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Great news GB... that's got to be a weight of your mind!

Fuzz wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 12:08 pm That dude is going to be 100 foot long before you are done

Sorry to hear of your mishap Glossieblack.
That looks a bit nasty!
With the orientation of those fracture lines and the look of that "tear-out", I would have guessed that the damaging force was from stern to bow direction
Good luck with the repairs.

Cheers
Reefie

Thanks mecreature and deuce.
I still have a few things to bowl over before the fairing... but I am psyching myself up for this part of the build

Cheers,
Reefie

Thanks cape man, glossieblack, Eric, Jeff and DAYTRIP. I had been pushing pretty hard to get to this milestone before things got busy on the farm, and the plan is to now be concentrate on the skeg and the swim platform. Unfortunately, I have not had any time spare time to spend on the boat since I f...

Well today marks a significant milestone for me - the external hull laminations are complete!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEE :D By my crude calculations I have laid on approx 110 kg (242 pounds) each of glass and epoxy 8O 8O 8O http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/90892/20181013_170415.jpg http://gallery.ba...

Thanks Jeff, piperdown, OrangeQuest, Eric, Fuzz and Fallguy. I have the Starboard side all prepped for glassing tomorrow :D Piperdown we have fruit orchards and are just about to commence our harvest. There is also all the weed control, fertilizing, irrigating etc... that comes with the warming weat...

I'me really enjoying your daily cruising reports GB - you are certainly living the dream .
BTW, how's Mrs GB fairing after her earlier fall?
Cheers,
Reefie

Very nice glassing in a difficult location Fallguy. Overhead glassing is the most difficult of all. Its not surprising you ended up with the classic epoxy hairdo :lol: Did you get all 4 beam socket done or just the one? In Australia you can get disposable plastic arm protectors for such situations -...

Still chipping away at it guys. Sanded the port topside plate and overlaps in prep for glassing. http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/90892/20181006_174038.jpg Layed out the glass. http://gallery.bateau2.com/albums/userpics/90892/20181010_173712.jpg And did the glassing today. http://gallery.b...