2423Hrs – Man Flu Strikes!
It’s a wonder I can type this, as every guy knows man flu is a killer and yet I’m somehow managing to soldier on. With such deep reserves of strength and determination I could have joined the S.A.S, I’d have pissed the selection… ah well too old now.
On the boatbuilding front I’ve put in a solid six hours today working on the cross beams. I’ve planed and sanded them on all sides and routed a nice radius on all the edges top and bottom. It didn’t go completely smoothly as both the 4″ sander and the plane packed up on me during the work and although I got the plane going again I had to call up my smaller reserve sander which slowed things down a bit.
Anyway the jobs done now and tomorrow I’ll get cracking on the infill pieces. There are 12 per beam on the three longest beams and another six on the mast beam. They need to be cut to size individually and then epoxied into place so that’s me busy for a wee while.
Its pleasing how a bit of finishing has transformed the beams from messy epoxy covered bits of wood to something that looks half decent.
Looking good. Keep it going. Your progress is inspiring .
Veritable works of art, them beams…………… not bad for a numpty!!
If they were shorter you could launch here in Wyre Piddle :-))
Cheers Brad, your comments are much appreciated
Hey you’ve given me an idea Jon, If I rigged up temporary outriggers on each hull popped an engine on each and got her on the canal down the road ……………. !!
Just out of curiosity, does each hull behave like a self-contained boat, or would they most likely roll if they were just floated on their own?
No Jon the hulls are way too slim and top heavy to float upright independently unless maybe I filled the bilges with pig iron!