So the stars aligned last night and I was successful in reapplying the deck to hull. Had a buddy come over to help with the deck drop (HIGHLY recommended) and ran into no issues that I can see so far. I used 105/205, 501 white pigment, and a 50%/50% blend of 406 colloidal silica and 403 microfiller adhesive per a few people’s suggestions. The epoxy was set in the garage where it was about 73deg and it got thick and "tacky" after about 40 minutes from the first pump. I used a bit larger hole in the West syringes than I should have so I had a little run-over, which I cleaned without problems. After about 2 hours, I removed the shear tape to make sure that it did not get epoxied to the deck anywhere, as that was the case with the original deck installation. This morning, the epoxy mix cup was hard as a rock and everything still looked great on the hull. We shall see what she looks like tonight when I remove the bags.
I did want to take a minute to thank Chris P. publically for his generosity in allowing me to use his premade sandbags and "borrow" some of his West Epoxy supplies. I am in debt to him and cannot wait to help him epoxy his deck soon and get it back on the water!
