Well, we have some good news! Emily's folks are letting her come up and stay with us at the beginning of May. It'll be great to have some of our original team back together, not to mention the fact that she's a hard worker and really committed to the project.
The kind folks at the Woodenboat Forums have been a great help in answering my many questions, helping me upgrade the hull design for a more complex rig, and giving me the confidence to go full steam ahead with the project. The archives alone are wonderfully informative, but the generosity of the members is priceless!
On to fiberglassing!
- Prepping the hull for fiberglass
- Fiberglass and epoxy, Emily returns!
April 26 through May 9, 2003
April 21 through 26, 2003
- Filler and paint
May 10 through 12, 2003
- Furniture building begins
May 15 through 17, 2003
- A well earned vacation
May 19 through 25, 2003
We didn't have the boat done in time for the week in North Carolina, but we went and had a great vacation anyway!
Good times with family and friends
- Finish furniture and final prep...
- Epoxy and varnish
Next on the agenda!
May 29 through June 6, 2003
We've finished all of the hull carpentry now... The big curved aft seat really looks nice..
- We've come a long way ...
As you can see from the pictures, we're moving along well. The boat's been fiberglassed and painted, the seats and thwarts are built, and we're ready to apply epoxy and varnish to everything. When that's done we'll be able to move on toward final hull assembly and putting together of the rig.
Alegra will soon go back to North Carolina to spend some more time with Emily and her family. Meanwhile, we'll be bringing the boat home and getting set up to continue with the finishing of the interior and seat parts.
We've come a long way, but there's quite a bit of work left to do.
The saga continues...