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Still too cold for epoxy work

Working on the rudder a little while I wait for warmer weather. My boys were helping this day :)
Storm Day. Did some marking and then got the wood stove going in the shed to heat it up. Working on the bow stitching. Hard to get it to match right. Also started the rudder. Found out that the plans from CLC have the scale wrong on this page for the rudder plans. It says the scale is 3" to 1". It should be 4" to 1". Running out of room in my shed!
Getting there slowly. It is getting too cold to heat the shed up properly for epoxy work. Stitching together the hull.

Wiring on panels

The side panels are being wired in place. They have been fiberglassed and then 2 additional coats of epoxy. Starting to get cold.....need wood sove in these days!!

Fiberglassing sides

I have been working slowly but surely on this boat. Fiberglassed the side panels last weekend, and now giving the additional coats of clear epoxy over top. I need to stitch them to the hull panels this week, and then put all the bulkheads in.

Working on centerboard.

This is very time consuming but fun and a learning experience. I have to get the lead insert in the centerboard flush. Using a plane to do this. Then need to fill in any low spots. In the meantime my shed is getting crowded, and Kepler is patiently overseeing the operation :) A couple of pics of myself and Raema's trip to Connecticut are included here also.

Pouring lead into keel

Just finished pouring the lead into the keel with Francis. Now have to start working on the centerboard.