Ring Frames 1...

There are 3 ring frames to help form the shape of the upper hull/deck.

Here is how the ring frames will look inside the boat.

Here the various ring frame parts are getting a fiberglass skin.

Two ring frame pieces are joined with a butt block on one side.

The parts are coated with thickened epoxy...

...and clamped.

The ring frames are strengthened with a laminated 10 x 50 mm cap.  I used 5 strips for each lamination.

The ring frame is clamped to the table with spacers underneath so that the ring lamination is centered on the frame

One frame with a ring and one without.

The side opposite the butt block gets a two layer glass reinforcement.

This ring frame goes completely across the boat.

I did the lamination of this full frame in 2 steps.  The nearer lamination is clamped but not yet glued to the frame.  It is isolated from the further lamination (which is being glued) with clear packing tape.