Month: June 2010

Today, I removed all wire stitching and filled the holes and seams with epoxy wood flour. Started 10:15 am and ended 2 pm.

June 23 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm: epoxy wood floured the two bottom panels to the bulkheads, longitudinals and the keel seam. June 24 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm: cut limber holes and fared out all hard to get to hardened epoxy wood flour application. June 25 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm:…

Today, I started at 7:00 am setting the #4 bulkhead and finishing strongback set up by 9:30am. I started setting the bottom panels at 9:45 and continued to get the bottom panels set and the bow stitched. The inside bottom to the keel, bulkheads and longitudinals are ready for epoxying. Finished at 1:30pm.

Today, I set up the strongback to support the bulkheads. I was also able to set bulkheads one through three. Started at 11:00 am and ended at 5:00 pm.

I finished laying out and cutting all bulkheads and longitudinals that I started last night. I was also able to build the transom jig and put the 4″ curve in the transom. Started at 8:00 am and ended at 4:00 pm.

Tonight, I laid out the #1 bulkhead and the forward longitudinal. Started at 7:00 pm and ended at 10:00pm.

Today, I fared all the exterior panels and beveled the interior edges 45 degrees. Started at 12:15pm, ended at 3:00 pm.

Today, I worked on the lofting layout of the two side panels. You can also see the bottom chine and the top sheer. I then will set these aside and stage the next sheet of 1/2″ plywood and the simply trace the two freshly cut panel onto the staged sheet. Started about 5:15 pm and…