Saturday, May 31, 2014

Second ama glued!

Six more hours today to glue up the second float (ama). First, though, I wanted to check the distance between the two holes for the ama bolts which should have been bored after, using a gauge on the completed hull. Luckily enough, the distance turned out to be exactly 88 inches as specified in the plans, so I suspect that the suggested procedure is a precaution against sloppy building.
The sequence to glue up the second ama was mostly the same used for the previous one, so here are just a few photos. Here I am planing down the bottom stringer with a power plane


After the preparatory work, here's the hull ready for the glue


and here's the hull glued at last with another milestone beer.


Last, here's a pic that shows how the hull looks from the inside


Total work time to date: 124 hours

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