D has now moved on the rudder, it was made a while ago from layers of ply but needed some additional work to finish it off. So here it is with the trailing edge faired down, with a layer of fibre glass over it and coated in epoxy. It is a bit deeper than the rudder on our current boat which is all to the good when things get a bit windy !
At the same time, D is sorting out the internal floors which are simple ply which should do the job. We did contemplate some nice flooring with holly stringing but decided it was a bit 'yachty' and also costs a fortune.
Also the time has come to make more holes in the hull which is always painful, however once filled with a lovely porthole it made it feel a whole lot better.
We are onto electrics next so do not expect many photographs and it is hard to make a load of wire look gripping. Also a bit quiet on the rigging front as I contemplate how to address a few more complex arrangements where I really need the rest of the boat to work with....
Nice to see the progress on the boat. I built number 42 which I called Mallard. I wrote about it in some of the boating magazines.
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Mark Corke
Thanks Mark, yes we read the article on Mallard - nice boat.
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