Answers to Questions

As I mentioned in my last post, Greg asked a couple of questions about planing a swath along the seams, so the fiberglass lays flush to the hull after laying the fiberglass, as opposed to building up the layers of fiberglass, then fairing... thus saving us some sanding. Bateau recommended that we not do this. Here are a couple of other links that discuss the recommended methods of taping and sanding the seams...

Stitch and glue basic tutorial
Outside fiberglassing

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Video Synopsis

Its been a while since weve made any significant progress on the boat, so we havent done any videos for a while. In commemoration of what weve accomplished this weekend, we did a video. If youre interested, click here.

We plan to build the keel up one more time, and sand again, just to make sure weve got a straight line, and to make sure its properly filled before we lay the fiberglass. If youre interested in seeing our plan for that, click here.

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