Good things happened this week. I Planed and sanded the stringers to the shape of the boat. I then spray painted the edge blue. For final fairing the high spots are bright wood, and the low spots are blue, and you want this smooth and fair. After final fairing I routed limber holes before the plywood skin went down. (don’t worry the water tight compartments are still water tight)
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| Bow |
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| Port Chine |
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| Blue Paint |
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| Long board sanding |
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| Bottom (note limber holes) |
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| Bow |
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| Inner Bottom Skin |
The rudder-skeg mold is just about done. One of the bonuses of having the skeg sitting in the corner, is it becomes the epoxy dump, there is NO wasted epoxy, just pour any and all leftover epoxy/filler into the skeg. After hand polishing the stainless steel parts, went off to get electropolished/passivated. This is the best/longest lasting treatment for the stainless to prevent rust stains later.
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| Clean out foam mold |
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| Glass interior of Skeg |
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| Mount Bolts |
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| Mount Bolts |
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| Stud Skeleton |
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| Filler |
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| Filler |
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| Almost filled |
And the keel bulb mold is now DONE, just waiting for “father” Don’s blessing.
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| Bulb mold on plate |
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| Wax fillet at joint |
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