2010
02.26
First thing this morning was to remove the temporary skeleton supports from under the railing. Two full-length tapes of 17-08 biaxal cloth were cut to be installed under the wash rails, attaching the deck to the hull. Using the remaining resin, the valence material was hot coated and set aside to cure.
Preparation makes fabrication easier
After some superficial burns courtesy of the glue gun the valences were in place. Another full-length layer of 17-08 on each side and they were done. The remaining resin was put to good use hot-coating the deck.
Hot coating - an important step
It's a shame this will soon be covered up
2010
02.21
First line of business of the day was to lay down news papers on the deck of Valkyrie and unfurl the skirting under the wash rail. Using most of the scrap mat has has been produced over the course of the build, it was laid out along the first layer of decking. Final installation couldn’t have gone better while laminating the decking together, silicon bronze screws were used to anchor the layers together along the sheer. On the foredeck area strips were used to spread out the load on the screws holding everything in place while it cured. Additional full-length strips were used to clamp the trailing edge of the foredeck since there was nothing to screw to.
The mallet made sure for a tight seam
Nothing left to do but let it set
2010
02.20
Both layers of decking were aligned and ground flush with the sheer. Pilot holes were drilled and countersunk before the panels were removed to be puttied and installed. The backing plates for the skene chocks were set in place and attached to the deck. Material was prepared to sandwich the decking together after the temporary screws are removed from the skeleton supports along the railing.
Prepped, flush and fair.
After some discussion about constructing the pedestal for the steering console Travis was suggested that instead of fabricating an empty lift, the remaining billet of flotation be used since it is the 8″ needed to lift the console to the correct height. Aside from being bright blue, it looked great.
Simple solutions are often best
