Rudder work

Because I am using a solid word rudder I had to slot for the up/downhaul line.

With the right cutter it was pretty easy.

Then to drill holes for the end knots in the lines;

Putting final epoxy coats on the rudder pieces also;

Slow process of fairing out the hull.

Setting bolts for gudgeons. Once again making sure everything is lined up with some allthread;

Laminated tiller had to be done in two pieces and joined because of shaping tool limitations.

Also glued together rudder box

then on to finishing all parts

Waiting for a cutter for my router to cut the control line slot in the rudder, but still have plenty to keep me busy on the hull finishing.

After getting the interior taped and filleted it was time to flip the boat again to finish up the hull.

After some more fairing I fully glassed the bottom and lower panel.

 Then put the skeg together

At the same time I steam bent the bow trim

 Laminating them in place

 Also putting up the rudder blocks by putting them on a jig to make sure of distance and angle

Once in place everything was filleted. I also have decided to glass cloth the skeg for further protection.

Doing my filleting was made easier by being able to angle the boat \.

Pre-coating seat panels, but will be fairing out the hull before flipping again.

After a little more filling and fairing along with taping the bottom panel

It was time to flip the boat. Using a couple of blocks hanging from the joists it went pretty easily. Now the filleting of the frames can be done easily by manipulating the angle of the boat while working on it.

Also have the Daggerboard and Rudder foils fairly well shaped using a belt sander for rough shape and finishing by hand.

And just a couple of more shots showing that the shop is getting a workout and the mess is building.

Sanding, fairing sanding....repeat

Getting the hull sealed up, little bit more and tape the bottom. I plan on fiberglassing the whole bottom but may have to wait on that as I think it would be safer to do with two. So probably after taping I will flip the boat and work on the inside.

Also getting started on the foils for rudder and daggerboard. Using solid wood for these;

All planked up and nowhere to go

Now comes the hours of filling, fairing and sanding.

Planking

Making some progress, have the lower and middle planks on both sides.

I did have to stop and make an adjustment on one of the middle planks. The original finger joints were loose and shifted while gluing putting the plank out of shape. Even if I could purchase another sheet to reproduce it, it would mean a 300 mile round trip so instead I patched in a piece of 6mm that I had. Was able to remake the correct shape.