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01-Oct- 01 |
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Started Design of strip built Sea Spirit |
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08-Oct- 01 |
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Started design of section forms |
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15-Oct- 01 |
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Continued design of section forms |
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| 22-Oct- 01 | |
| Continued design of section forms | |
| 29-Oct- 01 | |
| Started construction of strongback | |
| 05-Nov- 01 | |
| Continued construction of strongback | |
| 12-Nov- 01 | |
| Completed construction of strongback | |
| 19-Nov- 01 | |
| Started making section forms | |
| 26-Nov- 01 | |
| Started form installation | |
| 03-Dec- 01 | |
| Continued with form installation | |
| 10-Dec- 01 | |
| Continued with form installation, tested some stripping techniques | |
| 17-Dec- 01 | |
| Continued design of section forms | |
| 24-Dec- 01 | |
| Continued with form installation, made internal stems | |
| 31-Dec- 01 | |
| Cut strips, built strip holder, started stripping the hull sides | |
| 07-Jan- 02 | |
| Continued stripping the hull sides, Trimmed and Fitted strips, Started stripping bottom | |
| 14-Jan- 02 | |
| Continued stripping bottom | |
| 21-Jan- 02 | |
| Finished stripping bottom, Replaced a dark strip, Started scraping off the glue residue | |
| 28-Jan- 02 | |
| Filled gaps with thickened epoxy and wood paste, Sanded hull with 60 grit paper | |
| Installed outer stems, shaped outer stems, filled staple holes with wood paste | |
| Completed sanding of the hull, cleaned the shop, Glassed the hull | |
| 04-Feb- 02 | |
| Removed form supports and turned the hull up right, aligned forms to shear | |
| Tested confidence of strips that require some extreme bending | |
| 11-Feb- 02 | |
| Started stripping the deck | |
| 18-Feb- 02 | |
| Finished stripping the deck | |
| 25-Feb- 02 | |
| Scraped, sanded and glassed the deck | |
| 4-Mar- 02 | |
| Raised the deck, Scraped the hull inside, Filled the cracks with thickened epoxy | |
| 11-Mar- 02 | |
| Scraped the deck inside, Glassed the deck inside | |
| 18-Mar- 02 | |
| Started making the hatches, Started making the deck support structure | |
| 25-Mar- 02 | |
| Continued making the hatches, Continued making the deck support structure | |
| 1-Apr- 02 | |
| Continued making the hatches, Continued making the deck support structure | |
| 8-Apr- 02 | |
| Installed foot pegs, Started making coaming | |
| 15-Apr- 02 | |
| Attached deck to hull, Sanded both deck and hull | |
| 22-Apr- 02 | |
| Built and started installing the coaming | |
| 29-Apr- 02 | |
| Installed the coaming rim, | |
| 13-May- 02 | |
| Installed backrest, applied final coat of epoxy | |
| 20-May- 02 | |
| Made and installed seat, hip padding, knee brace | |
| 27-May- 02 | |
| Started varnishing | |
| 3-Jun- 02 | |
| Finished varnishing, Installed deck fittings |