Thursday, 2 November 2023

 Final fillets on bow  compartment, "cargo compartment and filling some gussets


lots of sanding done and some fillets done in the bow compartment, mainly on the horizontal bulkhead I added to keep the stringers from flexing, 



fillets on the cargo compartment divider


and filler blocks and epoxy added to 2 of the four places water can collect on the frame gussets,



these had to be done before the aft bunk support cleat was added (also done today) because then the block of filler wood could not fit into the space between the bulkhead and the gusset, because the cleat would block access -  two more to do on the transom, but they will be done when the cockpit is enclosed.

Monday, 30 October 2023

 Other side bunk tops cut out and floor panel cut


the bunk tops for the port side of the boat were cut out today , the first bunk tops for the starboard side were cut using this template





View from the bow "cargo" area


Starboard side looking forward



Port side looking forward





view from starboard side



view from port side

The floor panel still needs to be trimmed to length





 Glueing and filleting in the bunk supports for the other side, 
my process

The bunk supports are plumb, square and their positions are marked on the hullsides, there are triangular plywood "squarers " that are clamped to the bunksides to locate the supports during glueing






Unthickened epoxy is painted onto the support ensuring the end grain is well saturated, and also painted onto the hull side










Epoxy thickened with West 406 and west 403 is put on the glue joint, the mix is more 406 than 403





Then a mix of  west 406, 404 and 403 is added to the support where it contacts the keel bearers - as the structural glue, and the piece is glued in position





Below you can see the" structural" 
mix positioned in preparation for filleting









The support is then placed in position using the "squarers" for locating, and  the fillets are made using the structural glue mix.








 NMEA connections and the low power interior lights Just some futher pictures from the last few weeks all the NMEA connections are contained...