03 - Hull Planking
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I fitted all the hull pieces prior to epoxying any of them.
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Another view of plywood hull pieces temporarily screwed to frame for fitting
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I decided to try an scarf my plywood. I should have decided to do this before I cut out the bow panels
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I must admit, this is a pretty scary looking contraption
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I used the router jig to rough things in. I used the cheap harbor freight drill attachment and block sander to refine the scarf
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Not bad, but not good.
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I was able to make strong scarf joints, but not real neat ones. I'd hoped to be able to scarf the wood and finish the sides natural. Didn't happen. I'll be painting the sides of the boat.
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The hull's all glued on, or so I thought
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I expected this might happen. My epoxy was setting before I was able to attach this corner. The result, when I pulled the screw, the plywood pulled away.
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There's an advantage to pulling out all the screws after the epoxy sets that I hadn't thought of before. Had I not pulled the screws, they would have held this joint together for a while, but at some point in the near future it would have popped.
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Better that it's recognized and fixed now rather than after all the finish work is done and I'm in the middle of a lake
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Glen-L Fiberglassing DVD showed that you can use epoxy putty to fill and glue a joint at the same time. I used this here and a few other places where I knew or suspected I'd have a void. It works great!
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I pulled the screws out the next day and the joint held perfectly
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As she stands today, 01-31-08
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Despite all the white putty residue from patching the screw holes, it looks pretty good
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Let the sanding begin!
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Another hull planking photo
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Hull on 1/31/08
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