Category Archives: Building the Hulls

Hull Clad

With the plywood cladding of the hull complete, we have commenced the fibreglass coating on the hull.

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Bow Voids

Right up in the bow are two voids. These are between the stem and the first frame (Frame 1) and then between the next 2 frames (Frames 1 and 1A). The first of these is quite tiny, with the stem … Continue reading

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Sheeting Commenced

Sheeting starts at the bow. I was concerned about the bow sheeting on other Easy cats I have seen in construction. It seems that there is too much depth of ply removed from the overlapping joint at the lower chine. … Continue reading

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Starboard hull takes shape

The frames were already prepared, so it didn’t take long after the building stock was ready for some fast progress. Having the frames cut on the CNC router really made a big difference. The notches for the stringers and chines … Continue reading

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All Frames Cut

Home late… Been at the joiners all evening cutting all the frames for the starboard hull. Not much progress over the last month. The 42×19 edge has been added to the frame 5. But most of the progress has been … Continue reading

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First frame off CNC router

The first frame was cut out today! We spent a few hours programming the Biesseworks software so that the offsets could be entered for the frame, and the machine did the rest. The complete frame 5 was cut, notches and … Continue reading

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