Eric's C21

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Step by step you're getting there. Be careful with your body!
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Really like the way you rounded the ends and raised the cleats slightly.
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cape man wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 6:19 am Really like the way you rounded the ends and raised the cleats slightly.
Thanks cape man. I had to raise them to correct the unlevel stringers. I guess me moving around as I glued them flexed the hull.
This is the only way I could correct that. I plan to fill the gaps between the cleats. I wish I'd paid more attention.

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Looks awesome....funny I was just sitting here thinking about rounding my strings so I could wrap them in glass. Good to see someond else rounding them. Your work looks great.

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rbecker08 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:00 pm Looks awesome....funny I was just sitting here thinking about rounding my strings so I could wrap them in glass. Good to see someond else rounding them. Your work looks great.
Thank you :D

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Looking good. Gives me great pleasure to see this one continuing forward.

I am wondering what the brown line about 10" down from the sheer is... Is that a scarf joint?

I sort of expect to see a tape there.. maybe I am wrong...
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Looks really good Eric. Like everyone else said it is good to see you working on it again.

Fallguy you are looking at where the upper and lower panels meet.

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Fuzz wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:08 pm Looks really good Eric. Like everyone else said it is good to see you working on it again.

Fallguy you are looking at where the upper and lower panels meet.
Right, but does that get taped?
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Looks to me like it was rounded over with wood flour glue and glassed over. That is why the brown looking line. I am sure Eric will give us the final word tomorrow :wink:

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fallguy1000 wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 10:56 pm Looking good. Gives me great pleasure to see this one continuing forward.

I am wondering what the brown line about 10" down from the sheer is... Is that a scarf joint?

I sort of expect to see a tape there.. maybe I am wrong...
Fuzz wrote: Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:08 pm Looks really good Eric. Like everyone else said it is good to see you working on it again.

Fallguy you are looking at where the upper and lower panels meet.
First, Thank Both of you. It means a lot for my work to be praised by such fine builders!
Now to answer the question, The lamination schedule didn't call for glass to go that high.
I liked the idea of glassing it for strength and water proofing. The easiest way was to use 50" biax.
I filled with wood flour at a shallow angle to allow the fabric to lay flat.
I need the water proofing because I will wash under the gunnels to prevent mildew and remove wasps.
Probably petty but I hate both, especially to D$^% wasps. Living in the south the are an issue.
After towing 135 mile to fish Santee. I've been swarmed by a red cloud of SOB's. It was not fun.

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