Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Third Board...
Now that I had the hull 3-D. I could work on finishing the out side. On to the epoxy and fiberglass... First I had to fair the bottom chines by rounding them over. I used a belt sander and my eye. I worked at this until I had what I thought was a fair rounding of the chines. I then sanded the bottom clean and fair. When that was done I had to wait a couple of days for the Duckworks supplied epoxy and fiberglass to arrive. When it did I then had to wait for good weather. In the mean time I worked on the rudder and lee board. The rudder is an encased kick up rudder with a weighted blade that will self tend in the case of shallows. When beaching it can be pulled up with a lanyard and secured with a jamb cleat. I made all of the fitting myself, except the jamb cleat which I got from Duckworks Boat Builder Supply. I got much of the hardware that I have needed from them. The lee board is a Michalak style foil. I really like how this style of lee board works. No centerboard case. It can be removed easily and replaced easily... How cool.
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