My S11N is now 3D. I got her wired up kinda late in the evening, and couldn't resist unfolding her. It was just going to be a practice run, but she unfolded perfectly, so I was stuck holding the two ends wondering what to do next! Luckilly the door to the house was open, so I hollered and my 6 year old daughter came running and held the ends while I frantically attached the transom.
Since then, I've tightened the wires, inserted the bulkheads and installed the breasthook and knees. Now I am working on the gunwales. I have no source for the typical woods, so I am using what I have. The breast hook, knees and transom stiffener are Alder, and the gunwales will be Walnut. Right now, looking at the quality of my work so far, I am leaning to leaving only the gunwales bright and painting everything else. We'll see once I have the fillets in and start sanding.
One quick question: I've decided to do the small temporary fillets, remove the wires and then do the fullsize fillets with tape. My only concern is the fillets down the middle of the boat. The plywood meets at such a low angle, I am worried that the small fillets may not hold. Is this unfounded? Since the panels are locked in by the transom and the middle bulkheads, I suppose it won't be an issue.
Here are a couple of pics.
Regards,
Justin
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