I’m thinking ahead to installing the cockpit decking and working my way backwards to figure what I need to do next. Certain things must be done prior to install and other things might be much easier if done prior to install. So right now I have several mini-projects going on at once. Once my deck […]
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Cockpit Deck Cleats
Now that the transom is on it’s time to install all the cleating that will support the cockpit decking. All of this is pretty straightforward, and I simply followed the manual. I did break down and buy a really long level (60″ I think) which was very helpful. I started with the transom. You’ll notice […]
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Electrical Plan & Prep
I don’t have my electrical plan completely nailed down, but I’ve been giving it a bit of thought as I don’t want to build past any infrastructure I might need in place. Here’s what I’m planning on… I considered a bilge pump but decided against it since the boat will probably be stored dry. Just […]
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Transom, fillets & glass
After the hull sides were completely stitched, I laid fillet ‘tack welds’ along the joints from stem to stern. I then removed the stitches but only from the bow to bulkhead #8. I then ran large fillets along that length only. I stopped at BH8 because I had not yet installed the transom and wanted […]
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Installing Hull Sides
It’s been about three and a half months since my last post. Since then I’ve done some thinking and work towards electrical components, installed some deck plates and installed the hull sides and transom. None of that took a terribly long time to do. I’ve also been out of town on the weekends a fair […]
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Painting the Bilge
I can’t wait to see the floors installed but I don’t want to sand/paint the bilge. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this got me stalled out for a while. Begrudgingly I’ve finally gotten in gear. I had already done the bulk of the bilge sanding but the bulk part is also the easy […]
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Finishing the Floorboards
I hit quite a stall during Christmas and haven’t gotten much done in a while. It’s that bilge. The thought of sanding all those nooks and crannies multiple times I think just ran me down. I did however get all my floorboards ready for install as that part was fairly easy and so more fun […]
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Floorboards, Pt.2
In the last post I described what I am going for and how I made sure I had enough sq.ft. of board coverage (length and width). For how I want my sole to look and lay out, there was not enough area with the boards that were included in the kit. To get more coverage, […]
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Floorboards, Pt.1
Where to start? I have a whole lot more to go in this build but at least to date this has been the most challenging piece by a long shot. According to other blogs, I’m not alone. Part of the difficulty is simply discerning what the goal is, much less how to accomplish it. As […]
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Glassing the Bilge, Pt.2
In my last post I had laid down fiberglass for a few of the bilge sections but had yet to roll any epoxy. At this point I have finished all the bilge glassing and finished all sanding but for some touch up spots. Strong Suggestion : Following the lead of several other builders I refrained […]