Fairing Keel, fitting Centre Board & Sanding Hull

It's been 10 days since I last posted and I have been working most days since......and it's difficult to see the progress.  Sanding and fairing is a slow process.  I had no major issues to fair, other than the tail of the lead keel was veering to starboard slightly, so I made a plastic shuttering and filled with wood flour thickened epoxy....

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Installing Keel

Once I had cleared my thinking about whether to fibreglass the garboards and whether to install keel on while the hull was turned upside down, the time for action had come!I called John Brooks. the designer of the Somes Sound 121/2 who explained the pros and cons of fiberglassing the hull - his view was that epoxy alone was a poor option and that if...

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Hull fairing, DWL and machining lead....

Spent a few days fairing the hull and sanding,  I am using a a Hempel epoxy fairing compound, which takes a bit of practice to get get right.  Initially I think I was spreading it too thick, until I realized that it can be skimmed on very finely almost like a thin layer of paint with a stiff plastic spreader - leading to less sanding and...

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Rudder, Centreboard and Keel fitting

It's been a while since I last posted and really that's because I procrastinated too much about what steps to take next - paint inside the hull or turn it over.  Once I got my plan straight, we made decent progress:The bronze hardware had arrived, thanks to Ballentines Boat Shop who were extremely helpful and knowledgeable and Brian who collected...

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