Fumes

Normally when these blogs get bogged and beleaguered, lost and left alone, its because the project has decelerated, been neglected, or stopped. Not This!

Since the surgery, I was feeling pretty puny, but better each day. I also have to shave at work, so I haven't been while Im off. Thoughts?



Instead of slacking off like most bloggers due to apathy, I have just been so stinkin' busy on the boat that I haven't had time to blog. Part of this is because I work on the boat until 5 or so, then blog until the beautiful bride shows up from work. Lately other things have been taking this time up:



The bite is ON! Sean has been hosting all this spring, we developed a system, and reliably catch 2-6 of these pigs a night!

Sean with his:



Another monster:



Isn't this a boat blog?

Shes gone from a hollow shell of a boat, albeit right side up, to a stiff, strong structure thats ready for bottom fairing and paint. Let's dive in!

This is my filleting tool kit:



One homemade filleting tool, one stirring stick of scrap ply, and one mail-provided plastic card. The stirring stick is convenient to have in a wide width and about 4" longer than the cup you will be stirring in. The card is great for cleanup and for smoothing areas that the filleting tool can't get appropriately. When you travel, keep your door cards. They have personal data you don't want to share, and they make a GREAT tool.



I've been asked about the filleting tool before, so here it is. It was a piece of hollow dowel that held a railing off the wall in my house. I cut a 1/4" slice off it, and epoxied it to a scrap of mahogany taper that was going to be burned anyways. This tool makes smooth, clean fillets in just about any corner, it's just a hair bigger than what the designer reccomends, but just makes beautiful fillets. I reccomend making one.

All the guts mocked up, tape cut, and prepped for fillet/tape:



Bow sections filleted and taped up:



Laying fillets in the passenger area:



Filleting the engine compartment and slopwell:



Taping begins in earnest... The main passenger area:



Taped up motorwell and splashwell:



I was fumed up and feeling artistic. This is one of the flotation/storage wells on the side:



Feeling triumphant at the end of a 9 hr glassing frenzy:



Anyone wanna help me flip this thing over tonight or sunday?

E