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| Sanding Bowsprit |
Not a lot going on with the boat--too hot for epoxy work and there are tons of other outside jobs to keep up with during the summer. I did find time to work on some of the spars. Rounding over and sanding the gaff, then filling in tiny gaps where the two parts are glued together. Then chamfering and rounding over on the bowsprit, and sanding both.
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| Sanding Bowsprit |
Here I am sanding the bowsprit. The gaff (spar that lifts the upper part of the sail) is lying beside it. If you click on one of the photos it should become quite a bit larger and you can just make out some of the chamfering about a foot back from the small end. All that means is that I have used a 45-degree router bit to bevel the corners. This gives it a nicer look, but more importantly lowers the weight a little. There are several parts of the boat where measures have been taken to lower the weight, especially higher up where there is more moment-arm. Ballast is added at the very bottom and weight reduced higher up, so maybe the thing will stay upright.
I hope to start again in earnest when the weather cools, and then devote much more time to it after I retire in October. The plan is to get it on the water by sometime next summer.
