We have just finished putting the epoxy/copper mix onto the keel of, Yes still!!, the starboard hull.
There was not a lot of building going on during the ‘dry season’ as we were busy working (for money), me injuring myself, partying with the family etc.
We did get some done, in particular the following:
Concreted in some more steel uprights for the shed and have now achieved 3.5m at the bow end.
The stem profile.
More tape on each edge of the hardwood ply sacrificial keel.
The big piece of biaxial glass over the keel and down/up the lower bilge panel and, during the last 6 weeks have been busy fairing (making it worse in my opinion).
The need for a sander with dust extraction is paramount when you are sanding under the bedroom window, so I spent some time researching and pricing both on the net and locally. A Makita BO 6040 it was to be, and I must say it is very good now that I have “run in my arms”. Whilst buying the sander I was discussing the Makita extractor with the sales staff and just then spotted the “dalek”. So for around $400, my little bloke (actually from Carba-tec with black on stainless instead of green – so I think he is a re-badged Hitachi or the Hitachi is a badged Inox from Italy), will follow me along the boat as I work.
I also found a laminate trimmer from Ryobi, with a stronger motor and clear guide fittings for about 1/5 the price of the Makita version.
The finishing touches before the roll back over are off with the peel ply on the underside of the bridgedeck and a layer of resin/silica to seal the Duflex. We also hope to make up a couple of cradles for the hull to live in for a few years while we muck about.
The Scrumble Project 