Two weeks ago, I ordered the plans through Duckworks and they arrived yesterday. A week ago, I ordered the marine plywood from our local Windsor Plywood and was happy to have that arrive Thursday. The last sunny day in the forecast!
I was so excited to open the boat plans! The entire plan, with all the drawings, is on one large sheet! Instructions and useful information on a dozen or so printed pages.
I've had Jim Michalak's boat building book from the library for a few days and have read through that too. Everything seems to make sense.
Late afternoon, I went out to the boatshed, and armed with a forecast for very mild temperatures, I began the project. Officially Began!
The beginning steps have me epoxying two sheets of plywood together, end to end. Epoxy bonding a strip of fibreglass to that joint. The epoxy and cloth went on nicely as I've been keeping the epoxy warm, inside the house. To help the epoxy cure, I built a little tunnel and heated it overnight. This morning, most of the joint is nearly ready. I moved the tent and heater and expect the last tacky section to be set by lunchtime.
Once the epoxy is cured, I can draw on the panels for the sides and bottom.
So exciting!
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