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Hull structure complete
Hull structure complete. Fitted the final curved stern panels. It looks great and happy with the symmetry and shape. There still a lot of tabbing, filets and fairing to be done, but it’s another milestone in my book.
Engine basic maintenance and cleanup
Tore down parts of the engine so it could be cleaned and repainted. Also did all the basic maintenance. Soon I will move it into place in order to align the shaft and plan out position, muffler, fuel system, dash…
Aft gunwale support and stern curved panel
Getting close to another milestone ….. aft gunwale support and stern curved panel
A note on the record of Heron
Thanks! I was having trouble figuring out how to add more pics without having to relabel them all. I'll get some finished pics up. The oars are 7' spoon blade wooden oars from Van Fancy in Mahone Bay…
A note on the record of Heron
Hi Jay, really enjoying reading about your build and perusing the photos. I liked your planing jig. You should patent that! My stitch and glue didn't require that step but I'll remember that if I…
Daggerboard trunk and seats
Turned the boat over. Built, fiberglassed, and epoxied the daggerboard trunk pieces. Test fitting the trunk and seats getting ready to coat all enclosed areas with epoxy prior to install. Epoxied the skeg pieces…
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The most recent boat entered in the register. She holds it until the next boat goes in.
Clean the garage day
Rolled the boat outside today in order to clean the dust and re-organize the tools, etc. Also 1/4 round routed the bottom edge of the hull.
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