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.

Something got done during the cold snap

There has been a lot of minus 30 to 40 degree weather lately.
Managed to sew up the mizzen sail at home using my crap sewing machine. I realized to do the lug sail I would need more room and a decent sewing machine. I went to Paul's place and in two long days got the job done. Thanks Paul.
The sails are constructed from a Sailrite kit. It was very easy to work with and even an idiot like myself could figure out the comprehensive instructions.
Sorry no pics. Maybe when it warms up I will hang the Lug Sail from the roof edge and take some pictures.
Don't imagine anything much will happen in the next four months or so. Hope to get back on track in the late spring.

12th plank 6th of 7 rows finished

Forecast is for -10 degrees tonight. I might consider shutting the project down for the winter. I am surprised that the epoxy on this last plank is drying despite the cold weather. Think I will leave the clamps on for a good bit. As you can see I shortened the strongback in the front to make it easier to work on the bow. I disconnected the stern stem but quickly reattached it when the whole structure started to move around when I was planing the bevels on the planks.

11th Plank, Winter is coming

Here is the 11th plank glued on. Heat is the issue now. I made the mistake of putting a propane heater under the middle of the hull. There was too much heat and the epoxy between the planks dried with big bubbles in it. I had to go back and scrape out the bubbles with a chisel. It looks like hell until I smear some more epoxy over it.

Have ordered another three sheets of plywood. They will be here in November when it is really cold. I may just shut things down when I finish the 12th plank.