SCAMP #434 Build - June Progress Report

Steady progress with the focus on completing the hull planking, cutting and installing gunwales and carlins, floors, bench filler board supports, seat tops, veranda roof beams, lazarette and decks.

Warmer temperatures meaning the epoxy is kicking quicker so need to glue smarter and in smaller batches.

Fibreglassed the seat tops (as well as all floors) prior to installation as in my experience horizontal surfaces are subject to hard use.

Big customization of the month is the installation of a rectangular hatch on the face of portside seat, above foot well allowing access to this chamber while keeping seat tops clean.  Very pleased with this excellent access.

Nest month will be installing and finishing the deck, veranda sides and roof, final fairing of cockpit and cabin surfacing in preparation for paint.

Access holes for hatches in floor cut

Epoxying down the aft floor - this is the most use these hand weights have seen recently

Plywood support for foredeck

Gluing up planks

Third pair of planks!

Footwell filler boards supports

Seat filler board supports - fir glued to pine spacers

Old cheap-o table saw ripping gunwales

Adding fore deck supports - note accidentally painted cabin front while doing interior with Tremclad 

1/4" radius routed onto seat edge

31 misc clamps for gunwales

First carlin completed

Lazarette framing set at 15 degrees for comfy back rest

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Seat  and footwell filler board moldings 

Hatch positioning

Nice access

Checking the bevel

Trusty old Stanley plane

Invaluable sanding block the uses belt sander paper - spans the gunwales and carlins nicely 

New tool #1 - Shinto rasp - these have a very loyal following

A package I found in my sandpaper box.  My Dad has been gone for over ten years but he often gave me tools for birthday gifts, many I still use.  These are some 80 grit sanding strips.

Angled front of the lazarette installed

Plywood cleat backing plates (six total) installed

6" aft seat top hatches holes cut and dry fitted

Gunwales, carlins and backing plates installed

Two side decks scarfed

Deck glued and clamped - decided to do the side decks separately

New tool #2 - chisel with side cutting edge

New tool #3 - Japanese fine toothed saw

This is the bite of that sharp Japanese saw when it sprung back whilst I was rushing to cut a cleat

Port seat installed with mid-seat front hatch dry fitted

Cutting the centreboard trunk access cover from starboard seat top - why is this so stressful?

Starboard seat installed sans centreboard trunk cover

Avec cover...

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Couple of days away to cycle Saltspring Island and spend the night a Ruckle Provincial Park