September 23 1999 3 hour: Cutout last of cabin windows. Still need to resize aft deadlights in cabin.
September 24 1999 8 hour: Pinhole testing. Wife ran the air blow gun and we checked stb hull. Found six in hull and small section in transom step area.
September 25 1999 10 hour: Fixup pinholes stb hull. Weld in last of mainbeam stiffners and mainbeam joint. Weld out interior hatch bits to completion. Enlarge aft deadlight windows to final size. Fit water tank stb. Have to move supply line as it will fit flat rather than on edge.
September 26 1999 15.5 hour: Gerard was over to build about 80 little bits for cabin sole and large wingnuts for hatch dogs. Worked bit on webbing with wife. Diagonal is a nightmare of weaving will probably have to sew in as buckles are too weak. Finished webbing supports on bow tube. Finished hatch handles and dog tie dows. Finished welding in supports in mainbeam.
September 28 1999 1 hour: Zinc napthenate on bunch of furring strips.
Switching to a new log format with just the start of the month and then clumps of jobs in the sequence that they were done.
October 1999
12 hour: Gerard was over as was Ian. Ian is completing a 39' Brent Swain Aluminium boat in Alberta ( in a greenhouse ). Went up the mast and swapped some blocks around and put the new forestay in place ( Yachttech was good for it ). Ian drilled a bunch of holes in stringers for foaming and help setup the port side intermediate life rails. Finished railing on port side. Welded out port hull complete except for a couple of frames. Hoisted used mono spinaker ( 3.5 oz chevron cut 54.5 leeches and 34.5 foot ) It is possibly just a bit long on the leeches but would be good from 45 degrees apparent to 160 degrees or so. To long on foot to go from bow to bow.
Dont try flying a spinaker from you keel boat when it is out of the water.
The spi is set of the windward bow and and looks like it would draw nicely to about 50 degrees apparent.
8 hour: Weldout of most of port hull frames, still F4 to do. Drill more holes in port hull stringers for foam. Weleded jib spinaker halyard cleat to mast. Fit and weld internal chanells in stb cockpit locker. Tested webbing stitching and sewed one piece of webbing on. 120 more to go :(
7.5 hour: Weld in the tabs for cabin soles. Cut out deadlight frames. Assemble. Weldout F2 water tight bulkhead. Finish tabs for sole.
Tabs and a view of the keel floors. They are also supported by the major frames.
2 hour: Load furring stripes into boat. Cutout rudder shapes and cut rudder tubes. 3" OD 1/2" wall 6061T6 tubing.
3" od 1/2" wall 6061T6 welds are away from main load area. Will be faired with foam and fully glassed. No bare underwater metal.
3.5 hour: Glue up another window frame. Work on stb locker. Cut trim and prep rudder bits.
5 hour: Fair keel joint and stem on one hull. More weldout on window cutouts. Grind cabin top edge.
8 hour: Make another deadlight frame. Install 2 deadlights in hulls. Install 1 dead window.
8 hour: Install water fills. Weld from on top step. Fab and weld on side deck winch pads. Install another window pane.
3.5 hour: Finish pinholes stb hull. Finish deck wobles. Make port collision frame. Install another cabin window.
2 hour: Fab tank mounts and weld in 1 set.
9 hour: Weld end caps on main beam 1/2 pipes. Install mounts for 2nd water tank. Make fittings on deck for mainsheet, jib lead, and motor lift. Install another deadlight.
2105.5 hours to date.
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