February 2007 Build Photos
Feb 07 Build Hours: 76
28-Feb-07
28 Feb 07.
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Side deck with 1st coat of epoxy. |
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Foredeck skin. |
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27 Feb 07.
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Top edge of cockpit seat trimmed partway. |
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And finshed. |
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Both sides done. |
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And cleaned up. |
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Foredeck skin.... |
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.... clamped and weighted in place.... |
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...to mark the underside. |
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26 Feb 07.
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Cabin top stringers cut.... |
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....so the deck skin will lay flat. |
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Deck skins lined up ready to scarf. |
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After scarfing. |
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Top side. |
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Coveing the side seck with epoxy. |
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Skin ready for the epoxy. |
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Partway screwed down. |
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Other side done as well. |
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22 Feb 07.
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More epoxy on the deck skin. |
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This is looking in the escape hatch. |
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21 Feb 07.
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Port side seat edge trimmed. Side deck fitted. |
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Underside of side deck with 1st caot of epoxy. |
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Cockpit fillets. |
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Port side. |
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Bad picture of the fillet on the inside of the seat edge. |
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20 Feb 07.
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Seat edge fitted. |
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Seat edge wired on. |
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One way to get it tight. |
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Starboard side. |
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Checking fit of side decks. |
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Will need to trim seat edge before the side deck can be fitted. |
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19 Feb 07.
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Rainy day here in Phoenix. |
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Fwd bunk. |
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Side bunk hatches. |
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Starboard side bunk. |
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Screws out of the deck skin. |
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Fillets on the aft deck |
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Aft deck. |
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View from the escape hatch. |
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Cockpit sides... |
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.....cut and fitted. |
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And epoxied in place. |
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Used both clamps and copper wire to hold in place. |
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16 Feb 07.
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Aft decks on. |
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15 Feb 07.
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The boat elves were busy this week. |
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They got the paint on the underside of the cockpit deck skin. |
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Cockpit and aft deck skin.... |
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....scarfed. |
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Cockpit deck skin..... |
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...epoxied and screwed in place. |
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Hole cut in aft deck for access plate. |
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Hole and plate. |
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in place. |
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Doubler for access plate. |
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09 Feb 07.
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Last of the latches. |
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Deck skin with 2nd coat. |
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08 Feb 07.
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All marked and ready to cut. |
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Cut halfway. |
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Cut out. |
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Dry fitting the hatch. Had to see if it would fit. |
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Latches |
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Latch trimmed to fit |
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Added a stop block. |
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Underside of aft deck covered with epoxy. |
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Underside of cockpit deck. |
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07 Feb 07.
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The parts cut by the boat elves. |
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Drill guide. |
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Sliders with the finger holes. |
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Latch assembed. |
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The plastic is to keep the slider from sticking and to provide a bit of space. |
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Latch assembly line. |
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03 Feb 07.
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Top side of... |
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...the hatches coated with epoxy. |
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Latch parts covered with graphite/epoxy. |
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This should make them easier to work. |
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01 Feb 07.
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Here is.... |
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...the underside... |
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....of my keel bulb.... |
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....for Sam. |
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Looks like the rebate was cast in place. |
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Strips of plywood for the latches. |
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Hatches covered with epoxy. |
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