Stripping the Fore Interior
Last week I worked on cutting out the captain’s window and cleaning up any issues I had in the front of the boat. Today I gave myself the green light […]
Category Archives: stripping
New Layer, New Layout Strategy
This is the first topside hull layer that spans the boat. To make the hull strong, the stripping has to run across the previous stripping/planking layer as much as possible. […]
Hull Layer: Fresh Epoxy vs. Sanded
I have become one with my belt sander. Using a belt sander is fast and efficient and as long as I stay focused and balanced all is well.
Epoxy is Beautiful
OK, so drying epoxy might not be beautiful in a classical sense, but… where the epoxy hits the dry plywood it acts almost like a stain, bringing out so much […]
Each Layer Solves a Problem
It amazes me that the boat gets better and better. Is it strange to say? Each time I put a layer of plywood onto the hull the boat becomes stronger. […]
Finishing Up Stripping With Help from Dad
My Dad was out last week. He is amazing! Dad jumped right in and cut and fit the missing pieces for the aft hull. The man keeps teaching me every […]
Placed and Epoxied First Interior Hull Pieces
After lots of sanding to true up the interior lines I was able to put down 24 inches of interior hull on the port side. I have battens running up […]
Starting Second Stripping Layer Aft Topside
The second layer is where the hull starts to gain some strength. Even though each strip is just 1/4inch thick, when the epoxy bonds layers running in opposite directions, the […]
Almost Buttoned Up
Today I placed the last full length strip on the hull’s first outer layer. Yipeeee! From here, I cut pieces for all the missing strip pieces, fill gaps, and sand. […]
Setting Keystone Strips and Filling Gaps
For the gap filling I am using the usual aeromarine epoxy combined with wood dust. I was using wood dust from the table saw bed, but now I’m trying dust […]
