We’ve been working on the internal structures now, as they are slowly becoming less accessible. Hitting your head on stringers and clamps is fun only so many times. Without further ado, here are some pictures:
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- A duo of kettles powering the steamer
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- Very straightforward here, a hose and a bucket. Should ring a bell for the male reader.
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- Getting there. Today we completed 3/4 of the gunwale stringer project. More pictures on that.
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- How to fix a kettle. Instructions: take lots of things out, put a few back. Plug and play. Basically, seems that the kettles are not that used to steaming for hours in a row. Lime sets on contact surfaces, such as the switch.
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- This is an early Marcel Duchamp exposition, as title says :”Steamer with dog.” If anyone is interested, the starting bid is very high.
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- The green man again. The dentist from hell, working on a bevel. This time the wood-to-wood friction surfaces were covered in thick grease. Worked like a charm. Candle wax is not that good to use, since it can shed little bits onto the work. I’m not sure on how epoxy sticks to candle wax. Probably not that well.
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- Unfortunately, the router bit a screw that night. Fortunately, the bit survived.
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- The green man working on getting his hands covered with epoxy.
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- Bench stringers are solid. Basically under them will be compartments for whatever. Hatches will be straightforward.
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- Starboard side panel in place, needs sanding.
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- Hey look, it’s the plumber.
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- Sidepanels were coated with epoxy from both sides. The second layer will be added later.
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- Left bench sidepanel. They are very solid now, as is the whole boat. A thump of the fist sets it off spunding like a dampened cathedral bell (hell yes, fancy)
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- Another view of the interior. Some minor reinforcement and glassing to be done here. Paint ontop of it all.
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- Both of the bench sides are done.
Also a video of bevelling a lap joint in plywood using a router setup.
