Hull Turned for Filling the Port-Side

Filling the Hull

For a first attempt I filled the starboard aft hull. I used YACHTCARE HIGH BUILD EPOXY FILLER. The handling was easy and went off without making stains. But the result looks different to what the promotion video shows. 

The reason is probably the very rough surface due to the removed peel ply. It sucks all the filler on. Maybe a second layer is required.

Starboard aft has been filled with YACHTCARE HIGH BUILD EPOXY FILLER

Crafting the Pocket for the Teflon Glide Block

Into the forward bottom edge of the keel foil slot a Teflon glide block has to be fitted.

I machined the required pocked by using a BOSCH oscillating multi-tool

To cover the pocket surface with glass fabric I used a wood block as mould. The mould block is wrapped with plastic-foil in order to be removed after the epoxi has set.

In a last step all is faired and covered with a epoxy-copper mixture

Hull Turned for Working on the Keel Foil Slot

 

  

  

 

Stern Laminated

The fiberglass fabric has been cut and tacked.

The fiberglass fabric has been epoxy
impregnated and covered with release fabric.

The following day the release fabric was removed and the edges were reinforced with fiberglass fabric.

Edges and irregularities of the inner scoop-surface puttied

Work on Stern Continued

Spring comes and temperatures are rising. The works on the stern can be continued.

I covered the scoop edge with 10 mm Sapeli ...

... and reinforced the stern in the area where later the rudder is attached.

A Potential Dirt Corner Is Filled



The gaps between the stringers in the stem area

are hardly accessible an therefore potential dirt corners.

I flooded the whole area with epoxy. 

WARNING to copyists! 

The task has to be carried out very carefull due to the heat producing curing of epoxy. I did it in several steps with just small portions epoxy and a slow hardener. 

To fill the stem-knee I first glued a small dam.

In the last step, I filled the corner with waste wood pieces and epoxy.

The figure illustrates the filled area