Fairing...

Fairing - "Referring to the shape of a vessel’s hull, smooth and flawless, with one curve flowing into the next one smoothly and with beauty, having no bumps or bulges or imperfections of line or construction which catch the eye."

Fairing is turning out to be a very long process.

Here is Simon Miles doing his magic.

The bob stay attaches to the hull here

Rollover...

Friends and family helped me roll the boat over to gain access to the bottom of the hull.  The boat was suspended from the ends and was lifted with come-alongs.

The boat was first lifted so that the building jig could be pulled out

Many hands were necessary to stow the building jig out of the way.

Bow lifting point

Safety lines were rigged to catch the boat in case
of failure of the lifting points 

The moment of truth as the hull just clears the supporting beam

Home free

This plug goes in the motor well when under sail

Two layers of 80mm wide glass taping are added
to the chines in preparation for fairing

bottom view of motor well plug in place

Gudgeons...

The gudgeons on this boat are carbon plates that are bonded in with carbon cloth.  The cassette and rudder will attach to the gudgeons with stainless pins.

The upper gudgeon plate is glued to the traveler beam and a fillet has been added.

Three layers of 200 g carbon cloth have been wrapped around the gudgeon and the traveler beam

This is the inside of the lower gudgeon.  A wooden wedge sits under the carbon plate.  Thickened epoxy filler is added all around so the carbon cloth goes over smoothly with no sharp edges. 

A 7/8" rod aligns the gudgeons before the lower is glued into the boat.

Here the lower gudgeon is glued and a fillet has been added

Inside of the lower with carbon cloth.

Outside of lower with carbon cloth.

Working in cockpit...

Underside of cockpit hatch lid

Hatch lid fits over drain channels which empty into cockpit

 

Deck center section...

Deck center section glued and clamped

 

  

Lifeline railings and stanchions...

I recently picked up the bow pulpit and lifeline railings from
RailmakersNW.  They turned out really nice.

The railings and stanchions have bases made of high
density foam.  These set is incorporated into a web
reinforcement at the chainplates.

The foam is glued to the inside of the cabin

This is the foam base for the forward starboard stanchion.
Each foam base is covered with 3 layers of 200g carbon
cloth.

Next a fiberglass post is glued to the base.  Here I am
checking the angle - 90 degrees fore and aft and
5 degrees outboard.  The stanchions and railings are
made from1inch stainless tubing which fits over the
fiberglass posts.

Port side railing base showing thickened expoxy
fairing around the post.  The rope holds the post in
place until the epoxy sets up.

Starboard side with the railing sitting on top of the post.
Three more layers of carbon cloth go over the post under the deck.

After the first post is in place, the railing tubing is used
to align the second post for that railing

Railmakers made the railings longer than needed.  I
will trim to fit.

Deck 1...

Deck stringers in place

Port and Starboard panels on bench -
puzzle joints glued and skinned

Underside of starboard deck panel

Stb deck panel in place, port deck panel being fitted

Port and starboard deck panels glued in
place.  Center panel being fitted