Starting to rough-fair main hull

With this post I think I am finally caught up.  I’ll try and take more pictures again and post in a timely manner.

The bow is closed in from the bow-web to the keel and we decided to add the extra 3/4″ foam to the exterior – this actually happened before laminating on the keel but I forgot to add it.  Have the bow template set up with the position of the bobstay-eye but need to add the interior layers of foam to the bow before that can be positioned and laminated into place.

Dad enlarged the screw holes on both sides of the hull and the joins between the foam – I followed with QuickFair.

Unfortunately, it looks like this weekend will still be too cold for epoxy to flow well enough for laminating (50 degrees F if we’re lucky) – so time will most likely be spent with the longboard on the hull to prep it, and maybe starting to shape the daggerboard blank.

Pictures of the hull starting to take a better shape

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I think it’s looking real nice and the little bumps and undulations in the transition lines will disappear with a little longboard time – then hopefully a warm(er) weekend so we can start putting the exterior laminate on.

The plan is to laminate the deck down to just past the gunwale, then rotate the hull onto the deck so we can bog/fair the keel and then laminate and prime it.  After that, back onto the cradles to level properly and install the beam mounts.

I still can’t express enough how exciting it is to start and see the main hull come together 🙂