OB17 - Northern Virginia
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I'll second Cape Mans Wow! That's some beautiful workmanship, and those spray rails are amazing. Everyone can learn from this one. You deserve a day off.
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Wow x 3! You are a sanding sum-gun. Great work and great pictures!
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That's awesome! Thanks everyone for the feedback! Can't wait to get started on the inside. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
-Charles
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Merry Christmas to you and your family!!! Jeff
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Geez! now you're telling me to get back on the front page I have to sand down to 1500 grit. Bah Humbug! I quit at 100 grit, and slapped on the paint. A Merry Christmas to all. Mike
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Had to take a break for a few months to finish the Capstone for my MS degree but now that I am done with that, I'm looking forward to picking back up where I left off on the boat.
After the flip, filleted and glassed the seams.
Glassed the hull
Dry-fit the stringers and stations
Ran beads of PL Premium under each stringer and station. Then, filleted the seams with the wood flour epoxy blend.
Glassed the seams and add support cleats (no pictures of this process)
Started installing the conduit
...and ended up with this
Dry-fit the sole
Starboard stern well
Port stern well
Bow anchor locker
Finding resting location for fuel tak
I'm waiting for a pair of scupper drains (anti-return) to arrive, which I plan to install in the rear of the cockpit and drain into the bilge. Afterwards, I'll foam under the sole panels. Any advice on foaming and work to do prior to sealing the sole would be very helpful. I've been thinking about holding off on sealing the deck until after I have built the consoles and know their exact mounting locations. Most of the documentation illustrates console hardware under the sole, and I'm not quite sure how I would do that with foam in the way and the deck fixed to the hull. One other thing, do the cockpit sole panels need to be spliced together on both sides or just glued to the stringers underneath and spliced on the top?
After the flip, filleted and glassed the seams.
Glassed the hull
Dry-fit the stringers and stations
Ran beads of PL Premium under each stringer and station. Then, filleted the seams with the wood flour epoxy blend.
Glassed the seams and add support cleats (no pictures of this process)
Started installing the conduit
...and ended up with this
Dry-fit the sole
Starboard stern well
Port stern well
Bow anchor locker
Finding resting location for fuel tak
I'm waiting for a pair of scupper drains (anti-return) to arrive, which I plan to install in the rear of the cockpit and drain into the bilge. Afterwards, I'll foam under the sole panels. Any advice on foaming and work to do prior to sealing the sole would be very helpful. I've been thinking about holding off on sealing the deck until after I have built the consoles and know their exact mounting locations. Most of the documentation illustrates console hardware under the sole, and I'm not quite sure how I would do that with foam in the way and the deck fixed to the hull. One other thing, do the cockpit sole panels need to be spliced together on both sides or just glued to the stringers underneath and spliced on the top?
-Charles
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Attach the sole panels with plenty of glue to the underside structure and make sure you weight it well to get maximum adhesion. Then tape the top sides.
Restored Mirror Dinghy, Bought OD18 built by CL, Westlawn School of Yacht Design courses. LT US Navy 1970-1978
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csaroka, I knew you had been very busy with your Masters Degree and did not expect you would have accomplished this much in the last few months, NICE WORK!!! Jeff
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How deep should the motorwell cover sit below the edge of the transom?
-Charles
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