DIY - Little Spoon
Elapsed time
24m
Avg. speed
7.5kts
Distance
3nm
Moving time
24m
Max. speed
-- kts
Dare County, North Carolina, USA
May 31, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Our fiberglass deck was joined to the hull with fiberglass on the inside and 5200 on the outside. This joint extended along the transom, below the waterline. We decided to fiberglass the joint on the outside and also add a small step below the swim platform to aid in getting on and off the boat when the platform is raised. We used closed-cell foam to get the overall shape, then fiberglassed between each of the layers to the transom before the outer shell of fiberglass. We used Total Boat Epoxy, Fairing Compound, Gelcoat, and Antifouling Paint to complete this project. We have now been able to sail with this DIY upgrade for about a month now and am really happy to say this has become one of our favorite and useful DIY projects so far.
Boat & Crew
Nauti Dream
Beneteau , Oceanis 45
