| Construction Photos & Notes page 1 |
 |
 |
| This photo shows the bow eye installed. I used an eye-bolt with a 1" opening. I chose to install it at the time of the stem assembly to make it easier. All I did was to locate it's possiton and dado a slot in the two stem halves; this was easily done on the radial arm saw. I applied epoxy glue to both stem halves and filled both groves. Then placed the bolt in place and used wood screws to hold the halves together then I tightened the nut. This way the bolt hole is sealed with epoxy for no leaks. Also there is no guess work as how to keep a drill bit lined up and where it is going to come out on the inside. If you don't have a radial arm saw you can still do it with a circular saw and a wood chisel. |
| This photo shows the keel assembly in the dolly. I used 2" X 6" side boards cut to the shape of the keel so the bottom would have a place to lay during assembly. |
 |
 |
| Here the bottom is being assembled using screws and clamps with epoxy glue. I chose to build up my bottom from two layers of 1/4" plywood with joints staggered and laid at 90 deg. angle to each other. Using this method I have no joint blocks to stumble over on the deck, it is a lot more trouble to do and more costly. |
| Here the bottom is finished with 5 oz. fiberglass cloth and epoxy. |