Don Silsbe Posted March 23, 2024 Author Posted March 23, 2024 Today, I’m cutting out deck panels. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted March 27, 2024 Author Posted March 27, 2024 The akas are roughed out now. These are the support structure for the hatches. 1 Quote
Don Silsbe Posted April 1, 2024 Author Posted April 1, 2024 The decks and akas have been glued up now. Dry fit: Glue-up: Quote
Don Silsbe Posted April 12, 2024 Author Posted April 12, 2024 Today, she is together enough that I got to climb aboard for the first time. Still lots to do, but she’s coming together. Quote
Captain Tim Posted April 12, 2024 Posted April 12, 2024 An adult beverage would be in order right aboat now! 1 Quote
Don Silsbe Posted April 18, 2024 Author Posted April 18, 2024 I’m having some boatbuilding fun today! I’m reinforcing the motor mount, inside and out. Somehow, I thought the inside work would be easier to do while she was inverted. Not so sure now! LOL Quote
Don Silsbe Posted April 25, 2024 Author Posted April 25, 2024 I’m putting the finishing touches on the vaka this week. (Minus sanding and painting.). Next comes the small parts! Quote
Don Silsbe Posted May 2, 2024 Author Posted May 2, 2024 Padre Point drove down yesterday to help with the build! We’ve shifted gears, and are working on sanding the hull, and getting primer on. We made fantastic progress yesterday afternoon. We flipped the hull. Gave her a rinse to remove blush. Then we sanded. We did this to all three hulls. My neighbor-helper Brodie is delighted that Ted saved him from Sanding Hell! IMG_1990.mov Quote
Don Silsbe Posted May 3, 2024 Author Posted May 3, 2024 We are making incredible progress! Eleven man-hours in a day and a half. The hulls are all covered with a coat of primer. Tomorrow, we flip her over and sand & primer the cockpit and decks. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted May 4, 2024 Author Posted May 4, 2024 Thanks again, Ted. What we accomplished was amazing. This is what they looked like just before Ted headed north. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted May 13, 2024 Author Posted May 13, 2024 I’m working on foils, now. Got them laminated and shaped. I ended the day with the Rope Trick. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted May 20, 2024 Author Posted May 20, 2024 Brodie and I marked the waterline yesterday, to prep for painting the hull later this week. 1 Quote
Don Silsbe Posted May 30, 2024 Author Posted May 30, 2024 Two steps forward, one step back. A bad tipping brush caused grooves in the finish. We caught it after painting the first ama, but this one needs to be redone. Oh shucks! Quote
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