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ITS A BOAT. (well, it's starting to look like one)

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Since I last posted things have been going at a whirl. I've promised I'll make a table this weekend so will have to slow down but I just ran out of epoxy anyway.... Anyway. Getting the bottom skin on was a scary step but it's been super fun. I've made mistakes sure but seem to have come out the other end in good shape. I'm pretty happy with the joins, everything seems pretty true and fairing seems likely pretty straightforward with just two main spots I've seen needing building up. Clamping the second bottom sheet Look at me with no clamps! Card template for the side Trial fit. Darth Vadar in the house! Gluing the first side panel And the second!
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Back in the saddle - skinning the hull

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Family in town, a ruptured calf muscle and some extra work load kept farrout on the back burner for a bit. This was combined by having issues getting a decent ply sheet scarf joint.... But now we're back! I gave up on my scarffing jig. The third cut was better but not good enough. So I switched to an off the shelf west system scarffer. Success! With a bit of practice it now takes about 20 minutes to make a cut including setup, perhaps less. This was my first attempt. After some more wasted time I switched to the scarrfer. This shows the Marine sheet on the bottom with a sacrificial sheet above. The sacraficial sheet is a bit thick but the last little cleanup is easy by hand. And after investing in some more clamps I was able to glue the first bottom sheet to the boat. Worth mentioning that I steamed the front section. To do this I wrapped it in plastic and used the steamer. I'm half happy with this approach. There ended
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