Boat is done! For real!

We put the finishing touches on Pegasus and took the boat down to the neighborhood beach for a test.  No leaks!  A few shakedown issues but nothing major.

Well. almost done

Got the housekeeping things done.  All t goobers that make the boat work.

Boat is done!

Home stretch

Slow going here but we did manage to get the entire boat sanded down to 220 grit.   I wanted to start with 60 grit but George had a different idea.  So I let him sand!   We finally got the first coat of varnish on the deck.  Using Captain's Varnish.

                                          Finishing up taping so the varnish doesn't run.

                                                           First coat.  Looks good.

Topside resin

Not too much work done lately.  Too hot.  I did get the deck and cockpit covered in resin.  We've been using 107 hardner.  Looks good.

Resin

Got two coats of resin on the bottom.  Glassed in the keel and cb case.  Next up is flipping the boat over and finish the interior. 

Woodwork is done

Finally.  I made rub rails for the inside and outside.  Makes life easier on your legs and butt while hiking.  Pegasus cane in at 73 pounds.  Another 5 for deck goobers and varnish and we're done at about 78 pounds.   Not bad.

Seat/poop decks/update

I have been plodding along getting things moved.  Weather has not cooperated.  We have had day after day of rain.  Not good for cutting and working outside.  However, I did get the rest of the boat closed in.  Almost there.

 This is the mast boss. Should give us a good spot to hang a c ring to hold turning blocks for sail controls.

                                                                                    Rough fit

Starboard decks.

                                                                            Port decks

I trimmed the excess wood with the router and a straight cutting bit.

                                          Rub rails.  Made these from a old chunk of mahogany

Foredecks / update

Got both decks on.  George came over Saturday and we got a lot done.  We put the port side on and cleaned up the interior.  We also got backing plates for the traveler controls and the holes drilled for the rudder gudgeons.

                                        George checking if the deck meets the shear

                                                                   Backing plate

                                                                   Starboard side deck. Duct tape fixes everything.

Side job

A few months ago a friend asked me to look at his boat.  Said the mast was pumping and has water in the bow section.  He thought the mast support  has broken.   Finally went to Chestertown and got the boat.  I cut the foredeck off the boat with a oscillating tool.    What I found was all the original resourceanal glue had failed and all the supports were loose and moving around.  Also the deck beam was crushed.  So... the job is to reglue all the parts and repair the deck beam.
 
                                                             This is what I started with

 This is the deck beam.  Pix has it upside down but you can see how compressed it was.

Deck/traveler

                                                          Traveler block supports.

                                                                     Deck supports.

                                                                  Fwd CB case support.

                                                   Aft CB case support and traveler.

                                                          And the little black traveler.