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6/9/22 - The project begins.
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The first few panels are epoxied together.
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Bulkheads are epoxied together.
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6/24/22 - The bottom and # 1 panels are wired together.
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# 2 panels are wired on.
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Bulkheads and transom are wired in place.
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#3 panels and rest of bulkheads are wired in place.
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#4 panels are wired in place.
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Final panels are in place.
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6/27/22 - The hull is flipped and the wires are tightened.
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Seams between panels are partially filled with epoxy.
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6/28/22 - Wires have been pulled and fiberglass is cut for the interior.
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6/29/22 - Filletts are applied to the bulkheads and between #1 and #2 panels.
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Fiberglass is unfolded and ready for epoxy.
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Glass is epoxy saturated.
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Excess cloth is trimmed off.
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7/5/22 - The seams between panels are filled with epoxy.
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7/6/22 - The hul is sanded.
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7/8/22 - Fiberglass cloth is laid on the outside.
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The cloth is saturated with epoxy.
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Excess cloth is trimmed.
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View of the stern.
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7/10/22 - The skeg is epoxied in place.
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7/17/22 - Skeg is filletted and brass rub strip is temporarily mounted.
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7/18/22 - Port side rails are epoxied in place.
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7/19/22 - Starboard side rails are installed.
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Forward tank top is test fit.
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Aft tank top is test fit.
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Underside of tank tops are epoxy sealed.
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Rudder is laminated from two pieces of wood.
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7/20/22 - Forward tank top epoxied in place.
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Aft tank top epoxied in place.
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7/21/22 - The sliding seat is fit to the middle rowing position.
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Fit to the forward postion.
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7/23/22 - The rudder is mounted.
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7/24/22 - Tiller arm is epoxied in place.
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Wooden battens for a cover are cut to length.
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7/25/22 - The interior is given first epoxy seal coat.
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Rudder is given epoxy seal coat.
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7/27/22 - Epoxy seal coats are applied to the hull.
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7/31/22 - Parts for the queen seat are laminated together.
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7/31/22 - Seat and back slats are fiberglassed.
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8/17/22 - The seat is partially epoxied together.
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8/29/22 - Half the hull is sanded.
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9/7/22 - The seat is sanded and epoxied together.
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9/12/22 - The hull is sanded and ready for primer.
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Seat back slats are epoxied in place.
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9/14/22 - The hull is primed.
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The rudder is primed.
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9/15/22 - First coat of paint on the hull bottom.
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First coat on the rudder.
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9/16/22 - Second coat of paint.
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9/16/22 - the queen seat gets the first coat of varnish.
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9/20/22 - First coat of white is applied.
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Second coat of white.
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9/28/22 - Tape is removed and rubstrips are attached.
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Interior is partially sanded.
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9/29/22 - The interior is sanded and ready for varnish.
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10/3/22 - First coat of varnish is applied.
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10/6/22 - After several coats of gloss epoxy a final coat of satin is applied. It stays shiny until it dries.
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The queen seat has been varnished.