may, second half
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Fri, 16-May-03 Laminate beam box cover ply pieces (two layers - glue them together in situ, without gluing them to the hull)
Sat, 17-May-03 Cut laminated beam box covers to the correct size
Sun, 18-May-03 Coats of epoxy to inner surfaces of beam box covers, crossbeam retaining blocks. Epoxy / graphite mix to inside of beam boxes
Tue, 20-May-03 Glue and screw beam box covers to hulls, fill screw holes. Epoxy and filler to inner surfaces of rudder cheeks (to fill grain). Experiment with using filler mix squeegeed (?) on to a bit of hull
Wed, 21-May-03 Plane and sand filled screw holes, and other filled areas. Deep joy! The filler mix on the hullskin sands to to a beautifully smooth surface, boding well for the final finish - easy and fast to do, and economical on epoxy as well
Sun, 25-May-03 Plane and sand filled screw holes. Tedious job, on reflection pinning the middle and aft decks would have been better. The foredeck has such a curve on it that pulling down with screws was vital. Some holes need more filler
Mon, 26-May-03 Sanding gunwhales (and gardening :-)
Tue, 27-May-03 Sanding gunwhales, shaping top of stems, sanding transoms
Thu, 29-May-03 Fill screw holes that weren't quite filled the first time...
Fri, 30-May-03 Sand newly filled screw holes
Sat, 31-May-03 Coat of epoxy to sanded areas
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