The Rob Roy as built by
Larry "Rehd" Brown, Fresno, Calif
52. (9-3-04)
53. Well, it's been a very long break since I last wrote and/or got any work done on the Rob-Roy. But... after a long battle: overtime at work, fixin' friends, neighbors and kids cars and a death in the family ( and all that this entails ), I have finally been able to find some time to start working on it again. The Photos included show what I had to deal with in the garage and after 3 days of intense cleaning and re-arranging I do believe I can start to work again...
54. This shows what I found when all the junk was cleared and the dust settled.
55. What remains of the boat build are the seat, gunnal strips (inside and out) and a varnish job. But before I dig into those I need to get rid of the drips, runs and some glass that inadvertently got stuck to the outside while I was glassing the inside of the hull. Drips weren't bad enough, but some glass got stuck down and that will have to be removed. My first tool to start cutting at this was the cabinet scraper. I also may need the paint scraper if this gets too tough for the hand-held tool. I took the high spots off the drips and brought them down to nearly flush with the outer hull. However, it looks as though I will need the bigger scraper to get the layer of glassoff or at least bring it down to where it's not too obvious. ( Approx. 15 minutes ) Good to be back at it.