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Welcome aboard, Little Toe
Their first boat, Little Toe, is now on the register.
A new boat has joined the fleet
Numerous modifications to the excellent plans provided by Berkeley that increase its size and robustness.
Newest Boat
The most recent boat entered in the register. She holds it until the next boat goes in.
Forward Rubrail and Aft Bulkhead
Bad weather and other priorities have slowed me down a bit, but still progressing. I am using 6 x 1/4 plywood strips to build up the forward rub rail. While that is curing I am also working on the Aft bulkhead and box…
Tied the Hull with the bottom using 1708 biaxial glass on the outside corner
Tied the Hull with the bottom using 1708 biaxial glass on the outside corner. I want that outside corner to be strong to carry the loads.
Wait & Sea added 11 new photographs to Wait & Sea
Steaming the side rails to seal them to hull
Putting on the second king plank today
Two of us had to wait for the first kink plank to harden we are now applying the second one
Running gear setup and bottom work
Did some initial setup work on the running gear and getting the bottom installed.
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
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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