Category: Boat Designers

Today I put in 4 hours cleaning the hull and then applying a coat of fairing compound.

Today I swept up the shop a little and then put in a couple hours releasing the clamps and glueing the gunwales to the sheer. After letting the glue cure for about four hours, I removed the clamps and cleaned up the glue. Tomorrow I’ll begin the process of applying the fairing compound.

Today I put in 5 hours. I first cleaned up the glue squeeze out on the three bottom rub guards. I then got a nice clear straight grain rough 1 full inch by 8 inch 12-foot Douglas Fir board. I cut it into four 1 7/8″ wide pieces for my gunwale guards. I ran them…

Today I put in 5 hours knocking all the high spots off with 60 grit and an orbital sander. I then cut and fit the exterior bow stem and then cut and glued run strips to the bottom. Tomorrow I’ll begin the application of the 410 fairing compound and cutting and steaming the gunwale guards.

This last Saturday and Sunday I put in appoximately 4 hours mixing an epoxy wood flour and filling all the counter sunk screws and low spots.

We got some snow! It’s 25 degrees so first thing was to get a good fire going in the shop stove. Today I put in 4 hours. I prepped the haul for fiberglass seam tape and cloth. I then cut the tape and cloth to fit the bottom and up to the top of the…

Today I put in 3 hour removing the 1/2″ marine ply bottom and refitting with glue. I then took a block plane and faired the chine fair with the hull. Tomorrow I’ll begin the fiberglass work. Josey my shop adviser is posing in a couple of these shots.

Today I put in 4 1/2 hours. I started cleaning up the squeezed out dried glue from the fitting of the sheer planks. Then I cut and fit the 1/2″ marine plywood bottom. Tomorrow I will plane the bottom fair with the hull chine and then fiberglass tape the chine and seams.

Today I put in 1 1/2 hours removing the two sheer planks and then refitting them with glue. Next is cutting fitting, removing and gluing up the 1/2″ marine plywood bottom.

Today I put in 5 hours spiling and fitting the two sheer planks. Tomorrow I’ll remove them and refit them with glue. The excess frames will be cut to the top of the sheer.