Bo Jest
23 May 2006
We are putting on the first layer of ½ plywood. The blocks are to hold the first layer down while the glue dries. The entire first layer will be glued down, with the second layer glued and screwed.
Here is my Dad (retired cabinet maker) helping out with some final fairing before the front sheet goes on.
This is the first bottom front sheet to go on. These sheets are tricky to fit. It took a few hours of cutting, shaping and measuring to get it to fit just right. Take your time.
29 May 2006
The first layer of ¼ inch plywood, forward bottom, being glued in. You can see the transition point.
Once the pieces were fitted, they bent into place very easily. I didn't have to wet them at all. You can see that I tried to extend the battens as far as possible.
Here is part of the second layer of ¼ inch plywood already glued down. The aft plywood is easy to put down compared to the forward layers.
Here are a few more pictures of the "Master Boat Builder" fitting the second layer of ¼ inch plywood...
