Monday 16th:  up to 9 compartments glassed up, so I'm officially 3/4 of the way through!

 

some excess tape over the floor timbers at the bulkhead will need to be trimmed off when dry, and a couple of airpockets (above keel line) to be ground down & filled where some splashes had dried from yesterday's efforts

 

 

Monday 24th: All done bar the engine compartment, for which I now need to make a mock-up from stiff cardboard that will act as a pattern for the tunnel into which the outboard will spring if we happen to hit anything underwater...pics to follow

 

Planning for the outboard egress through the hull:

Current thinking is to form the well using 3/4" strips of 6mm ply, beaded & coved on the edges in the same way as the strips on a cedar plank canoe. First, though, I need to get enough engine measurements at appropriate heights to cover any of the options I may end up with, so it's off down to the marinas to measure any 4-stroke, up to 15hp short shafts I can find

 

Running Totals:

Building Time so far:	Costs to Date:
186 hrs	Workshop Renovation	Tooling	Materials	Consumables
	£240	£392	£1384	£90

Summary:  I now have epoxy coming out of my ears (an extra 15kg), so should be enough to finish the project. Still deciding which way to go on the Doug Fir, but with quotes for the total wood requirement of around £1400, I think I'm going to have to split it into manageable batches, starting with the Doug Fir (around £250) from SL Hardwoods since I can get there & collect. Taking it in smaller batches eases not only cashflow, but also storage problems.