Saturday, February 17, 2018

Interior Hull Work

The usual grinding away with the disc sander, except this time, I decided not to go too crazy smoothing the parts that won't be seen. Fiberglassing went well enough.
The skeg box in place. I made it before starting the build. This time I used 5mm okume ply instead of shop birch, and stuck a piece of plywood in the slot to help it hold its shape. I was careful to saturate the bare plywood with clear epoxy before gluing it down. I hope this one holds up better than the last one!

Thursday, February 8, 2018

Completing The Deck

This went more easily than expected, only requiring two small "whiskey planks. I used mostly pine, and some accents of plain-sawed cedar. 
This is also where I really got to see my design. The deck is flatter than I had envisioned, and there are two fairly prominent humps forward of the cockpit. It also looks shorter & wider than I thought it would be.
All part of The Learning Curve.
I faired it (basically) and took it off.  Relatively heavy, with all that pine.