More work on bow web

Categories: Main Hull
Not too much else this weekend. Managed to trim the carbon around the bow web 2564 and then start putting fairing compound on it for the final laminates 2568 Time Spent: 1 hour

Almost finished with starboard hull half

Categories: Main Hull
Whew… been a while since I updated this and it’s been a busy 2 weekends. To start with, the starboard hull half is fully laminated with all extra re-enforcements. We then measured, cut and tacked in the daggerboard case and forward beam bulkhead: 2536 2529 Here’s the deck, followed by the keel : 2533 2539 and looking forward from the very stern : 2542 Also started doing something with the bow web blank that’s been sitting for the past year.

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Almost finished with starboard main hull half inner laminate

Categories: Main Hull
Whew.. what a long title to say that dad finished planking, we did the last few sections of foam at the bow and then laminated everything except the aft cabin… 2523 Everything is now sanded and ready to finish the laminate… 2520 With any luck I’ll be installing some bulkheads this weekend, hopefully a daggerboard case, and then next time make the garage seem REALLY small by bringing the port half inside!

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