Our morning row was cancelled due to poor weather. Rain and 60 degrees. Oh well! Back to work.
Today was all about strip planking. 36 strips of ¾” cedar 21 feet long. We used approximately 1,300 S/05-25 staples and 250 F/15-100 finish nails in addition to ½ gallon of Titebond III Ultimate Wood Glue for every joint. We joined the scarf’s with West Systems G/5 Five Minute Adhesive. The adhesive is so strong we used it to fill some small voids and worked it into some weak areas, too. We finished the build late this afternoon and look forward to sanding, fairing, and sealing the hull tomorrow. This will be a great example of how we can sand off the S/05 staples with 80-grit sandpaper and an orbital sander. I’ll post a video tomorrow night.
The boat is taking shape.
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