Today was a long day. I did not expect it would take so long to attach the side panels but what with the fillets inside and all it did take quite a while.
I dry fitted each panel again. Even though it seemed to fit nicely before the front panel was still a real bear to get to fit cleanly. I did a bit more planing and marking and was feeling pretty confident. So I dove in to glueing them up.
In the first picture you can see a scrap of plywood used to back the scarf joint. That scarf joint is lined up very nicely, however, I still had a difficult time getting the bowstem to line up as nicely as before.
I did have to shim between the bowstem and the panel at the top 12" using a 3/8" scrap of ply. I then used some really thick epoxy to fill the gaps remaining. Then I made a patch on the exterior to help fair the depression. After glassing I will have some fairing to do here.
BUT... I now have half a boat. If next weekend goes really well I should have the port side panels on.
Feb 12, 2006
Starboard side panels attached today.
