.........And finally,
The boat was then rolled over, I removed all the molds and as time allowed I cleaned up the interior and coated with 4oz. cloth and another 3 coats of epoxy.
And for fun made up a jig for laminating deck beams

 

Once the inside was all coated I began putting together the rudder trunk which I picked up off the loft floor.  The trunk itself is was coated with cloth, epoxy, primer and bottom paint before installing.

Here you can see the finished trunk and the aft deck beams in place.

Next up was the step for the mizzen mast and mast partner made from white oat that runs the full length of the aft deck.

The oak partner will eventually be shaped to the camber and the beams are dropped down 3/4" along the sheer to allow for the typical Bill Garden Harpin detail that will run the full length of the boat.  This harpin will be 2 layers of 3/8" plywood,  more or less the width of the side decks, and once installed I'll go back and put a final lift on all the deck beams flushing out with the harpin 

Nice big drain at the bottom of the step

Fwd beams all fit.  I'll remove one more time, bulnose the bottom side and re-install for keeps.

At this point I'm laying out the 2 sides of the centerboard trunk. It's been clothed and coated with epoxy and graphite

 

Another 14 months and little progress but thought I'd take a step back and fill in some blanks with pictures I've taken along the way.

This is the final layer of yellow cedar being spiled working my way aft.  Once I had every piece laying the way I liked, I'd lay down tick marks for reference, then remove, glue, and re-apply a couple veneers at a time.

 

I then sanded off and on for weeks when I had 20 minutes here, 20 minutes there, eventually getting it where I though it should be.  To make sure I lightly sprayed a dusting of gray primer and re-sanded, followed by 3 coats of epoxy over 4oz. fiberglass cloth.

Time for couple coats of 2 part epoxy primer

2 coats of Pettit Brightside, rolled and tipped

Re-established the waterline and applied a couple coats of bottom paint

 

 

Finally!!  It's been a crazy 6 years but finally my little yawl is turned over

.........and speaking of Australia

Here's a couple pictures of the boat my brother and I built for his son on my last visit to Geelong just South of Melbourne 2 years ago

New Years

It's been a while since I've updated. I went back to work on the house after August but here I am getting the final piece applied of the 2nd layer of 4.
I'm off to Australia to visit family next week.

August update

Here's an update on the boat. I'm about 1/2 way down the 2nd layer of veneers and once I get through the tough turn I'll step up to a wider plank

So here's the 1st layer of veneer as I head back aft towards the stern. If you haven't dealt with "edge set" before, cold molding a boat will make it very clear. It's all about letting your plank lay naturally before you spile. I'm using plastic binding strap off of a job site to hold down the planks and in regards to staples, on this 1st layer I've found my best luck with 3/8" and 1/2" staples fired from a gun that uses T-50 staples. The green tape you see is just barely catching the oak apron and sternpost to keep the glue from passing on down the side