This boat was built with a custom seat, soft padeyes, bulkheads and hatches, and strapless hatches.
Length: 14 feet 6 inche
Beam: 25.5 inches
Weight: 36 lbs.
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3/8/19 - The boat is finished!
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Pygmy Pinguino 145
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Pygmy Pinguino 145
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Pygmy Pinguino 145
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Pygmy Pinguino 145
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1/22/19 - The panels will be joined with a stip of fiberglass tape.
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No. 1 and 2. panels are wired together with the temporary frames.
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Wires are all tightened.
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The boat is flipped and ready for the seams to be epoxied.
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1/25/19 - The seams are filled with thickened epoxy.
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1/26/19 - The wires are pulled and gaps are filled with epoxy.
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Fiberglass cloth is laid on the hull.
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The cloth is saturated with epoxy.
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The center deck panels are epoxied together.
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The deck seams are filled with thickened epoxy.
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The interior is fiberglassed.
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Fiberglass cloth is laid on the deck.
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The cloth is saturated with epoxy.
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2/13/19 - The hatches are traced out on the deck.
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Forward hatch is cut out.
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The coaming lip is epoxied in place.
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2/17/19 - The coaming is giving a fill coat of epoxy.
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The hull is sanded.
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2/26/19 - Sanding dust is washed off the hull.
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2/28/19 - Several coats of varnish have been applied.
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The first coat of varnish is applied to the deck.
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3/3/19 - Several coats of varnish are applied to the deck.
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3/8/19 - The upgraded seat is installed.
Link to full construction gallery.