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KATE Candu E-Z
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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KATE Candu E-Z
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KATE Candu E-Z
Laser engraved the name and then hand painted inside the lines
Build Update Other
KATE Candu E-Z
Along the way my attention gets drawn to some other related side projects. Here are a few; Old truck air horn restoration Shift / throttle controls Name plates After restoring these air horns I come to find they work on vacuum , which a…
Build Update Hull
KATE Candu E-Z
Rear Rubrail - upper installer
Build Update Hull
KATE Candu E-Z
Rear rubrail-lower and lower stern curved sections
Lower half of rear rubrail installed along with the lower curved stern sections. This took some time to trim and properly fasten, but it looks great!
Build Update Hull
KATE Candu E-Z
Bow gunnels installed
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KATE Candu E-Z
Gunnel and lower shelf supports installed
Gunnel and lower shelf supports installed
Build Update Hull
KATE Candu E-Z
The bow stem was installed, hull sections measured, cut and butt joined. Then the hull sections were fitted. This was a major milestone for me because now visitors checking on what I was doing believed it was really a boat! (Don’t mind the…
Build Update Frames
KATE Candu E-Z
Cut access to engine compartment and keel compartments.
Build Update Frames
KATE Candu E-Z
Flipped the bottom with some help. Since there was now a keel the platform I built had to be raised and wheels were put on it so I could move the boat.
Build Update Plans
KATE Candu E-Z
Prior to the start i had been collecting miscellaneous parts and reviewing the plans on Berkley Engineering which i ultimately purchased (CANDU E-Z). I also purchased laminating epoxy, 6oz cloth, biaxial tape, cloth tape and ACX plywood…
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