Otter LRC CM4647296 comes home

[Jordan Baker]

When I removed the lower turret ring two of the bolts snapped off leaving the threaded portion stuck in the cast ring. So I did the old weld a nut to the stud trick and they unscrewed right out.

[Jordan Baker]

I picked up the parts from the new sandblasters late last week. They did a pretty good job on everything. The turret was given a coating of POR15 then while just tacky I over sprayed with the finish oat of paint. It takes careful timing but the paint chemically bonds to the POR and makes one very hard wearing coating. The lower turret ring was also painted at the same time.

[Jordan Baker]

When I get the chance all the interior panels, brackets, and bins will be getting painted white.

[David Dunlop]

Hi Jordan.

Are you planning to use a POR White on the interior to help with the wear and tear hat tends to accumulate there?

David

[Jordan Baker]

No I’m not. I’m using Armorcoat gloss white. I’ve been pretty happy with how this paint has help up in the past.

[Jordan Baker]

Any colour so long as it is gloss white. The new heat lamp is working well for curing the paint.

[Jordan Baker]

This afternoon I spent a few hours in the shop getting the one new fender installed and welded up. Last week Stew Robertson and myself spent a day at his shop working on getting my three original fenders bent back into shape. We also did the basic press brake work on the new fender I needed to make. Today’s time I the shop was spent getting the edge that fits against the hull cut out and the basic holes drilled in place to get it bolted up. Once bolted up I was able to tweak the fender flares a bit and then get them welded up. I’ve still got to sort out the headlamp mounting holes. But that can be for another day.