Glassing and other bits and bobs from last week

glued in the infill for the Sapele mast support, the prepared Sapele mast support is really heavy as are the keel bearers/frames so they will be installed once the boat is turned so gravity can assist - the inside fillets were all done when the hull panels and bottom panels were glued on so that the hull frames, bulkheads and stringers are chemically bonded with the hullsides and hull bottom, a huge amount of wet on wet filletting was done at the hullside and bottom glueing stage to ensure super strength

all the edges were well radiased so the glass lies well over the edges

6 layers of glass 1200 gms on the bottom chine and 3 layers 600gm on the side chine

and peel ply to smooth it all and reduce sanding 

pulling off the peelply with the lights off creates "peelply borealis", 

Its a weird phenomenon, but I could not capture it on video

sorry for the lack of pictures but glassing is a sticky process

 the small things take big time

the last few days have been taken up with prepping the hull for glassing, rounding the edges so the glass lays down well, filling things that needed filling, removing screws and filling, filling in the relief cuts in the bow with a strong epoxy mix, fitting the stem, shaping the stem and rounding it, and cutting the stem shape

 Gluing on the second layer
pics from the last week

here are some pics of putting on the second layer

l o o o o ts of screws,  l o o o ts of epoxy

and a guest appearance by the workshop elf