Getting there

Cooked off some more parts today. From left to right: Foil case frames, mast base strut and pad, and lower gantry attachment/transom support.

Fits all snug, next weekend bond and tape.

(hope I did the lister lever thing right)

Hope to bond and tape up the stern area as well.

Stay tuned......

Rocky Mountain Homebuilders summit.......

No boat building this past weekend because I've been in Salt Lake visiting family, But I was able to fit some moth related side notes to the trip. While I was in the area I found a little time to go check out Geoff Hurwitch's Chinchilla Build in Park City. It was really nice to see someone else's boat and hang out talking about high altitude boat building. Unfortunately I had to make it back to town for a birthday party or I could have talked until horse. hope to return the favour someday soon.

I haven't been blogging, but I have been spending some time in the shop, so prepare for a "boatload" of pics.

Made and installed my version of a"Beaver Box" foil case. Not the simplest thing, but it gives limitless foil options without having to rip form fitting case's out every time.

For structural reasons I have decided to take the deck all the way to the bow. Here is the deck extension under bag. I layed it up on the crewdeck mould so I could match the existing curve.

foam cut for the case support. hope to bag it this week.

My foredeck strut under bag and cooking off.

Installed. This strut is seriously strong, but lighter than a carbon tube.

I ended up cutting off the bow foam again and replacing it after a freak accident involving the previous bow foam and my knee..

I used the redo as a chance to squeeze the bow together at the top to increase my wavepiercing shape. I have also bonded in a nice chunk of carbon plate and a bit of uni tube for the forestay attachment.

a little quickfair (needs more)

here you can see the full piercing effect. (pre-carbon and compound)

Bonding 1/4'' carbon plate for the Gantry attachment.

More to come.