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Kamis, 30 Oktober 2008

Garboards

Fairing and Garboards

The first garboard plank gets glued onto the hog - planking is underway!


Yesterday we got the laminated stems and hog faired to the moulds and each other to ensure smooth fair curves for planking.

Boat builders and owners need something to worry about; my worries today all concern temperature and glue strength. We can get the workshop warm for a couple of hours after applying the epoxy but it is not practical to keep this up overnight for the full cure time. The first cold snap of the season has arrived so in future, I think glue jobs will need to be limited to the morning.
Anyway the last 3 or 4 days has seen some progress and canoes must wait for a week now as I head to the coast, for hopefully a couple of days of winter sailing (not to mention an engine service in the �other boat�). Then back to work, to pay for it all!

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