Started an initial planing of the deck last night and began shaping the mahogany on the prow at the deck. Here are a few pics that are likely to irritate the fastidious. Please reserve judgement for final results. As a general note, the deck looks good.Planing doesn't open joints to expose more glue. There is an odd almost indented place to either side of the cockpit at 4 and 8 o'clock. I don't believe it was intended, but I got symmetrical results. Doesn't look bad. It is what it is.
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| The most egregious clamping of all! |
Sometimes you just keep adding junk until the task is done. Some sort of strap would have been better, but this worked. No need for a patent here though.
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"cannonball hole".
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When I mentioned that I had put the last strip on the boat, my youngest boy (9yrs) piped up and asked, "What about the cannonball hole?" Well put. You can see a light pencil line of the final hole for the cockpit. I didn't want to fair any more area than needed. Some of this I'll cut back before glassing as projecting sticks will mess up the laying of the fabric I think.
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| Deck fairing begins. |
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