I used the last of the hardener for bog for the foredeck strip panel. Odd choice I know but I have more hardener arriving Tuesday and it seemed as good a job as any to get onto. Actually I doubted I would have enough hardener to wet out the last layer of glass on the […]
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 […]
Part of the reason for building our boat is the experiences that are available to people who are lucky enough to have them. Such as viewing the New Years Eve fireworks in Sydney from on the harbour. Jo, Jake and I have been to see the fireworks a number of times from Hunters Hill on […]
With the bows of the boat almost covered with the planking, I will finish the foredeck and the largest of the stripped panels the cabin roof. The dagger cases are also strip planked but to make them I first need to make the daggerboards and I doubt I will have them finished by the end […]
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 […]
On Thursday I was invited to sail on Warren’s 40ft Crowther cat from Swansea (Lake Macquarie, NSW Central Coast) about 60 nautical miles down to Woy Woy, just north of Sydney. The forecast was for NE winds 10-15 knots for most of the day (perfect for our trip south) swinging to SE later, but we […]
I have not managed much work on the boat over the past 10 days. Just a few hours here and there. I guess with family obligations I don’t usually get much time on the build this time of year. I have started planking the port inside bow, even though I have not yet glassed the […]
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 […]
Another hot day today. When I first inspected this shed in February I must have done so on a cool day because I don’t remember it being a concern to me then, but this shed is much hotter than the last one, at least it feels that way. And it is only going to get […]
The bow section is much smaller than the sides of the entire hulls but they still take a while to plank. Not as many screws to drive in but more planks needed to fill a larger radius, and the inside of the bows change shape more dramatically over a shorter area than the hull to […]
