Bottom attached!
I am starting my two week business trip to Asia today so I spent a good four hours yesterday till 11pm attaching the bottom. It was a slightly stressful process, … Continue reading
Bottom – 3 bottom sections rough cut and block butt jointed
I wasn’t sure what type of wood to use for the butt joint as it probably need to handle a fair amount of stress. Eventually, I decided to glue layers … Continue reading
Chine logs installed
Over the last weekend, chine logs were ripped, beveled at ∠10°, edge rounded and installed. This was the first time for me to see the hull upside down. One set … Continue reading
Homemade bench cookies
I made my own version of bench cookies out of 2×4 blocks with left over epoxy after scarf jointing chine logs. Looks like I’ll get some good mileage out of … Continue reading
Wales completed
I came back from CES in Las Vegas last Friday and completed the wales over the weekend. First thing I did was to reasonably trim the excess side panels using … Continue reading
Han Learns to Build a Boat - Jim Michalak's Mayfly 14 