Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Closing up bow.  Capping cockpit edge.



Spinnaker sheet block mounts.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Installation of aft deck.  We rolled epoxy to coat inside panel surface and then rolled upper face of hull structure.  Mixed epoxy with West System 404 to make peanut butter and spread across same hull structure where it will contact the panel.  With panel in place screws were driven in a pattern that spread out from one point.   Following cure the screws were removed and the holes filled with thickened epoxy.  The fore deck is going to be a challenge so procrastinated and setup scale to weigh boat with all attached components sitting in hull.  Bags and paper in hull will be removed later.











Monday, March 21, 2016

While the decks dry I put together a gantry for lifting the boat when painting and aligning keel.  The keel has also been setup on its cart to ease installation work.






Monday, March 14, 2016

Finished epoxy coat of interior and now some additional white along the sides.  Prep work on deck panels.  Wet both sides then clamp in place until dry.  The bow is a bit tricky and will require some cold molding to close the gap.  Running lines order getting close but there is still quite a bit of uncertainty...what is an RJ Sheet, a Mast PreBend Strop?








Wednesday, March 9, 2016




We are 5 weeks out from arrival of spars and sails so pressure is on to install decks and fittings for rig.  Final interior epoxy coat and paint (in some places) is nearly finished allowing the skins to be installed.






































Outstanding tasks:
  1. Spinn. chute
  2. Buoyancy
  3. Bow
  4. Deck, mast gate 95%
  5. Console 
  6. Flooring 
  7. Rudder, keyway, extension, guide 95%
  8. Mast step
  9. Fore and aft ram assembly
  10. Fittings
  11. Keel mount
  12. Cockpit finishing 75%
  13. Hull mods for cleats, splash guard, shear strip installation, shroud attach, cheek block aft spinnaker
  14. paint 15%
  15. Build support structure
  16. Support boat in cradle
  17. Keel work
  18. Trailer 5%
  19. Install to trailer
  20. Mast rig, April 15
  21. Fit out
  22. Water