No going back

Over the last week I have tightened all of the staples and made sure all of the lines of the boat appear true.  After a flip of the boat and an hour or so of working with the bow and stern lines it appears ready for glue.

The temporary pieces of plywood that I attached to the bow and stern temporary frames allow some wobble in the boat as I work so I would recommend something a bit stiffer and higher than outlined in the manual.  A stiffer frame will allow better work on scraping the excess epoxy off the seams and if it is higher one could move it with ease towards the edge or the work table and not have to lean into the middle so much when applying the epoxy for the seams.  

I expect that the seams should have enough epoxy in them so there won't be a gap under the fiberglass, but the instructions are not that clear.  I will try to end with all seams flowing smoothly between 

Glueing the seams did take longer than I expected, but it was steady progress.  In the work done by other builders I have seen drip marks from this process on both inside and out.  To keep less work sanding later on, I tried to work cleanly and wipe up any drip marks or wandering syringe mistakes.  The paper towel took off the excess without really taking any epoxy off the seams.  

Tomorrow and the next day I will finish up with the more vertical sides of the boat by leaning the boat on its side.  Two quick work days to get that all done.  

I am working on some graphics for the boat that include an image for the name of the boat, Pinguino, and one for my personal brand, REO.  We will see if it catches on.  Those of you with first edition hats should hold on to them! :)