -- but enough to give it the slightest movement when I picked it up, bending the glass to breaking point, and it is now a hinged piece.
EXTREME FRUSTRATION.
The bottom piece seems intact.
I'm going to let everything dry off a bit while I do some other chores, and when the sun comes out, I'll sand and possibly re-glass the second sideboard. I may put a second layer on all of the pieces. I'm trying to not be discouraged, but . . . well, it's a process.
*** UPDATE ***
Per Fred:
You're okay. Add another layer to the sideboards. On the hinged one, fill the gap with resin (do you have any thickening agents?)I do have some maple flour or whatever it's called: extremely fine sawdust for the fillets on the inside of the boat. The problem is, I don't know how I would get it into the gap: there is glass (albeit cracked) on both sides of the joint. I'll see what I can do.
My plan for today is to lay out the boards on the sawhorses, now that they are at least nominally joined, sand down one side of all of the joints, and re-glass (a fine, smooth coat). I will stack them - wide bottom board on the bottom/layer of plastic/sideboard/plastic/sideboard/plastic/weight. Leave to cure.
Then next weekend (or, indeed, one evening this week), flip over and repeat the process. So hopefully by next weekend, I will have all of the pieces glassed "prettily".
I'll get pics of my glassing today.
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