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Boat is done.    Several coats of varnish and a paddle.  Storage compartment in place.  Total build time:  17 days.  45 hours.

More decks

Got the decks faired and glassed.  Next up is sanding, varnish and a paddle

Decks

Got the decks on.  We're almost done here.

Rails

Got a lot done in the last few days.  Inner and outer rails.

Glass

Got the boat glassed and off the molds.  It's been so hot her that the resin kicked in less than an hour.  Got the fill coat on the same day.  That kicked in and hour so I popped it off the molds.

Bull nose

Found some mahogany so I made the bull nose from it.  I usually use cherry but don't have any so this will do.  The wales will get the same treatment.  Next up is finish sanding and then glass.

Sanded the bull nose and most of the boat.

Staples

I got all the strips on the boat done.  It's fun putting the staples in because they hold the wood in place while the glue dries. It's an electric so no hard handle to squeeze.   Bad part of that whole prosess is taking all 1200 staples out one at a time.


boat with staples.

 Boat without staples and ready for sanding.  I'll use a random orbital sander with 60 grit paper.