The third strake went on without much incident; it's shown in the first two pictures. However, on one side I had to fix the piece because the scarf joint broke; it was weak as well as ugly and it broke into two, forcing me to join it with a strip of plywood, more epoxy and nails. The combination butt and scarf joint is strong and will look none the worse, with the extra strip hidden inside the thwart compartment.
Then I had to do the very same thing with one of the sheer strakes. This butt joint will be more or less hidden under the side deck. Memo to self: next time (if there is one) buy or borrow a belt sander to taper the scarf joints, since a power plane is too imprecise and a hand plane and palm sander too slow.
Finally the sheer strakes went on (third and fourth photo). I also reinforced the sides of the CB trunk below the hull, making sure
they are tapered at the leading and trailing edge to reduce drag. The hull of the boat is complete (although not fully filleted at the seams, sanded, epoxied, primed or painted). It's been a few intense weeks and my wife has been patient but not happy about my obsession. Talk to y'all again next year!
Then I had to do the very same thing with one of the sheer strakes. This butt joint will be more or less hidden under the side deck. Memo to self: next time (if there is one) buy or borrow a belt sander to taper the scarf joints, since a power plane is too imprecise and a hand plane and palm sander too slow.
Finally the sheer strakes went on (third and fourth photo). I also reinforced the sides of the CB trunk below the hull, making sure
they are tapered at the leading and trailing edge to reduce drag. The hull of the boat is complete (although not fully filleted at the seams, sanded, epoxied, primed or painted). It's been a few intense weeks and my wife has been patient but not happy about my obsession. Talk to y'all again next year!
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