by linseyt on Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:38 am
I have now had a good read through the manual - and certainly can see that there are pieces that I can start constructing without needing the full space! Having spent the day at my sailing club, talking to people about it, I now have to do it - which is, for me, always a good motivator. I have also got Mill Creek 13 plans that I want to build - I thought I might start with them, as I would rather make the major learning curve mistakes there!! So far have only built a Wastwater, as a supervised build at Fyneboats in the Lakes. A totally wonderful experience that had me addicted to boat-building - and boat builders - in a flash! Their own epoxy is wonderful stuff to work with too - I even bought some to protect an outdoor staircase at a holiday home - and transformed a cheap indoor loft stair run into a lovely durable piece!
I have many questions, but will read through the manual again before I ask too many! One that does arise, following on from reading the Mill Creek manual is ... Is it really ok to cut pieces and epoxy them, before use? I have read many books on boat building and some seem to advise it, others not - but in the case of the Mill Creek deck it says that it has to be applied with the underside epoxy wet, so that it will take the curve. Should I be worrying about that here too? or not at all? Also if it is a surface is going to be fibreglassed, can it be epoxied first, or is it pointless? Curious as much as anything!
If I manage to spend the winter preparing everything, then I think that I might be able to use a temporary structure during the summer to actually construct the boat, which has an exit 78" x 78". The living room idea would appeal, but I live on the side of a hill, so it would have to be carried down steps to the drive...
(btw I managed to finish Dan Brown's latest too, it is not a bad read either!)