Sunday 7 May 2023

 More stringers


 notching the frame



keeping the cutout bits to use as templates for the other side



much measuring and marking to get these shapes


using ropes and clamps to get the stringers to seat well











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









 The Shaped tiller on the faired deck The Deck was faired with a microballoon and fumed silica mix, the cabin sides were overcoated twice wi...