November 30, 2011; 9:30 am – 3:30 pm; day 26. Today I built the centerboard trunk, cut the hole for it in the bottom of the hull and laminated two pieces of 3/4″ ply for the centerboard itself. I then disassembled and fiberglassed the inside of the trunk.
Month: November 2011
Eider: Sanding the Cockpit
November 26, 2011; 11:00 am – 4:00 pm; day 25. I started sanding the cockpit then moved to cutting the bulkheads to there proper shapes.
Eider: Fiberglass Edges
November 24, 2011; 11:00 am – 4:00 pm; day 24. Today I feathered out the fiberglass edges and seams with WEST’s 410 fairing filler.
Eider: Filling the Inside Seams
November 23, 2011. The last couple of days I’ve worked 8 1/2 hours combined. I have filled all the inside seams with epoxy wood flour and then fiberglassed them. This is always a suck job!!!! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there!
Eider: Grinding the Inside Seams
November 19, 2011; Day 22. I worked for just 2 1/2 hours today because my neighbor needed more help hauling gravel. I spent the the short time in the shop grinding the inside seams, prepping them for the fiberglass taping. I shot a quick photo of this morning’s Fall, foggy sunrise. I love this time…
Eider: Removing the Cradle
November 18, 2011; day 20. I only worked a couple of hours on the boat today. I removed the cradle and set the boat at her waterline. Then, I went and helped a neighbor haul some gravel.
Eider: Flipping Her Over
November 17, 2011; 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, day 20. Today, I built a couple of 1×6 cradles around the boat connecting one to the forward bulkhead and the other to the mid cockpit bulkhead. These were made using scrap plywood and lumber. After these were built and attached, I turned her over using 4…
Eider: 3rd Coat of Hull Paint
November 12, 2011. After dinner I worked for an hour and a half masking off and sanding the green hull paint with 220 grit sand paper and an orbital sander. This was a very light and quick sanding. Then I added a 3rd cost of Jade green. The next step will be righting the hull…
Eider: Bottom Paint
November 12, 2011; 9:30 am – noon; day 19. Today I applied the bottom paint. After dinner I will sand the Jade green hull with 220 grit and add another coat.
Eider: Painting, Sanding, Painting
November 11, 2011; 8:00 am – noon; day 18. Happy Veterans Day! Today, I finished longboard sanding with 120 grit, masked her off and painted the hull. Taking time sanding and filling and repeating this process is kind of pain in the elbows but will give you a fine paint job. Tomorrow I will paint…