Today was a most satisfying day. I am always stoked when I get more done than I had set out to in the morning. I thought I would have an easy day as I really only intended to glass the outside of the dagger case and put it back in the mold to set. But […]
I had a short day today so I could spend more time with Jo on my birthday. But I did get done what I had set out to do, glass the inside of the first dagger case half and to kerf and round (with a router) the rest of the pieces for the rest of […]
Another frustrating week of little work. I could only get in on Wednesday for 2 hours when I sanded the last layer of uni so the blank was ready to glass again for the last layer, the double bias on Friday for 2 hours and today, 6 hours. 2 hours is not enough time to […]
As planned I got a very early start this morning but unfortunately that didn’t translate into a long day working on the boat. It probably should have but I had always planned to have the afternoon off to watch my football team (Carlton) win its first game for the season but I am getting so […]
I have a cursed resin barrel. I am convinced as much as any rational person can be that I have somehow upset the gods of resin as I don’t seem to be able to catch a break on this second drum of resin. If there is a way to spill some of it I will […]
Yesterday I sanded, glassed (filling gaps as I went) and bogged the foredeck panel. The bow of the boat is taking shape. I still have to take each panel off again and sand and glass them on the inside before I can glue them onto the boat. Also before I can glue them on I […]
I have started on the foredeck planking. Even though I have not yet sanded and glassed the inside of the inside bow panels, I figure they are not going to change shape so I can safely make the foredeck panel and sand and glass them later. The foredeck planking buts neatly between the 2 inside […]
I got an early start today with the intention of knocking off early. Also the shed is cooler in the mornings as the sun has not had a chance yet to cook the air inside, and it felt cool until I started sanding the panel and I soon felt hot, then later as I glassed […]
So after months of procrastination over work on the forebeam (remember I started it in January!) I have finally put the final glass on today. All that is left with it now is to trim and fair it before it can be fitted into the boat. I can be faired on the boat but it […]
I had a poor week in terms of work done on MM. I didn’t get a chance to get anything done during the week and next week does not look like being much better, work being fairly busy right now. Today I finished the starboard hull to deck panel. I sanded the inside, glassed it […]
