A minor celebration of sorts

here is a minor celebration of sorts. Looks like all the parts fit!!!

I was a little worried when frame 9 was shorter than the upper sides, but all is ok and this will look like a boat when all is said and done.  there is nothing so far off that a little work with the rasp and some filler cant cure. 

Looking forward to vacation next week, as I should have time to finish the basic build.









Next weekend will install the stem and transom for real once all is line up well.

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Finished Taping the Seams

Glassing the Hull 003
Originally uploaded by OzzyC.

Greg got the front and rear transom joints taped. The corners have six layers of fiberglass on them. They should be able to withstand a direct blast from a nuclear warhead.

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Glassing the Hull

Glassing the Hull 011
Originally uploaded by OzzyC.

This picture shows the front half glassed and epoxied. If you look closely at the picture, you can see the line where theres no top layer of epoxy.

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Another Minor Milestone

Taping 002
Originally uploaded by OzzyC.

We havent done much the last couple of weeks, because my wife and I went on our honeymoon. Greg did a little work while I was gone, but not a whole lot... mainly a few last-minute things before doing what we did last night... laying tape!

Thats right, we laid tape on the three long seams. Greg said that hed to the transoms today, so we have not only a good physical bond, but a good chemical bond with the epoxy as well.

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