Josh, it has been awhile since you posted anything. I guess that means you are busy on your boat. I will be glad to go canoeing with you once it is finished. Go honey! Love, your wife
Close to the end....a few more strips of cedar to cut and paste. Nothing like kindergarten!
The boat has now been sanded and is ready for fiberglass and epoxy. My sister Steph came to helped sand the boat and give encouragement. Notice the floor from before and after sanding? That means the wood is smooth as butter!
Better be for a boat...not a funeral! Draping the fiberglass and wetting it with epoxy..
After the epoxy and fiberglass came the taping for the bottom to have graphite added to it. You can see the black line where the Josh and his friend Adam sharpied so the waterline would look more natural and the graphite would be hidden. Adam helped Josh work on the boat and then carry the boat in the house (gasp!) for its weigh-in. It came in at about 30 lbs! Thanks for your help, Adam. Bye, pretty wood! Hello, not-so-beautiful black protection.
The outside is done...epoxied, fiberglassed and sanded...ready for varnish after we finishing sanding the inside.
If you thought the outside was alot of work...the inside can be worse. Good thing we have God to clean out the inside...oh wait, talking about a boat. Josh cleaning out the dust with a vacuum. Notice the face wear? Now, it's onto epoxy and fiberglassing the inside.
The outside has been sanded and varnished several times. The inside now has been sanded, vacuumed, fiberglassed and epoxied, and the seats are being put in. Josh is testing out one for good measure. Almost ready to launch!
Unofficial launch...maybe tomorrow? Yay!
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