The cabin top has been giving me a headache for a while now because I've been wondering what materials to use which would also be determined by the shape. I still don't know how its going to turn out because I'm making it up as I go along but the material choice ended up being 'contour foam' in 12mm. Contour foam is cut in a checker-board fashion which allows the foam to go around corners to a good degree.
When I initially laid the foam over my frame/mould I realized my mould didn't have enough structure and I was getting hollow areas all over the place where the foam was 'falling' into the gaps between the timber mould structure. I fill some of the gaps will more timber supports and plowed ahead with screwing the foam into place. I then laid on some filler and proceeded to start second guessing myself as to whether I should have put in more supports or start all over again because there where so many high and low spots that the front section of the cabin top just looked crap!
The first filler has now been sanded back so the high spots are gone --looks better but still crap. Keep sanding for a while longer! More sanding and its looking better, whacked on a second filler coat that filled most of the lows.....now we're talkin, that's better. I honestly don't know if I even like the shape I've created, but hey, I created it so as long as it doesn't end up having any lumps or bumps that I can see from 10ft away I will be happy.
Finished some chores in the back of the hull also. Got the 'fridge/esky/cool boxes built and lined with insulating material which now needs to be fibreglassed. The two boxes are basically one foot square, plenty of room for food and drinks for a day or weekend.
Got my spinnaker pole......BIG....75mm OD carbon tube that already has the end fittings in place for me because it was test driven one time in a Thompson 650 (7metre Sportsboat) and flexed a bit too much for the owners' liking so I have picked it up at a reasonable price and it will work fine for the amount of sail area we will have compared to the Thompson.
Should be starting on the rudder gudgeon in the next couple of days, the carbon tube that will accept the rudder pin is already in place of the transom. The chain plates will also be done sometime in the next couple of days. I have purchased 300DB and 300 Uni carbon fiber for both jobs.
Finished some chores in the back of the hull also. Got the 'fridge/esky/cool boxes built and lined with insulating material which now needs to be fibreglassed. The two boxes are basically one foot square, plenty of room for food and drinks for a day or weekend.
Got my spinnaker pole......BIG....75mm OD carbon tube that already has the end fittings in place for me because it was test driven one time in a Thompson 650 (7metre Sportsboat) and flexed a bit too much for the owners' liking so I have picked it up at a reasonable price and it will work fine for the amount of sail area we will have compared to the Thompson.
Should be starting on the rudder gudgeon in the next couple of days, the carbon tube that will accept the rudder pin is already in place of the transom. The chain plates will also be done sometime in the next couple of days. I have purchased 300DB and 300 Uni carbon fiber for both jobs.
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