Flipping the boat and a new bunch of challenges

Three of my neighbours came over and we carried the boat out of the tent and rolled it on the ground and put it back on the strongback.

I haven't got around to supporting it properly so that I can work inside. There were a few f--k ups revealed but nothing that a little loving care can't fix up or hide.

Everyone commented on how huge it seems inside. Today I will get it properly supported and put some temporary thwarts on it to line it up and support the sides. After that I will do some remedial work to the epoxy inside. There are a couple of screws that came through the stems that I have to deal with. I expect that these chores will eat up a lot of time.

finishing the outside hull

 An ordered workbench reflects an ordered mind.

 Here is the hull with two coats of epoxy on it.

 The ugly white stuff is the fairing compound cleaning up the scarf joints and screw holes. I put two layers of fairing compound on and sanded them smooth. If I was shooting for perfection I would still be messing around with fairing compound.

 Here is the hull with one coat of aklyd paint. This colour is Dory Buff. It was a popular colour in Newfoundland for finishing dorys.

 I think it will look alright after about three coats.

Next I will glue and screw a piece of slippery plastic on the bottom of the keel and then it will be time to flip the boat and tackle the wonders inside.

shaping and glueing on the outer stems

Here I have made a little progress shaping the outer stems. They are ready for gluing. After the epoxy has dried I will fit on the keel. Once again I underestimated how long this would take.

Finished the planking

Last week I got the 13th and final plank glued on.
Now I have to tackle the outer keel pieces and fix up and finish the outer hull.