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More Fairing and onto the Externals
After giving the entire hull a complete coat of epoxy I gave her a sand and then filled and faired all the remaining gaps in the planking. I have also rounded off the Transom edge in anticipation of glassing.
My next job was to identify all the low spots and fill with fairing filler. This is complete but is awaiting fairing. See pics. I believe the majority of these were created due to the stealers I put in during planking and some were for reasons I don’t know. :? There just there! Anyway I can feel them and that’s enough reason. They would be quite obvious once they got a coat of paint.
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Whilst I wait for the filler to really harden up I went to work with the steamer and readied the Outer Stem pieces. Considering the timber is KD Tas. Oak I had been soaking them in water for about 3 weeks. Suffice to say when I dragged them out of the steamer after 20 mins they bent easily around the jig. Most of the wider laminates are 7mm while the 3 in the middle are 6mm. There are two short ones on the outside, one to allow for a slightly deeper foot and one to help resist checking in the timber around the bend. I noted that this particular plank did check quite significantly and the one behind it has not (so far!). :oo: Anyway, I’ll leave it stand to dry out for a couple weeks before gluing up while I endeavour to get the fairing completed. See pic.
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I changed my mind about waiting for the glassing to be completed before bringing the Deadwood and Keel pieces down to size. I had the Planer out so took the opportunity to get the job done. It will be easier to dry fit everything when they are the correct dimensions. The Keel is actually made up of 4 pieces, one forward, one aft and one either side of the Centreboard slot. It will be a considerable challenge to fit the whole together to be as one. I’m still in two minds as to the way forward with the ones either side of the slot subsequently I have left them oversize in the depth dimension.
That’s all for now.