Tue, 01-Jul-03 Ordered trampoline and sail fabric and associated parts (battens etc). Grain filling rudders and rudder cheeks
Wed, 02-Jul-03 Grain filling rudders and rudder cheeks
Thu, 03-Jul-03 Sanding rudders and rudder cheeks. Making ply pieces to seal the ends of the crossbeams - not so much for flotation but to prevent mice finding them an attractive home when the weather gets colder...
Sat, 05-Jul-03 Three coats epoxy to rudders and rudder cheeks
Sun, 06-Jul-03 Make mast step (rotating mast, so a 12mm stainless bolt epoxied through a circle of 18mm ply) and dolphin striker mounting, epoxy and screw to crossbeams. Two coats epoxy to these pieces and crossbeams
Fri, 11-Jul-03 Washed hulls - to remove amine blush, a waxy coating that can form on top of epoxy. Nice to see them wet
Sat, 12-Jul-03 Attempt to cast plugs for mast. Used too much epoxy at once, which exothermed (heated up due to the chemical reaction), foamed up and simply became a totally stuck mess. Playing around with various bits of hardware
Sun, 13-Jul-03 Rudder assemblies. Remake moulds for casting plugs. Cast plugs, this time following recommendation of layers of not more than 10mm
Tue, 15-Jul-03 Sizing up ally strips
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