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Monthly Archives: September 2012

Safety Test with Ben and Leo

September 26, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

New glue up looks good. Thanks Ben, Leo, Max, and Jack

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framing

Photos: What’s Up?

September 24, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

…just posting a few photos of what’s lying around the backyard

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framing, random

Video: Epoxying Mid-ship to Aft

September 24, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Finally I worked up the courage to glue these two big pieces together. Lots of epoxy dripping on my neck and shoulders, so I am glad that I am keeping […]

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framing, Video

Second Set of Midship Elements

September 21, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

One side glued down. Next side after 24 hours, then do the full assembly for midship rib#2.

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framing

Production Mode

September 18, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Hey all, OK, so it was a big milestone last week when the first mid-ship section was raised onto the armature. When that was done… I finished the last unknown […]

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learnings

Video: Raising the First Mid-ship Element…

September 11, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Sometimes you think you can do it by yourself and you end up calling Peter for help. Thank goodness for friends, yes? Just goes to show, help at the right […]

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framing, help, Video

Visit from Thor and Tom

September 11, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I had a quick visit the other day. Thor and Tom from Pumodo.com stopped by to stress test the hull frame. Given that there is no hull stripping and the […]

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First Midship Element is Up!

September 7, 2012by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Last week I build the armature to hold mid-ship upright while it will also starting the foundation for the first scaffolding element. I’ll need the scaffolding to walk around the […]

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scaffolding

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