As you can see I epoxied in the spacers on the deck side of the hull.
In theory I am now ready for a bunch of sanding and two coats of laminating epoxy! Although most likely it will be in 3 to 4 weeks as temperatures start to cool down!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Daggerboard Spacers
Ok, these pictures have been on my camera for a while. It continues to be stinking hot in Arizona and I have not been able to get motivated to go outside and sweat profusely!
As you can see I epoxied in the spacers on the deck side of the hull.
In theory I am now ready for a bunch of sanding and two coats of laminating epoxy! Although most likely it will be in 3 to 4 weeks as temperatures start to cool down!
As you can see I epoxied in the spacers on the deck side of the hull.
In theory I am now ready for a bunch of sanding and two coats of laminating epoxy! Although most likely it will be in 3 to 4 weeks as temperatures start to cool down!
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Foiled!
Wow - another 6 weeks have gone by and zero progress on the PaperJet! A lot of that can be attributed to the fact that it has been absolutely stinking hot here and it has not really been to pleasant to hang out in the garage! Also the creating of a custom cover for the Capri 18 took time away from this project!
This weekend we had some nice overcast weather, and even though it was very humid, it was a least bearable in the garage.
My first order of business was to sand down the dagger board to make sure everything was going to fit through the slot in both the bottom and the top. It took a fair amount of sanding on both the dagger board and the wooden fillets that I had installed on the hull side of the daggerboard locker to make it go up and down smoothly. It was interesting that from the bottom of the boat I could raise and lower the daggerboard without too many issues, but when trying to do it from on top, it kept binding! After a lot of sanding it finally goes up and down smoothly! I must admit I am grateful that I decided not to finish up the foils. I am pretty sure that all this fitting would have completely ruined a good finish!
Apart from sanding the daggerboard, I also took the time to sand down the rudder so that it was smooth and ready to attach the handle.
I also took the time to make the fillets for the deck side of the daggerboard locker. I got all four of them cut out, fitted and epoxied. I took the time and effort to soften the inside corner to hopefully make sliding the daggerboard into the slot a litter easier. I was going to install them today, until I found out that I made two starboard front pieces! So, I have to apply the laminating epoxy to the other side of the piece! Therefore, it appears that this will be accomplished this week.
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Next order of business is to epoxy in the fillets and to also epoxy the handles onto the foils. After that I suspect that there is going to be a lot of sanding in my future!
This weekend we had some nice overcast weather, and even though it was very humid, it was a least bearable in the garage.
My first order of business was to sand down the dagger board to make sure everything was going to fit through the slot in both the bottom and the top. It took a fair amount of sanding on both the dagger board and the wooden fillets that I had installed on the hull side of the daggerboard locker to make it go up and down smoothly. It was interesting that from the bottom of the boat I could raise and lower the daggerboard without too many issues, but when trying to do it from on top, it kept binding! After a lot of sanding it finally goes up and down smoothly! I must admit I am grateful that I decided not to finish up the foils. I am pretty sure that all this fitting would have completely ruined a good finish!
Apart from sanding the daggerboard, I also took the time to sand down the rudder so that it was smooth and ready to attach the handle.
I also took the time to make the fillets for the deck side of the daggerboard locker. I got all four of them cut out, fitted and epoxied. I took the time and effort to soften the inside corner to hopefully make sliding the daggerboard into the slot a litter easier. I was going to install them today, until I found out that I made two starboard front pieces! So, I have to apply the laminating epoxy to the other side of the piece! Therefore, it appears that this will be accomplished this week.
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Next order of business is to epoxy in the fillets and to also epoxy the handles onto the foils. After that I suspect that there is going to be a lot of sanding in my future!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Back in the saddle again!
Wow! I cannot believe it has been almost two months since I last worked on the Paper Jet! I guess that is what happens when you decide to buy a new (to me) sailboat out of the blue! I have been spending way to much time getting that boat up to snuff and have neglected the poor Paper Jet! Well this weekend it was time to change that.
The mission right now is to get the topside ready to epoxy and then finish. A few things have to happen in order to accomplish this.
Firstly I cut out the foot rests and the doublers for the wings where a couple of cleats attach.
I also cut out the spacers for the deckside dagger board locker and proceeded to find out that the dagger board did not want to fit through the spacers that I had previous epoxied to the bottom of the hull! (It is amazing what happens when you add several coasts of epoxy to stuff! They grow!) This necessitated doing some sanding on the dagger board and also on the hull spacers! I wasnt able to resolve the entire issue this weekend but it was getting close. I think it is time to start sanding down the dagger board for finishing so that I have the final size figured out.
I also spent a fair amount of time doing the initial sanding on the deck although I still have a fair amount of detail sanding to go. There is definitely a lot more nooks and crannies on the deck vs. the hull!
I finished up this weekend by epoxying the foot rests and piling a whole bunch of weight on it so that they would lay flat!
All in all a weekend of miscellaneous tasks where not a whole lot got accomplished but there was forward progress!
The mission right now is to get the topside ready to epoxy and then finish. A few things have to happen in order to accomplish this.
Firstly I cut out the foot rests and the doublers for the wings where a couple of cleats attach.
I also cut out the spacers for the deckside dagger board locker and proceeded to find out that the dagger board did not want to fit through the spacers that I had previous epoxied to the bottom of the hull! (It is amazing what happens when you add several coasts of epoxy to stuff! They grow!) This necessitated doing some sanding on the dagger board and also on the hull spacers! I wasnt able to resolve the entire issue this weekend but it was getting close. I think it is time to start sanding down the dagger board for finishing so that I have the final size figured out.
I also spent a fair amount of time doing the initial sanding on the deck although I still have a fair amount of detail sanding to go. There is definitely a lot more nooks and crannies on the deck vs. the hull!
I finished up this weekend by epoxying the foot rests and piling a whole bunch of weight on it so that they would lay flat!
All in all a weekend of miscellaneous tasks where not a whole lot got accomplished but there was forward progress!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Time to finish the Hull
This weekend I finally found the time to give the hull a final sanding with 220 grit sand paper prior to applying the epoxy coats.
I also went ahead and added the groove to the bow where the forestay attachment will eventually go. You will notice that the poplar cap has a distinct shape. It was the best I could come up with that would take care of all the interesting angles that meet up at the bow transom of the boat!
After everything was good I was able to put a couple of coats of epoxy on it. Interestingly I tried a different method of applying the epoxy - I poured the epoxy onto the hull then spread it with a squeegee while my wife followed up behind me with a wide brush to even everything out. It worked like a charm!
Next steps are to add one more coat of epoxy and then start the fairing process. I am hoping to have it faired by next weekend so I can start putting the primer coat on!
I also went ahead and added the groove to the bow where the forestay attachment will eventually go. You will notice that the poplar cap has a distinct shape. It was the best I could come up with that would take care of all the interesting angles that meet up at the bow transom of the boat!
After everything was good I was able to put a couple of coats of epoxy on it. Interestingly I tried a different method of applying the epoxy - I poured the epoxy onto the hull then spread it with a squeegee while my wife followed up behind me with a wide brush to even everything out. It worked like a charm!
Next steps are to add one more coat of epoxy and then start the fairing process. I am hoping to have it faired by next weekend so I can start putting the primer coat on!
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Daggerboard Locker Spacers
Prior to epoxying / fairing the bottom of the hull it occurred to me that I better add the bottom spacers in the daggerboard locker that will keep the dagger board pointing true!
Originally my goal was to get the spacers built, add 3 coats of epoxy and have them installed prior to this weekend. The thought was I could then finish the fine sanding on the hull and start the epoxy/fairing/primer process. Alas, the best laid plans of mice and men sometimes get waylaid and it occurred to me that I may not want to rush this process, since it is pretty critical that everything is lined up and true!
So, I had some poplar lying around in the shop and using my handy home made jig cut the spacers to size per plan. I then spent a fair amount time sanding/fitting them with the daggerboard installed in the boat, making sure that they were going to be a snug, yet not binding fit!
Once I ascertained that they were the correct size I rounded off the inside edges with the hopes that it will make installing the daggerboard in the boat easier and guide them into the hole!
I added 3 coats of laminating epoxy
and installed them using some spare pieces of cedar as wedges to hold them in place.
Overall not too pretty, but once everything is epoxied, faired and primered it will look good!
My goal is now to finish sanding the hull with 220 grit paper and epoxy, fair, and primer the hull!
Originally my goal was to get the spacers built, add 3 coats of epoxy and have them installed prior to this weekend. The thought was I could then finish the fine sanding on the hull and start the epoxy/fairing/primer process. Alas, the best laid plans of mice and men sometimes get waylaid and it occurred to me that I may not want to rush this process, since it is pretty critical that everything is lined up and true!
So, I had some poplar lying around in the shop and using my handy home made jig cut the spacers to size per plan. I then spent a fair amount time sanding/fitting them with the daggerboard installed in the boat, making sure that they were going to be a snug, yet not binding fit!
Once I ascertained that they were the correct size I rounded off the inside edges with the hopes that it will make installing the daggerboard in the boat easier and guide them into the hole!
I added 3 coats of laminating epoxy
and installed them using some spare pieces of cedar as wedges to hold them in place.
Overall not too pretty, but once everything is epoxied, faired and primered it will look good!
My goal is now to finish sanding the hull with 220 grit paper and epoxy, fair, and primer the hull!
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Let's get back to the Hull
Well when the weather is conducive to both sailing and building a boat.. well sometime sailing has to take first place! A fabulous week @ Lake Havasu sailing and a corresponding weekend of both preparing prior and the cleaning up afterwards means that the Paper Jet has been sitting still for the last 3 weeks!
Prior to going on vacation I got the mast put up on the ceiling to keep it out of harms way. I figured it would not be a good idea to keep it in the mast jig on the floor anymore since was pretty much in harms way!
This morning I took apart the mast jig and cut it down to size so that it could act as supports for the saw horses for when I have the boat turned upside down. I also stapled some carpet strips I had to one of them and threw a couple of rugs on the other one to prevent them from scuffing up the hull now that I am entering the finishing process.
Today's plan was pretty simple. Firstly I wanted to clean up the wing caps and add a quarter round to them using the router.
Secondly I wanted to clean up the bottom of the gunwales and also add a quarter round to them also!
Finally I wanted to start the sanding process on the hull. My goal is to get the hull prepped, sanded and 3 coats of epoxy added prior to flipping it over and doing the same with the deck.
I finished sanding half the hull today, tomorrow I will tackle the other half!
Prior to going on vacation I got the mast put up on the ceiling to keep it out of harms way. I figured it would not be a good idea to keep it in the mast jig on the floor anymore since was pretty much in harms way!
This morning I took apart the mast jig and cut it down to size so that it could act as supports for the saw horses for when I have the boat turned upside down. I also stapled some carpet strips I had to one of them and threw a couple of rugs on the other one to prevent them from scuffing up the hull now that I am entering the finishing process.
Today's plan was pretty simple. Firstly I wanted to clean up the wing caps and add a quarter round to them using the router.
Secondly I wanted to clean up the bottom of the gunwales and also add a quarter round to them also!
Finally I wanted to start the sanding process on the hull. My goal is to get the hull prepped, sanded and 3 coats of epoxy added prior to flipping it over and doing the same with the deck.
I finished sanding half the hull today, tomorrow I will tackle the other half!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Mast is done!
Finally finished up the lower and top masts this weekend after applying the fourth coat of varnish! I must admit that I finally figured out the trick to applying the spar varnish. Again, it's all about putting on just the right amount of varnish on your brush and on the spar....
It actually turned out quite nice!
Next steps will be fill in the screw holes and hang this up on my ceiling. Once out of the way it will be time to get the hull down and start the final work on it.
It actually turned out quite nice!
Next steps will be fill in the screw holes and hang this up on my ceiling. Once out of the way it will be time to get the hull down and start the final work on it.
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