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Monthly Archives: February 2013

Getting Better

February 20, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Monday and Tuesday were tough days. I started building out the hull. This is another first, so… my strips were too thick, too wide, and not planned out so well. […]

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Beautiful at Night

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Except for the crumpled up blue tarp… she is very pretty at night. This is the view out of our back window.

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Strip Test

February 13, 2013by tsunamiChris 1 Comment

I’m getting ready to put the plywood planking on the frame. Lots to do beforehand. First step: do a strip test to see how thick and how wide to make […]

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FRAME IS COMPLETE!!!!

February 6, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

Today I removed clamps and screws used for the final assembly. Framing is done. Woweee wow wow.

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First Lift with Dad

February 4, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

I had originally planned to build the entire hemishphere and then get a bunch of people to help lift it in place. The final element would weigh around 450 pounds. […]

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epoxy, framing, help

Video: Gluing Up with Dad

February 4, 2013by tsunamiChris Leave a comment

On his first few days of his visit, I enlisted the help of my Father to get some of the last frame elements glued up and put on the boat. […]

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