Monday, June 20, 2016

Fairbody

The Fairbody is the joint at the bottom of the boat.  Chris cuts out 2 pieces according to the plan.


Using plastic zip ties, he joins the two pieces through the drilled holes. 



Then he opens it up and uses the stand he's built to hold it open at the correct angle, forming the curve at the front.






Next he epoxies the seam except for the parts with zip ties and lets it dry. When dry, the epoxy is strong enough that the zip ties can be removed and the holes filled in.


He uses the stringers to hold it down. They are not attached yet, they are just set on there.  Then he fills in the whole seam with epoxy and a strip of fiberglass fabric.







Next up: attaching the chine shelves!


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