Under Construction (2)

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15/4/1998
Just ready for the first coat of paint. This view shows the "toe rails" - actually to rest the heels on while sitting out in a relaxed manner and to give something to push out on.		The cockpit from above. The big brown patches of microballoons on the floor by the transom are where unidirectional carbon is epoxied into the gantry tube and then fans out across the floor for a solid anchor.
The new beam across the transom to take rudder gantry loads. The circular support beam down to the floor is the only bit of wood on the boat - its glass/carbon on a balsa core - and is actually a piece left over from making the gantry on my last Cherub!		The rudder gantry. The design is conventional but probably not the best for this boat. Ideally the diagonal tube would be at a steeper angle, which I could - on reflection - have managed by running it from the top downwards.
21/2/1998
I took advantage of a reasonable day to take the hull outside. These pics are with the wings more or less complete.		The wings aren't on their permanent mountings and the angles are not quite correct - they'll be very slightly flatter.
Aesthetically I think I should perhaps have drawn the chine rising up more towards the bow.		No shortage of room in the crew area!
22/1/1998
The wings complete with support beams. There's not too much room in the garage - not enough for both to be in the extended position.		This shows the angle of the wings relative to the water. The "gunwhale" at the base of the wing should be the first thing to hit the water, which I hope will be less disconcerting than the tip of the wing with its extra leverage.
This top view, a few days earlier, shows the port wing in its "fully folded" position for travelling. My father commented that all this folding wings reminded him of his days as a carrier pilot in the Australian Navy!		A beam in construction - quite hidden by view by the jigs, covered in parcel taps, which are compressing down the curing laminate.
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