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 is apparently stronger than the strong force of Nature. Here are some pictures!
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- Lead blocks in the keel, a dry fit. Had to hammer the lead flatter since the casting form deformed as we were hammering the casts loose. First casts fitted nice, but the quality of them decreased with every pour. Hammering lead was an interesting activity. Two hammers were used, one in the left hand, the other in the right. Whilst rythmically bashing the lead, an activity good for Siberian prison camps of the past, we rediscovered one of the oldest forms of music: music of labour. It just comes naturally when you need to do physical, routine work for long hours.
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- Part of the keel is flooded, actually about 2/3 of it, in three sections.
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- Getting ready for a dry fit of lead and plywood.
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- Glassing the boat is now finished. Here is the fresh glass on the aft deck.
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- That is what she looks like!
