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17-Dic-2006: Re-starting the construction and due rain, I began to cut plywood to make me a Dinghy.

17-Dic-2006: Beginning the assembly by stitch and glue method.

17-Dic-2006: Placing the bottom. This model of Dinghy is a modified D5, since alter the scale to make it with a single plywood sheet.
18-Dic-2006: View of bottom.

18-Dic-2006: Fillets ready.

18-Dic-2006: Edges fiberglassed with epoxi and cloth.
20-Dic-2006: Almost finished the structure, only rest the cover of central seat.

20-Dic-2006: At same time placed the estructure of coamings.

20-Dic-2006: View of my two boats.
20-Dic-2006: After sanding lightly, I begin deck fiberglassing with 2 layers of cloth 450 gr/m2 and epoxi (lot epoxi!). in this picture the forward is ready.

23-Dic-2006: Finally the "Little Sirius" (named "very originally" by Flor) is already finished.

23-Dic-2006: The fiberglassing it's going ahead!.Already finished front and sides of cabin and corridors. Plywood of coaming sides placed.
23-Dic-2006: Front view of fiberglassing.

25-Dic-2006: After painting it, Flor makes a "buoyancy test" of "Little Sirius", with a quite peculiar oar!!.

25-Dic-2006: As didn't sink, embarking everybody!.
26-Dic-2006: Time of roof and cockpit to receive fiberglass. The structure of coamings are ready.

26-Dic-2006: General sanding of the whole fiberglassed to retire "roughness". Placing the coaming components.

26-Dic-2006: General view of work. Little by little I go "reopening" the windows and hachts places.
27-Dic-2006: Finishing the internal face of coamings. Flor is painting the bottom of "Little Sirius".

27-Dic-2006: Placed the internal face of coamings and opened the hole for winch handles. Cockpit floor fiberglassed.

27-Dic-2006: Under upper cover of coamings was placed a cedar reinforcement to screw the winch.Sanding to place the closure cover of coaming.
29-Dic-2006: Coaming sanded, rounded and fiberglassed.

29-Dic-2006: General view of work with both coamings fiberglassed.

29-Dic-2006: From above can appreciate the zones not fiberglassed yet.
30-Dic-2006: Aft room window placed and opened the hole.
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