Checking bulkhead fit... the cnc cut panels actually fit as designed.
Hmmm, where did that big hole in the bow come from?
Tube for passing bowsprit through front tank is now in place, along with a thin diameter G10 tube for the forestay tension line. Bulkheads are tabbed into place with more carbon.
Looks ready for firing 20lb canon balls!
Daggerboard trunk and bulkhead in place:
Drain tubes for all three tanks will exit through bulkhead. Gluing foam in place that will support floor until it is taped into place.
Carbon skins on the floors would have been overkill, but it seemed like a good idea to put a few stiffening ribs on the undersides.
Carbon fiber mast step glued in and tabbed to the floor and front bulkhead:
Floors are tabbed in. The boxed in daggerboard trunk should now be extremely stiff.
Fitting the wing support tubes, which also triangulate the shroud tension in to the mast step.
Supports for the rotating rudder gantry:
The gantry is shaping up well. G10 caps on the ends of the main gantry tube will act as thrust washers, and help lock the shape of the transom in.
Time to start torturing the foam on for the foredeck:
And the foredeck is now on. With cloth wrapping down to the hull and front bulkhead, this is one hull/deck joint that isn't going to leak!
Nearly time to flip over and start fairing!
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