Centerboard Trunk, Noseblock

The high today is predicted to be 31 degrees (yesterday's high was 61), so rather than heat the garage I'm curing the glue on the centerboard trunk and noseblock (bullet-shaped piece at the front end of the keel) blank indoors.  The keel, when viewed from below, will have an airfoil-like shape, i.e., bullet nose widening to 1 3/4", staying at that width along the trunk, then tapering to 3/4" from the centerboard trunk back to the transom (squared-off piece at the back of the boat).

Glued Centerboard Trunk and Noseblock Blank Curing in Dining Room

The blank from which the noseblock will be milled is supposed to be 2 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 18", so I am gluing together two 18" 2x6's to get the size wood block I need.  A "2x6" these days is only about 1 1/4" x 5 1/4", but two of these laminated together will give me a 2 1/2" by 5 1/4" chunk, so that will work.

I'll try to find some more indoor jobs I can do today without heating the garage, but first I have to help Jan make datenut bread. :-)