There was action around The Man Shed today. Caught a slight break in the weather it was in the mid 60’s today but chilly tonight. Got the crew together and laid up the port side of the main hull. It may take a few days to fully cure so I'll go back to working on the connecting beam jig. I tried several methods of covering the frames. Looks like I'm going to fill the gaps with foam and fare it down. I could not get bendy plywood or 1/8" foam to wrap around the sharp radius of the ends. If the jig looks long it is. The beams will be 17 feet long the jig is 18 feet long. With the second half of the main hull laminated I’ll have plenty to do now. I'm also thinking of making curved boards that's still on the sketching pad - but I have a plan.

Attached Files
Cutting Cloth.JPG (390 downloads)
Cutting carbon
Bagged.JPG (387 downloads)
Bagged out
Jig.JPG (386 downloads)
Connecting beam jig

Mike Shappell
www.themanshed.com
TMS-20 Builder
G-Cat 5.7 - Current Boat
NACRA 5.2 - early 70's