Keel and Skeg packing blocks

Finally, another update. Inclement weather as well as being involved in making cabinets for a paying customer have slowed progress a bit. However in between all of this I have finished and fitted the Keel packing block and fitted the rudder and skeg packer ready to be flattened. All that now remains is to finish filling the holes, before sanding and sealing the entire hull with epoxy.

Setting up the Chines and Gunwales

Whilst the filling of holes continues, in between the incescant rain and wind which we are experiencing at the moment in the Western Cape, there is nothing much to add to the blog by way of current progress, so I will continue from where I left off with the setting up of the Keelson.

The next step was to set up the Chines and Gunwales. these were both made up of two layers of 69 x 22mm timber which first had to be joined with scarfs to form the lengths required. Once the first layer had been fixed to the frames and checked for fairness, the second layer was then glued and screwed to this to form a strong continuous curve. Once this was complete, the Chines were then chamfered to the correct angle.