I’m going to back up a few weeks to say that due to a lack of thought when attaching the deck to the port float, the reference lines I needed for extra layers of fiberglass at the large access hatch were not transferred to the visible side. Some measurements were made and a few cuts with the hole saw made in order to feel for the stringers inside. When we glassed the deck in place, a big assumption was made that the access holes I drilled in the deck would be in the same area as the large access hatch… Was finally able to go to the storage unit with a tape measure to measure where the hatch ended up on the starboard float (yes – this should have been done before the hole was cut….
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Got a good amount of work done today. We started out getting the port float outside face ready to laminate
1921 … and proceeded to laminate it
1925 1928 You’ll notice some buckets of fairing compound under the keel in this shot, it’s keeping the shape of the foam for the port side of the daggerboard case – got this all cut and worked on it while the float was curing
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I built the mold for the daggerboard case at a friend’s house earlier in the week. Turned out good, if I say so myself.
1894 Marked all cut-lines and reference lines accordingly…. Even decided to properly color-code it in case I was half asleep while laminating.
1898 Dry-fit the foam with HD inserts in place
1901 And did my first vacuum bag (after a late-night run for some felt to use as breather)
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