Hull sanded and low spots filled
Sanded hull
Admiring the curves
Nice smooth curves
Rounded corners
Great lines!
I can't believe this comes from flat plywood.
Whew! That's a lot of sanding.
Fiberglassing the hull
The cloth is cut and smoothed and ready to be wetted by the unthickened epoxy.
Fiberglassing the hull
Fiberglassing the hull
Notice that the cloth goes transparent when wetted by the epoxy.
Fiberglassing the hull
Fiberglassing the hull
Hull after fiberglass and epoxy
Hull ready for deck installation
Notice the rounded bulkhead panels. These are what forms the curved deck.
Stern epoxy fill
The stern and bow ends are filled with thickened epoxy to strengthen.
Bow end filled with thickened epoxy
Close up of fiberglass fabric inside cockpit
Deck installed
The deck is glued and nailed. The overhang is trimmed after the glue dries.
Deck installation
Deck installation
Deck installation
Deck installation
The left side is overlap before the deck is trimmed.
Deck trimmed flush with hull
The foreground shows the deck trimmed flush to the hull and sanded round.
Getting deck cloth ready
Fiberglass cloth smoothed and trimmed. It's ready to roll on the epoxy.
Another view of deck
The deck was then wetted with epoxy resin and allowed to dry overnight. Two more coats of epoxy were then rolled on.
Attaching cockpit coaming
Whoa that's a lot of clamps.
Yes, I used every C-clamp I own to glue the cockpit coaming.
Tah Dah!
Finished cockpit with first coat of epoxy.
Inside the cockpit facing forward.
I wanted to see inside. The digital camera was easier than sticking my head in there.
Maiden voyage
Before it was painted and hatch covers installed I just had to try it out. This was one month after the kit arrived!