January 31, 2012; 8:30 am – 3:00 pm, day #51. I’m back on the job! I took last week off. Today I cut and fit the fir planking to the cabin. Tomorrow I will remove it and re-fasten it with epoxy. I also glued and clamped the backing for the cockpit combing on the starboard…
Current Projects
Eider: Covering the Decks with Fiberglass Cloth
January 22, 2012; 8:00 am – 1:00 pm; day 51. Today I faired the cabin topdeck, then cleaned up a bit before laying the fiberglass down. I took a few more inside shots. Up forward I would like to point out two things. The two holes, 1 is for access to the anchor locker and…
Eider: Cabin Top Deck Continued
January 21, 2012; 8:00 am – 11:30 am; day #50. Yesterday I spent 30 minutes adding a couple more coats of paint to the underside of the 1st 1/4″ ply cabin topdeck. By painting the undersides before fitting them, your interior is nearly complete. Today I fit the first 1/4″ ply to the cabin topdeck….
Eider: Top Deck
January 19, 2011; 11:00 am – 4:00 pm; day 48. Today, I cut and fit the first 1/4″ ply to the top deck. Then I removed it and painted the first of three coats to the underside and the insides is the cabin sides.
Eider: Cabin Sides
January 18, 2012; 9:00 am – 2:00 pm; day 48. Today I built the cabin sides and fit them in place.
Eider: Removing Some Clamps and Clean Up
January 15, 2012. Removed some clamps and cleaned up a bit.
Eider: 10 Ply, Half Inch Deck
January 14, 2012; day 47. I fit and glued the first sheet of 1/4″ deck and then I cold molded the second sheet of 1/4″ plywood to the first sheet. This make for a 10 ply 1/2″ deck. Once it’s glassed to the sides of the cabin, forward bulkhead and the gunwale clamps it make…
Eider: Painting the Deck
January 13, 2012. Last night, this morning and this afternoon I took a couple of hours putting 3 coats of paint on the underside of the plywood deck.
Eider: Plywood Deck
January 12, 2012; 8:30 am-2:30 pm; day 46. Today I cut and fit the double 1/4″ plywood deck. Once I had it planed and fit, I removed it and painted the under side. One coat today and another tomorrow.
Eider: Deck and Mast Supports
January 11, 2012; 9:00 am – noon; day 45. I removed the clamps that held the gunwale clamps in place, as the glue dried over night. Then I mixed up some epoxy filler for bung plugs for plugging the countersink gunwale clamp screw holes. Then, I faired the gunwale clamps and added 3 supports, two…