Today we managed to tape the joins on the inside of the rear buoyancy compartment. We also managed to clean off the glue from some the joins ready to glass them. And to glue the floor into the hull. That is the most
Apart from a dry fit of the top to the bottom of the beam I didn’t do any work today on MM. I will try to fit the u-bolt into a timber pad and glass that in tomorrow. But today, Warren and I did some more work on
I didn’t get to do any more work on the dingy today but I did do more on the beam. I coved and taped the web in place and glued a stringer to it, ready to glue the top on. Before I do that I will attach 2
Happy Australia day to all the Australian readers and to those overseas, well you can always migrate to the greatest country on earth. This morning Jo and I went for our morning walk to Gosford Marina and visited Warren
We spent another 6 hours working on the dinghies today (so in all we are up to 12 hours each). We have managed to cut the 2 rear transom bulkheads (one for each boat) out of 25mm duflex. We have the inside hull panels
I virtually had a day off work (job) today and whilst I was building a boat it wasn’t MM. A friend and I are making 2 dinghies out of scrap duflex. But first a little background. One of the great things about
As predicted, it only took an hour to glue the planked beam top. The method of gluing is quite simple, I trowel the glue in between the planks and remove as much excess as I can from the plank faces so that I
Today it was a 40 degree C (about 104 F) day. Regular readers will know that on really hot days my work rate halves. And I also cant sustain a long work day. To compound matters Jo and I woke early and went for a walk
