It is all here!!!!!.....almost. Well this post is a little delayed so read it as if it were last Friday. Today a shipment from System3 epoxies came with everything on the list except for the biaxial tape that is back ordered, hopefully it will be here soon. That was ok however becasue I don't need it right away anyways. I started off today by breaking down the crate the kit was shipped in and taking all of the nails out of the two sheets of particle board so i could use it as a sacraficial layer under the bottom of the boat. After getting my sac boards down I covered them in 3mil plastic and stapled it all down nice and flat. Then I assembled the two plascore pieces making an almost complete bottom section. With this boat I have chosen to use the honeycomb plascore with kevlar bottom.
Not only will this reduce weight but it will also create a much stronger bottom with more resiliance to rocks and other impacts while rowing. As you can see here, the plascore comes pre-scarfed with the key joints. After piecing them together you create a nice bond that will hold well with the epoxy.
After piecing together the main halves, four side pieces are added with a butt joint to create the width needed for the bottom. All pieces are glued together using epoxy thickened to a peanut butter texture by adding wood flour (Below)
After all pieces are set, tacked into place, and glued, boards are placed over the joints to keep them flat and weight is added to secure the bond.
(Weight added to secure epoxied joints)
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