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And the case goes in

Posted 1 year, 5 months ago

And the case goes in
Work continues on the new boat at a steady pace. I added carbon to the internal frames yesterday, and put the stem block and centerboard case in as well. You can clearly see in this photo the advantages of doing all this stuff in the mould. There is a nice work surface around the top to clamp onto and measure from. Other things that have changed since my last blog entry is I have tidied up all the edges and fixed a couple of areas where there were air bubbles in the outer foam. Building boats is funny, you spend hours working to make what looks like very little visible progress. For the stem fitting I decided to do it hungry tiger style, with the fitting poking out through the foredeck. Some trusty glue powder and some carbon later and she was in.                        There are a lot more photos on my flickr site. Full Story »

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