This week I made 2 new sanding tools, I made a shorter sanding board because the long board is a little hard to use on the underwing sections of the hull because it is too long and you only end up using about half the board, so I made another board about half the length […]
Sanding is a horrible job. I think when the designers and engineers design a sanding free boat, everybody will want to build one. Until then the oceans are the domain of the rich or to the dedicated few. My arms are sore, so are my shoulders and my back is just ok. Enough whingeing, I […]
I managed a couple of hours today but it felt a lot longer. Sanding by hand with the long board is not a pleasant task and I am not as fit as I could be, so there was a lot of resting in between short bursts of work. And I am sure my shoulder muscles […]
Another weekend of solid work on the boat. Well 2 six hour days. To me unless there is a task such as glassing that must be finished in one session so therefore the session lasts as long as it takes to finish, 6 hours is about the limit. I start around noon and finish at […]
I managed about an hour of work on the boat today. I started sanding at the bow of the inboard side of the hull. The inboard side has a much different shape to the outboard side, and unlike the outboard side there is more of a curve to the hull both top to bottom and […]
Another 6 hours of sanding today and I have now faired half the hull, the outboard side. Well almost. I still have some low spots to fill in and re sand but overall I think the bulk of the work on the outboard (and most visible) side of the hull is done. I will also […]
Well today I had no choice. I started sanding the hull. Well started isn’t exactly accurate. I have done some sanding. But today I started the last stage of the port hull. Once it is sanded, faired and sealed, it is time to turn it. After chatting with another builder (Alan building an Oram 44) […]
