Narfi's HC14 build thread - LAUNCHED

[narfi]

The structural fiberglass we use on these boats is a biaxial weave, and they sew it together with plain thread so it is easier to handle and doesn't come unravelled. Once the epoxy is set there is no longer a function for those threads and since they sit proud of the surface the consensus is to sand them down, but stop short of sanding into the glass. Look for that cross-hatch pattern to emerge on the sanded surface. The woven fiberglass typically doesn't use those threads.

I think the threads i see are under the glass.... I may have sanded too much on the one piece. You can see first picture is sanded completely to the wood on the edges yet the thread is still visable. The last two I think I did right where the 45/45 is visable?(more so on the last one)

[narfi]

Weather report: was up to 80f today and smoggy from fires around the state.
I opened up the tent doors after work and then did my honey doos for a few hours and by the time I made it back out there it wasn't too bad.

Cut 12 strips 1.5" wide matching the curve of the top of the side panel to use as rub rails.
Stared at it all thinking about it for a bit..... That's about all I got done tonight.

Panels layed out so we can drill the holes and start putting it together tomorow or this weekend.

The stacked chine panels match almost perfectly but the side panels are about 1/4" off from each other in places. Hopefully it's not enough to cause issues during assembly.

Landon was pretty impressed with the sawdust and was wanting to collect as much as he could in a bowl to "put on the grass"........ Not sure why but he enjoys his little projects so why not?

[Jeff]

Nice Narfi!!! Temps warmer than I expected but it is mid-July!!! Jeff

[narfi]

Weather report: was another hot day. But 9:20pm it's 64f a good working temp in the tent once I had the flaps open and aired out a bit. Looks a bit like rain.

Many times I have seen it said here that the beauty of this type of building is that it is impossible to mess up too badly. Anything can be ground down and glasses over.

Tonight I am reminded of a more famous quote.

You can't fix stupid.

I told myself atleast 3 times going into this tonight not to do this even once started I remember telling myself not to do this........

5pts to whoever spots it first........

[Fuzz]

So did you glue it down to the table............no plastic down first?

[narfi]

So did you glue it down to the table............no plastic down first?

Hehe nope.
Try again!

[narfi]

Well that was fun! It looks like a boat now!!!!!
Looks like I am having the same trouble bigyellowtractor is having with the chine panel not wanting to match the camber of station A.

Ends up I have to work tomorow so can't stay up too late messing with it tonight. Good enough it looks like something now

Tomorow night I'll come up with a plan of attack....

1. I still need to wrap tape around the edges of the molds to make sure they don't get glued in.
2. Figure out how to secure the molds into place..... tape? Straps? Temp screws?
3. Tape all the inside seams so epoxy doesn't drip through.
4. Figure out how to support it all and turn it over.
5. Figure out how to get a good gap between panels.
6. Stare at it a few hours wondering what I'm about to screw up.
7. Glue between all the zip ties.

Will see how far down the list I get tomorow night :p

[Fuzz]

To hold your frames screw some 2x scraps to the molds. Then screw your panels to the scraps. The screw holds will be no more trouble to fill than the tie wrap holes.
By golly that do look like a boat now. Sure is fun when some flat plywood magically looks like a boat

[Eric1]

Looking good!

[Jaysen]

Looks like the bow edge may be cut backwards but I can't tell. There's no splice in the next photos.

Only other thing that looks odd it the alignment for a few stitches.