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Coaming fitted and test varnish.... think will end up
varnishing rather than painting. At the mast deck beam
are the clamps for the mast deck beam trim, made of Chinese
Hemlock ("Tie Mu"). The port coaming is not quite fair, yet, I know!
Needs a bit more tender-loving-trimming care.... |
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| Our little hatch, at lowest point that water will collect.... (the bit of wood with epoxy dribble is not the trunk cover, just some scrap wood. Since then we've made the trunk cover proper).... |
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| ... and the manual hand bilge pump, set to pump from lowest point of bilges |
PS: those that are Somes Sound builders will note two scarf joints on the port coaming (the starboard has only one joint). Reason is simple: that I only had enough wood to make a port-side coaming with two joints. The alternative was to order more marine plywood, just for one coaming, which, in Hong Kong, is quite expensive, around $HK 1,000 including delivery to us here in Discovery Bay, a car-free place, where delivery trucks have to pay $500 just to get here. So I thought better two joints than a whole new board....
PPS: again to builders: the port coaming is not quite fair, yet, I know! Needs a bit more tender loving trimming care....
PPS: again to builders: the port coaming is not quite fair, yet, I know! Needs a bit more tender loving trimming care....
Reposting From Steve Smith on 3 March (original on 7 Jan post):
ReplyDeleteThanks for your blog as well as Dave's. I've had John's plans for a little over a year and have FINALLY set up the jig and forms. Had to repair an old barn for a workshop, my canvas shed kept blowing away in high winds. Made lots of parts during the winter. Now ready to really get started. Thanks for paving the way!!
And my answer, 3 Mar:
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve, good luck!
Where are you building your boat?
I'm going to put up some "lessons learnt" in a little while... stand by.
cheers,
Peter in Hong Kong