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Post by hairymick »

first coat of graphite is on.

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While that was setting up, I started working on a little deck tube thing. Sort of like a small glove box where Robin can keep her camera or something.

Component parts round the forming block.

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Ready for external fillets.

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Glued up. Made one for me too. :P

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I got two more coats of graphite on the bottom today and hope to flip her tomorrow and start on the internal fittings.
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Post by Kayak Jack »

I like your glove boxes, Mick. I've seen some boats with a short chunk of PVC pipe center-mounted up under the deck at the forward edge of the cockpit. Yours has more class.
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Why thank you Sir.
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Getting there!

Got all my "Honey Doos" done yesterday and could spend all day, pretty much, on the boat today.

Seat supports are cut, fitted and in

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Cut and fitted a rear bulkhead, with shear clamps :P



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Made one for me too :D

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Foot brace backing plates are cut & fitted

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Front deck support is also in. :D

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Seat is in.

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Won't be any more done till after Christmas, tis beer O'clock now. :D
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Post by Kayak Jack »

Looking very nice, Mick. You do good work.
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Post by hairymick »

Thanks Jack,

The quality Gaboon ply has been a very big help on this one and has made the job much easier.

I was looking and our lakers, side by side last night, and Robins, somehow, looked sleeker than mine. I ran the tape over them and at the widest point, my boat is a full 40mm or about 1 1/2" wider than Robins :shock:

Hers measures 670mm which is as the specs state and mine is 710mm. This is a mystery to me becuse I used the same temp hull frames on both boats. Clearly, I have done something wrong on my Laker but I just can't work out what it is.

Oh yeah, , Robin's boat is considerably lighter than mine was at this stage of build The way things are going, I think it will be ideal for her.
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Mick what the heck did you do? :lol:
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Post by Oldsparkey »

The oldsparkey influence got to him while working on Robins boat , it just sneaks up on someone and before they know it .... it is to late.

A great but lighter and skinner boat. ( Might of been the beer he had before working on it) :roll: :lol: :lol:

As you said ..... Hers measures 670mm which is as the specs state and mine is 710mm. This is a mystery to me becuse I used the same temp hull frames on both boats. Clearly, I have done something wrong on my Laker but I just can't work out what it is.

Either way it has to be my fault. Besides I ate those 40 M @ M's before you took the measurement , even the green ones , my favorite ones. Yum , Yum , They are good and that is why you were short the 40 M @ M's between the 670 and the 710 mm's :P

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Post by tx river rat »

Mick
Robin going to be out running you
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Post by hairymick »

Matt Wrote
Mick what the heck did you do?
I am not real sure mate. I had some trouble getting my warped,cheap ply to conform to shape. The only thing I can think of is that the forces I applied in getting the deformities out in the ends caused the tops of the side panelks to bow out in the middle.

In the end, the best I could do with my boat was to get the lines looking as fair as I could and stitch it up there.
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