Category: Wooden Boats

Today I faired the hull and added a coat of West 410 fairing compound to her fiberglassed areas. Tomorrow I’ll fair her smooth and begin to paint.

This morning I prepped the hull for fiberglassing and then layered the glasses down with epoxy and secured the keel shoe.

Today I had a friend help me turn her over this morning. I prepped the hull by filling all her screw holes and laying down the first layer of fiberglass around the daggerboard trunk were it meets the bottom of the hull. I then built the daggerboard.

Today I did all the off-white touch up and added the jade green pinstripe to the top edge of her plywood sheer. We just have to wait a couple day for all the paint to dry completely, then turn her over to fiberglass and paint her hull.

Today I sanded the 3rd coat of brightwork and applied the 4th and final coat. Tomorrow I will mask and do some major off-white touch up painting.

Today I cleaned up the CB Trunk and Mast Step then added some epoxy filler. I also applied the first sealer coat of brightwork.

Today I built and fit both the Daggerboard Trunk and Mast Step.

Late yesterday afternoon I mixed epoxy wood filler and filled all the bung plugs, gaps and seams. This morning I sanded them all smooth. I also started the build of the centerboard trunk and cut the hole in the bottom forward center of the hull where the trunk will be fit. The interior of the…

Today I cleaned up the rib frames and fit the inwales and row locks.

Today I started the interior part of the build. Quarter knees, breast hook, benches and rib frames were all cut and fit.