The fiberglass lesson
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…
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The hull skin is complete
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…
Primer, paint, and scuppers
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…
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