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moving on

I haven’t written in a while. We are preparing to finish the keel and paint the boat. That means lots of epoxying, a minimum of 3 times inside the keel. The other panel will be attached with Sikaflex 292i, which … Continue reading

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Epoxy projections

Here’s a quick calculation on epoxy amounts. We need to estimate how much new epoxy we’re going to buy. The plans call for about 25 linear yards of 250 g/m^2 fibreglass, which is very roughly 230 square feet of 8 … Continue reading

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Double floor

Over the weekend I finished the double floor. It’s a sandwich with buoyancy foam filling and a glossy glass finish for maximum durability and just long enough to fit a skipper. This took around 15-20h over two weekends. Fiberglassing large … Continue reading

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