Fore structure
Keelson glued and screwed according to plans. I managed to squeeze in two screws to reinforce this crucial joint. Excess glue used for “welding” - epoxy fillets.
I use ice-cream stick which has a nice curvature for forming fillets.
I gather material to fill flotation tanks. Just to be sure I make an experiment with a piece of this foam - clamped in water barrel, to see if it soaks water after a few days.
Transom protected with masking tape before gluing in place. Masking takes a lot of time but I’d rather do this than scrape excess epoxy.
Glued in place. I wrapped the whole transom in paper, to prevent epoxy-stain on mahogany.
While this was curing I dry-fitted fore part subassembly.
It became obvious that the batten I glued the other day is in wrong position.
Plans specify this clearly but apparently I missed that.
A few minutes with hot-air gun and the problem is solved.
Dry fitting floor carlins.
Glued in place the other evening. These rectangular openings look like being eager to receive a wedge. I sent a mail to the Architect about that.
Dry-fitting the stem.
All fits well.
I glue in place longitudinal supports.
Bulkhead nine will be installed tomorrow - and the jig will be ready to receive planking!