Longboarding for the first time

I did some longboarding with the new flexcat longboard (used sanding paper 80), I was only foam so it was not that hard work but I think with the putty it will be different. The result looked good after some longboarding and I filled the sames and some lows with putty on one side.

making the float hatch entrance

This week I did buy some hatches so I could make the entrance. I carved out the foam for HD inserts for the various pad eyes and the goiot folding cleat and put it in place with som HD putty.

 I did also some repair work on Thrill Seeker this week, I had some leake on the deck so the balsa had to be carved away and filled with glass and putty because this is a place where the lifting eye is placed.

I painted the rudder also today seen in the background on one of the above pictures.

The taping of the inside for this float is finished

Last week I did some taping of the inside so that is now finished and I put the bow panel and temporary access hole panel  in place. I made also a start with the stern panel.
I had to made the hole for the hatch I little bit smaller because the hatches I had were not strong enough so I did buy another pair on marktplaats.
We did buy also a new multi tool this time a cheap one, for the price of the old one I can buy three of these, it is still a Bosche so I can re-use the blades. I directly used it to cut the foil case, it is now flat with the hull.

 

taping takes longer than expected

Wednesday and thursday I mounted the rudder web and friday and sunday I tape almost the remaining seams. I have to do only two tapes, one an gused and one in the front on the upside. Friday we also reinforced the underside of the foil case. Saturday and sunday we went for a sail, we should to have a race but there were only three boats and one was not going to race because the wind was too strong for the small boat. We decided not to race with only two boats. We stayed the night on that place with my friend and his boat. Next morning we went home again against the wind in 23kns wind it felt like autumn.

Jaap is preparing his Dragonfly 28

This went broke after 2,5 year
just outside guarantee

Tool for taping the front brush
 on a stick

Fit canting rig option

Yesterday and today we went for a sail with Thrill Seeker, The sunday was not so bad but today we had rain, poor visibility, low temperature and no wind. So we motored to our home harbor and went home. I then decided that I could finish the chainplate, so I did.

small things takes time

The stern is made ready for the rudder mount, it had to be made stronger with one extra layer. Taped the bottom of the section between the chainplate and the back bulkhead, I made a other temporary access hole to make it easier to tape.
I had to grind some carbon from the chainplate because there were some air bubbles in the laminate.
I the made HD foam around the chainplate and put the piece for the canting rig option in place. Then Fetske helped me to put the carbon offcuts around the foil case, that are many pieces to get 12mm thickness solid carbon.

Taping the inside

I did some taping of the stern, bulkheads and the chainplate. Before I did cut the beam and access holes.
Hope to finish the rest tomorrow.