Let the Blog Begin

The restoration of Blizzard thus far has been great, a little harder than anticipated but well worth the effort.  This is the beginning of the blog but I have been at it now for over a month and I'm please with the progress.  I've completed the de-coring of the cockpit on both the starboard and port sides.  The dust, heat, and fatigue while working overhead was quite challenging and I'm glad to have this behind me.  The decay of the core was actually pretty minimal but it is good to have this removed because it would have only gotten worse.  I have bonded the new core into place and I've encapsulated it with two heavy layers of glass which is a combination of unidirectional and layers of matte.  This material was a life saver and I have learned how to glass overhead.  The patchwork method has worked well and was really the only way it could be effectively done.  The homemade vacuum pump is doing it's job.

Today the Audi sold....  Bitter sweet but now on to a truck which I'm looking forward to.

Tomorrow I begin to the process of repairing the foredeck.  The deck has been prepared.  Looking forward to a weekend of great progress!