Unfortunately, I did not post an ongoing building history of the build of my CX19. I have now posted pictures of the build in the builders gallery http://gallery.bateau2.com/thumbnails.p ... er_name=on
The CX19 plans were ordered in the late summer of 2009 and I spent the winter reading them and dreaming of the boat that would come. In the spring of 2010 I found a supplier for Meranti and placed my order. The plywood arrived and I was committed. I spent most of the summer building the panels, assemblying a strongback and looking for a suitable location to build. I never found a truly suitable location, but decided to take over the garden instead.
By the end of the summer I had the hull assembled and glued and most of the outside of the hull glassed. The upper side panels were attached but had not been glassed yet. At some point I also realized that I would need a shelter. I purchased a 12' x 20' tent from Costco and set it up over the boat. While the shelter was nice, it did make for cramped working conditions.
Come winter, the hull was placed into hibernation.
In the Spring of 2011 I finished glassing the upper panels into place proeeded with fairing. I also ran out of my first batch of epoxy (5 gallons) and ordered my second batch (7.5 gallons). Between work, a cool spring and hot weather during the summer, my progress was slow. However, by the fall of 2011, I had the hull faired and the lifting strakes and spray rails were built and installed. I also managed to get the hull primed and a graphite bottom was rolled on (3-4 coats). I was reasonably happy with my progress and was confident it was time to flip.
Winter 2011 the hull was again placed into hibernation and my search for a trailer began. I had no luck over the winter and come spring 2012 I was still looking. I was about to place an order for a nice shiny new galvanized tandem when I stumbled on an older EZ loader singe axle. I purchased the trailer knowing that it was probably not adequate as my final trailer, but it should allow me to flip the hull and get back to building.
The spring of 2012 has proven to be a poor time for boat building for me. The weather has been cool and wet, my tent leaks a bit and the birds covered the boat with droppings. It is now the end of May and I really haven't done anything on the boat! However, since I purchased the trailer, I have cleaned and readied the hull for flipping. My plan is to try and get some strong guys together maybe on the weekend to flip the hull onto the trailer. One this is done, I can get back to work although I am looking at my epoxy reserves and will probably have to order more very soon. The tent is all but taken down although I left the roof in place for now as it affords the hull a bit of protection from the elements. Once the hull is flipped, I may not be able to reuse the tent so will be forced to tarp the hull after each work day. Not sure how well that is going to work.
