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Build Update Mechanical
KATE Candu E-Z
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 wiring, etc.
Build Update Hull
KATE Candu E-Z
Aft gunwale support and stern curved panel
Getting close to another milestone ….. aft gunwale support and stern curved panel
Photographs Under Construction
TBD Passagemaker Dinghy
Build Update Hull
TBD Passagemaker Dinghy
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 together to get ready for…
Photographs Under Construction
KATE Candu E-Z
Build Update Other
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.
Photograph Under Construction
KATE Candu E-Z
Photographs Under Construction
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!
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Three ways round the fleet
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