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The build gallery records these additions to September 2025; the individual workdays were not retained. AWOOGA gained perforated cartoon eye decals, logo stadium seats on folding supports, a mascot, and a working bubble…
Four sections of Meranti marine plywood became AWOOGA's bottom. I laid out the curves with a fairing strip, cut the panels, and routed shallow channels at the joints so the fiberglass tape could sit cleanly in the…
After months spent making the cabin bulkheads, hatch, and other pieces, I joined the cabin sides in jigs and raised the house on the hull. Roof beams, visor, roof skin, and helm station followed. AWOOGA had acquired the…
The first attempt at glassing the bottom did not bond properly. The cloth's fine weave would not wet out the way I expected, so I pulled it all off, sanded the surface back, and started again. It was an early and…
The stern skin needed patience and a recut from a template when the plan dimensions did not fit quite right. Once those pieces were on, every hull skin panel was complete. Fir rail caps and the forward rub rails…
The exterior moved through fairing and primer into its finish colors - some lipstick on this pig, as the build notes put it. The hatch top and scuppers went on, and the cabin and helm components were laid out for final…
Their first boat, AWOOGA, is now on the register.
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