Float test

Floats pretty high in the bow (good or bad, don't know???)
Nice stability, might make a nice stand up paddle board if it's not fast as an IC
Bow is about 30mm higher than I would like but this should come down once the rig and fittings are on.
Testing the stern buoyancy. I should be able to come in over the stern without too many problems

Outside photos

Seat has a lid

Hi all

I've just lidded my seat and I think it's going pretty well so far. I was a bit worried about the twist resistance while I was building but now with the deck clamped while the epoxy sets, it's already a lot stiffer so once the glue is good it should be fine.

Seat started

I've started assembling the seat and I gotta say, the pre-cut Steve Clarke inspired CNC pieces are working a treat. It's gone together really well and also quickly. I had an idea about how I would do it differently if I do another but that's not to say I'm unhappy with this one. I think it will be fine.

Don't panic, I've found it

Yes, the camera has been found. Turns out the wife put it in her bag for when we went windsurfing on Friday. Anyway, here are the latest shots.

Bugger

Yeah, bugger. I've lost my digital camera. I took the photos of the deck on Wednesday and uploaded them and now I can't find it. Anyway, I've flipped the hull over and given the bottom two coats of epoxy. I reckon that this is the first boat I've ever built right side up. I didn't even see the bottom until the hull was basically a completed structure. I guess every boat needs to be a first in some regard.

Hopefully I'll post some bottom shape photos soon...

Bedecked?

That's right, she be decked! It's not quite watertight yet but it looks like a boat. Note the judicial use of that staple of boat building assistants, the common house brick. When coupled with my patented deck sled they are quite effecting in providing even weighting to the new deck.

CB case fited

OK, I've now got the centerboard case fitted (with a nice 2 degrees angle to one side 'cause I'm stupid) and all the internal bulkhead and mast step structures are double coated in epoxy. Luckily I can re allign the centerboard when I put the top and bottom plates on.

Shroud & mast foot structure

This post is mainly to remind me how I did the structure around the shrouds and mast step for if I do another boat. The top photo shows me how far the cleat reinforcement goes along the gun'hle. Those with a eye for detail will see that, yes, I have dragged my hairy arm through the wet epoxy resin trying to take this photo and yes, it's gunna hurt later when I try and cut it out.

Proof of foam flotation

Hi everyone

I call this my "Proof of foam" entry. I bought a sheet of 50mm foam with a volume of 144 Kg's and I have less than 25% left so I easily have my 75 Kg's of flotation, probably more like 95-100 Kg's. It's spread from behind the main bulkhead (seen in the picture reversed) to down near the rudder post.

P.S. I just weighed it and it's 20Kg's at this stage.