So, it has been a good 5 & 1/2 months since the last post, and that is because not alot, if anything, has been done. Oaky and Timmy have recently finished the Sydney-Hobart yacht race, and now we're back, and right back into it. Our first order of business was the rudder. With the basic back-to-front profile completed, we needed to decide on a shape for the bottom, which we did. We then resined it, and then wrapped a layer of Carbon cloth on, and then some peel cloth for overnight.
After that, cockpit sides were the order of the day. We decided that we wanted to go with a rounded cockpit seat edge, rather than having a sharp/pointy edge to sit on.. We're doing this by using 100mm wide pieces of foam, cut to fit between each set of frames, and then using epoxy to glue it to the underside of the seat. The step we're doing now is to sand the corner of the foam to produce the curvy shape that we're after.
We've now put the cockpit side sheet into place below the foam, so progress is looking good so far. We've recieved our mast and boom, and our sails are not to far off, so watch this space for more info!
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