Thursday 4 May 2023

More stringers and 💃filleting💃yoga💃😊


It is amazing how strong this little boat is going to be, 20mm plywood bottom, 10mm plywood sides, 8mm decks, stem 6 cm/60mm (there is only one 3cm thick piece of the stem glued on at the moment, another piece will be glued on after the plywood sides are glued on) and all epoxy glassed !!!

Today the 70mm sheer clamp stringers  - scarf joints were glued up












The fillets just finish off the glue joint neatly



 Cutting stringer slots, chiseling, glueing and filleting 
- repeat, repeat


the process of fitting the stringers is a longer process than you think, the bonus is that the structure stiffens up hugely with the glued stringers, I think the fillets are reasonably good.
















one bow fillet glued, one joint ready to be glued



bow fillet sanded , one unsanded , still to be done


framing fillet









Friday 28 April 2023

 The next lot of stringers ready to be placed


The 50mm stringers were scarfed and glued today and are ready to be placed, this operation was done inside the house as the workshop was being used to place the 30mm stringers. Also they were able to glue, without being disturbed, it is warmer and the cat could check them for quality.

 Cockpit seats ready for painting, Zenbivy bed delivered The cockpit seats got their final coats of epoxy (no microballoon putty was needed)...