Bow buoyancy tank/seat finished!

The side seat face panels have been fitted in place with a thickened epoxy fillet along the bottom, the top has a strengthening strip to provide additional stiffness at this joint and give the seat top something to attach to. The bow seat-top has also been fitted, it should now be water/air tight (apart from the drain hole).

Side bench panels cut out

The four ply panels that make up the side benches have been cut out and shaped. Below the side bench fronts are loosely held in position.

Teak Veneer

Teak veneer has been stuck to the bow and then given a coat of epoxy to seal. Looks great.
Stern seat has been trimed to fit, suport for the seat has been fixed.

Bow buoyancy tank and seat

Supports for the top of the front seat have been fitted, a hole has also been made for the drain/breather plug.

Here the top mast support is fitted to the underside of the front seat top. I have extended the ply used for the mast support so that it will prevent the seat from flexing when stood on.

Starting to fit internal structure

Internal chine seams are filleted with thickened Epoxy and covered in glass tape.


A plywood pad is fitted to bow for the painter fixing eye.


Front face of stern seat/buoyancy tank is trimmed and fitted in place. Blobs of epoxy hold it in place before filleting.

Additional Ply fitted where the drain hole/bung will be fitted. Shown here on the forward bulkhead.

Epoxy Sheathing

Hull joins are strengthened with 75mm glass tape, the whole outer surface has two protective coats of epoxy.

I have a mast!

I have been donated a mast, boom and sail and it's the perfect size. The sail is very old cotton and the rigging is rusty but otherwise perfect.

Hull panel's fitted

Bottom, side and chine panel fitted, joins are filled with thickened epoxy. Pins used where necessary to hold it all together while the epoxy cures.

Bow and stern on Jig

Both bow and stern are framed to give the ply something to attach to. At the bow this is sanded back to the correct bevel.

Bottom part of hull loosely fitted.

Temporary frame

Temporary frame (also chipboard) fitted to jig

The Jig

Jig almost finished, made from chipboard