The interior has required some sanding and a few things I have learned to keep myself safe. I buy only 3m products for both dust masks and carbon respirators. The boat is tented to keep it both clean and dry. I have the shop vac in the cockpit and I run an exhaust hose out the outboard motor well. Over the outboard motor well I have cut a piece of foam board to fit against the back of the boat that way I can't fall through the well also any fine dust blown through the shop vac will exhaust away.
I made the below setup that works great. This is a 25 dollar random orbital sander from harbor freight. A short piece of hose (free) tightly secured with zip ties and sealed with some left over sikaflex. Total cost 25 bucks. As long as the sander is kept flat to the work piece this setup works well. When I'm re-adjusting I unplug the shop vac and let the air siphon out of the boat. I have been using a halogen work light and I can check the particles in the air to ensure the confined space and air remains clean.
Check the models at harbor freight before buying to make sure you will be able to attach a hose securely. The interior is pretty much ready for paint. I'm going to keep fine tuning the insides until its warm enough to paint.
Until next time......
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