My Official build thread. 27 1/2’ GA

[Djeffrey]

Great progress

[Todd j]

I have 1 side on now.  Epoxy stitches curing over night.  It sure looks bigger with the side panels on.  Still a ton of work to do, but it feels closer to being ready to flip just because it looks like a boat.   

[Brian.Dixon]

Looks great!  You think it looks big now?  Wait until you turn it over and can no longer see inside without a boarding ladder! 

bd

[Todd j]

Got both sides on now.  Not looking forward to all The sanding.  Thinking about getting a WEN air filtration deal for the shop.  They are cheap and I’m worth it

[Rbob]

Todd,

Your boat is coming along very nicely, scarfs look good so you should not have a whole bunch of fairing to do. The best and easiest fairing compound I have tried is system three quick fair.

Its expensive and worth every penny.  I tried mixing my own, lots of searching for an easy sanding mix but for the money and time spent I would have used it from the beginning.  It sets  up fast so you can sand the same day and re-apply.  I bought the three quart tubs, twice.

[Todd j]

Thanks for the compliment.  I’m getting better with the scarfs. Here’s the scarfs I cut for the on the boat scarfs I did yesterday.

[Brian.Dixon]

• Sweet scarfs!  You've got that down pat!
• Yes, highly recommend an air filtering system ...
• Good advice on the Quick Fair stuff ... you mix very small batches at a time because it cures quickly, but it goes a long way too .. you'll be surprised

Brian

[Todd j]

WhAts the easiest way to fix this?  I think I did t take enough off the stem.  My first thought was to add a couple layers of glass and just taper it to nothing. 

[Todd j]

I did some sanding and blew a lot of dust out.  The boat saw the light of day today. I also bought 2 wen air filtration boxes.  For those on the fence, the price went up in the last week. 

[Todd j]

The things we fuss over

[Brian.Dixon]

Looks like you got it dialed in!  The only thing I'd add is that if the milled off ply made the ply thinner in areas inside the boat that are not backed by the wood of the stem and/or thick fillet and glass, then after the boat is upright, build those areas back up.  For example, laminate a cut-to-fit piece of ply over the thin areas, making sure the patched in piece extends onto full-thickness ply, then glass it in and use nice fillets and filling along seams or stair-steps of ply on ply.  It's all inside the crash chamber, so it won't be seen.  Strong is good

Brian

[Todd j]

Good idea.  I’m sure it’s mostly backed by the stem.  I might laminate in a chunk of 3/8” just for good measure.  Thanks for bringing it up

[Rbob]

Looking good!

[Todd j]

 I catch from Kokanee jigging

[Todd j]

So, as fairing is in full swing what is the preferred long board?  Air, is there a electric one?   What’s everyone else using?