Category Archives: Sheeting the Hull

Bridgedeck Web

The bridgedeck joins the two hulls. The web is the curved front of the bridgedeck, forward of the beds in the two cabins. The web is used as a self draining locker for anchor chain and other large awkward items. … Continue reading

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Port Hull Skinned

Completed the skinning of the port hull this morning. After fairing the chines, there is still the keel to add, shaping the stem and the outboard pod to complete before coating it all in epoxy resin and glass.

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Port Hull – Fast Progress

Working on the second hull is both exciting and boring at the same time. It is exciting that progress is so fast. Having done it once before on the first hull, there are less questions in your mind. You can … Continue reading

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Sheeting the Bow

We have changed the sheeting, again, on the bow of the port hull. The objective of the change is to reduce, or to eliminate as far as possible, the amount of end-grain plywood that is presented in the bow area. … Continue reading

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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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