Boat Building Log

Phase 1: Unpacking & Inventory

The very first phase of building this boat involved unpacking the kit and doing inventory on all the parts. Thankfully, everything was well marked, so it was really just a matter of getting out the panels and seeing how they piece together.

As you can see in these photos, it's very similar to a puzzle, you put the pieces together, then glue them.

Gluing technique: I put a piece of wax paper below and on top of each glue section. This ensured the panels wouldn't stick to the concrete floor or the wood blocks above and be...

The day before yesterday I finally unboxed the big parts of the hull. Unfortunately I found some of the puzzle joints of panel 2 and the bottom cracked as a matter of handling by the transportation company. I fixed it by using a pipet filled with a little thickened epoxy to inject it into the cracks. It took me about an hour to fixe it.

Yesterday I found that my first aid was successful so I took another 90 minutes to glue the bottom + the ends of panels 1 + 2. As you can see I use my table tennis board for the glueing to have enough straight surface. I already started heating the garage to keep the temperature above 15 degrees celsius during the night to assure a solid curing process. I am still trying to meet the right mix of thickened epoxy. But it seems to be a good experience to work different types of thickness. I will be an advantage when it comes to the fillets and other filling jobs.