Massive update – sorry for the delay

Alright – It’s been too long.  I apologize for the delay.  Between work, travel (for work), work and more work, what boat-related stuff we did took a back burner to documenting it.  Buy the time I had a moment to sit down, there were so many pictures I felt overwhelmed to update.

This post covers everything from the last update until 31-December 2008.  Some pictures were taken with my cell phone, some of them might be a little out of order but hopefully they make sense… Basically, you get what you paid for… 🙂

The hull halves were positioned over each other so the slots could be cut for the daggerboard case to fit in the port half

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Then we bogged the foam seams/screw holes at the keel to start with the extra laminates called for in that area

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Here are some more pictures of the joined hull

Aft cabin deck

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Aft cabin deck looking forward

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Aft end of keel

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Deck and daggerboard case opening

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Cockpit looking forward

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Forward keel

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Deck looking at aft cabin hatch area (hole for ventilation)

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Some extra laminate areas marked on keel

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Aft beam bulkheads joined to keep shape

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Aft cabin deck

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Cockpit looking forward

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Anchor well foam routed out for bog

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Anchor well cut-out bogged and HD with extra laminate for bow cleat

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Extra laminate across deck

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Deck stringer and daggerboard case lamination

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Marking location for jib tracks to add HD foam

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Rough-cutting foil shape in daggerboard case keel end

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Thickness of laminate at bottom of daggerboard case

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Flange for second half of aft cabin bunk

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Pad plus extra laminate for rudder web

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Slot cut for rudder web in stern deck

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Constructing anchor well

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Completed anchor well

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High-build primer on anchor well

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I’ve misplaced pictures of making the basic gudgeon parts but if I find them I’ll edit the post and add them

Putting carbon fiber on gudgeons

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Gluing to rudder web

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Completed rudder web w/ bob-stay eye to right

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Making molds for beam mount flanges.  They’re clamped to beam mounts to help hold proper shape

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Laminated forward beam mount flanges

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Molds taken off forward beam mount flanges

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Cleaned them up some to a rough-shape

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Laminating flanges for aft beam mounts

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Making large foam blank for daggerboard

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Adding some of the extra laminate on the keel

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And finally….  some frames seem to have gone missing late at night on the 31st….  could something be in store for New Years???

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