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Reports from April, 2004
4/4/04  4/11/04  4/18/04  4/25/04

Log for the Week Ending April 4, 2004

It was another busy week for non construction-related things, so I had less time than I had hoped to get things done in the shop--it seemed that everything else that I had to do took three times as long as expected.  

floorsin1.jpg (50117 bytes)Despite that, I managed to get the floors (cabin sole support members) installed and permanently glassed in place.  As pathetic as it seems, the process took several hours' work over each of a few separate days, running the gamut from sanding the excess resin from last week's encapsulation procedure to doing the final tabbing during their installation.  It seems like it should have been such a quick and simple project, and the fact that it ended up taking much longer only goes to prove the long-standing theorem of project time-expansion.

Read more about the floors here.


Log for the Week Ending April 11, 2004

sole1.jpg (51133 bytes)With the cabin sole support floors in place (finally), I continued this week by roughing out a 1/2" (or metric equivalent) plywood cabin sole substrate.  I first cut a cardboard template, and from that created the plywood sole to fit.  

Click here to read more about the cabin sole.


finaltab9.jpg (48576 bytes)With a cabin sole temporarily in place, I decided to turn my attention to completing the tabbing on the bulkheads.  During initial installation, I had left the upper portions of the bulkheads untabbed, waiting until the deck framing was complete before I considered adding the final pieces.  Completing the tabbing was a chore that I managed to successfully put off time and again, but now there was no avoiding it, so I plunged in and got the job done.  It was a big job, taking far more time than one might think.

Read more about the final tabbing here.


I also continued sporadic work on building up the mast step platform in the bilge.  At this point, I am working on leveling the platform fore and aft, adding fiberglass to the after portion as needed.  Once the platform is level, it will be easy to complete by laminating a number of overlapping layers of material over the top and out onto the hull in either direction, further tying the whole structure together.  More details when complete.

Log for the Week Ending April 18, 2004

solehatches1.jpg (43788 bytes)I had a few hours to dabble on Monday, so I worked on the cabin sole.  With the plywood panel removed from the boat, I marked out for and cut two access hatches:  one in the after section, just forward of the bulkhead, and the other a bit further forward, in way of the mast step location.  Eventually, the mast step opening will need to be cut into two sections and shaped around the mast itself, but for now I left the hatch in one piece.  


solein2.jpg (47443 bytes)Once I had carefully cut out the hatches, I milled some scrap mahogany to make cleats with which to support the hatches from beneath.  I sanded the cleats smooth and secured them to the underside of the plywood with resorcinol glue and bronze screws.  Then, I used a router equipped with a 45° chamfer bit to ease the lower inside edges of the newly-framed openings, a nice detail that provided a more finished look and feel to the cleats.  With the cleats installed, I coated the entire bottom side of the plywood--and the exposed edge grain--with unthickened epoxy resin to seal the wood.    When that was cured, I painted the bottom side of the sole with gray Bilgekote paint as a further layer of protection against the inevitable moisture that would find its way into the bilge later.

Then, after a couple more preliminary steps (see below), I permanently installed the cabin sole substrate.

Click here to read more about the cabin sole prep, hatches, and installation.


maststepdone.jpg (42671 bytes)Before installing the cabin sole for good, I finally finished the mast step platform that I had been working on sporadically for a couple weeks.  I lost track of how many layers of biaxial cloth I used in the layup, but the end result was nearly three inches high at the aft end, and about half that at the forward end (to account for leveling).

Read about the mast step here.


bilgepaint2.jpg (43040 bytes)With the mast step finally complete,  I turned to the task of painting out the bilge areas in the cabin, which would soon be substantially inaccessible once the cabin sole was installed.   It's good practice to coat all areas of the inside of the hull, as it makes them easier to keep clean, not to mention more attractive, so I needed to get this done before the sole went in.  Look closely at this photo, as it's the last time you'll see the floors and bilge area forward of the cockpit.

Click here to see the final painting.


Log for the Week Ending April 25, 2004

intbase1.jpg (89328 bytes)Now that the cabin sole was permanently installed, I could begin work on some of the basic interior components.  I decided to do some of this now, before the deck sheathing went on, just to allow more room to maneuver as needed.

Click here to read more about installing the first portions of the interior structure.


Unfortunately, the small amount of interior structure was the only work accomplished this week.  I hope to have more time in the shop next week.

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