june, second half

Mon, 16-Jun-03 Second coat of grain filling onto first hull... yawn... tedious, but probably more so for me than for you :-)

Tue, 17-Jun-03 Second hull

Wed, 18-Jun-03 Deck, first hull

Thu, 19-Jun-03 Deck, second hull. Mast and boom section, and associated hardware delivered - hurrah!

Fri, 20-Jun-03 Shopping for metal components - aluminium strip, bar and tube

Sat, 21-Jun-03 Sanding first hull

Sun, 22-Jun-03 Raining, so tillers and rudders

Mon, 23-Jun-03 Sanding second hull

Tue, 24-Jun-03 Sanding second hull deck

Wed, 25-Jun-03 Detail sanding

Thu, 26-Jun-03 Detail sanding, start making mast plugs. I've decided to make a sealed mast (even though I purchased the mast section with fittings). This should prevent inversion if the boat capsizes, but means that the halyards and blocks will be mounted externally

Fri, 27-Jun-03 Reducing the gap where chainplates pass through gunwhales (with thickened epoxy). First coat of epoxy on rudders. Another coat on inside of rudder cheeks

Sat, 28-Jun-03 Three coats of epoxy to decks. This is the final layer which will below the painted finish, so the end is now officially in sight! Cut mast to length, trued up ends

Sun, 29-Jun-03 Three coats of epoxy to hulls

Mon, 30-Jun-03 Finalising order for trampoline, sails materials

What's next? July!

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