Almost ready to come out of the mold!

How exciting!

We’re planning on spending this coming Sunday (May 4th, 2008) taking the first main hull half out of the mold.  I can hardly wait.  Only things left to finish up before taking out:

• Take out a few hundred screws
• Sand/Grind the last few patch spots
• Sand/Grind some tape edges
• Tape the under-side of the aft cabin bunk

I’m guessing it’s going to be an all-day ordeal Sunday, since we’ll have to hoist the boat up a few feet and then take down the form-frames to make room to get it out of the garage.

Here’s a few shots of things as they sit right now – I’m VERY impressed with the size of the aft cabin!  Glad we decided on this.

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Looking forward from the aft cabin.  Cockpit floor is on the left and keel on the right.

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We drew the trim lines for the aft portion so they can be cut once removed from the mold.

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Standing amid-ships and looking aft at the cabin.  Cockpit floor is on the right and aft cabin bunk is on the left.

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Standing amid-ships and looking forward.  Forward bunk is at the center, deck on the left and keel on the right.

Time spent: 3.5 hours