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Last update: June 11 2008
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June 11 Second outer gunwale glued.
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June 10 Left outer gunwale glued. After several practice fittings and toying with the idea of screwing or glueing the outer gunwales I decided this afternoon to glue them on |
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June 2 Inside gunwalew planed even with the hull |
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June 1 This morning I glued in one inwale after having made a series of wooden clamps to hold it in place. While waiting for the glue to dry, went for a paddle as it was a nice sunny afternoon. This evening, I glued the second inwale. Both inwales were pre-treated with a layer of epoxy on the glueing surface yesterday and sanded this morning. Glued using a mixture of epoxy and woodflour. The scuppers have been coated with 2 layers of epoxy. |
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May 27 Yesterday I shaped the inside gunwales. The boat is back on the strongback and today I cut and dry fitted one of the inner gunwales.
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May 24 Routed the outer gunwales this afternoon to give them a rounded finish. Although some people appear to do this on the boat, I did not trust myself enough to risk making a mess and so I dismantled the blocks on my table, screwed on a small pine strip and then screwed the inside edge of the gunwale to the pine strip to clamp it. This allowed me with one movement using a plunge router to trim off the edge. Two passes, give each gunwale a nice rounding top and bottom.
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May 24 Scarf jointed, glued and routed. |
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April 9 Made a start on the gunwhales. I purchased a plank of cherry about 2m 80 long and have cut, planed and sanded 8 strips. The width and thickness dimensions I have taken from the gunwhales of my Flashfire solo boat. I made a temporary gig to be able to cut at 10º angle in order to be able to join 2 pieces. Two pieces were laid on top of each other (one reversed) and sawn together. |
