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From Sweatshirts to Shorts

March 17-18, 2012
We are really having some crazy weather around here. Last weekend I was working on the boat with long sleeves and sweatshirts and this weekend it was a tshirt and shorts. But I am not complaining though I didn't think that I could possibly be fiberglassing this early in the year. But never mind that right now I had work to do...



I spent Saturday on cutting all of the bulkhead pieces. So now as far as the Stringers and Bulkheads are concerned they are now cut.




I made a run also on Saturday and got the following supplies:
-Chalk Line
-6 small tubes of PL Glue
-Caulk gun
-Stainless Steel screws (I bought them out of what they had...should at least get me started)
I am still trying to find 3M 5200 and a 5 gallon pail dispenser pump.



Sunday I mapped out my plan of where all of the stringers and bulkheads are going to go and traced it out with a sharpie...







Then I glued in the foam spacers that will keep the wood from coming in direct contact with the hull.




After I was finished with that I started to cut the stringers down to the size that they will be for the deck to lay on them. I cut them larger just as a precautionary measure.

Here is the list of things to do in the immediate future:
-Finish cutting the plywood to size
-Sand the plywood
-Apply a coating of resin to the wood
-PL Glue the pieces into the boat

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