Week |
Entry |
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 |