Tuesday, May 18, 2021

FLYING ALONG

This post contains the last plywood hull skin going on, taping all the joints + fairing them in. I messed up the epoxy wet-out tape weights, so everything is a little overbuilt. The skeg, rudder and keel get mounted with laser aided alignment. Also, a quick video look around (less compression, so better quality, sorry about the last video). And lastly, the hull received a layer of what is called “1708”.  A bi-axil, quilted fiberglass mat/cloth, that is 1445 g/m once it is wet-out. It is really a boat at this point.  The hidden gem in this post is the freeing ports I have come up with in the transom.  Now I do not need the removable inspection ports, (required 10cm (4 inch) within 30cm of the sole to meet class requirements).  

There are times that boat building is monotonous and boring, seeing no progress. Currently every project is going great, flying along, and moving leaps forward. 

2nd Bottom Ply going down
2nd Bottom Ply going down

On and filled

Layering
Cockpit Drains & Freeing Ports (instead of inspection ports)

Freeing Port Dry Fit

Freeing Port Dry Fit
1st & 2nd Layers of Chine Glass Tape 300 g/m per layer

Bottom to Transom Tape

Skeg premount (you can just see the laser line)

Skeg premount

Rudder is perfectly vertical

Close up of the lower gudgeon

Seam Tapes and Weights

Seam Tapes and Weights
Spreader Tips get epoxy final shaping

Keel premount (laser straight fore and aft)
Keel premount (laser straight vertical - look closely for laser beam)

Keel Pad

Glass hull first pieces

Glass hull first pieces

Transom wraparound















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