"How long did it take you to complete the build?"

"That’s amazing! Excellent work!"

"Martinac. 100F outside the storage unit. I finished sealing the starboard plywood from the inside. I’ll be ready to lay the fiberglass after a light sanding. Slowly installing the stringers on the port side. "

"Martinac. First coat of West System epoxy on the starboard side plywood. Even following the application of the penetrating epoxy sealer, the plywood is still soaking up the epoxy in these warm temperatures. It’s still a challenge getting the…"

"Martinac. I taped off all the holes from the bottom on the starboard side. And I applied two saturating coats of Smith’s Clear Penetrating Epoxy Sealer to the inside. "

"Martinac. I finished most of the sanding on the starboard side plywood. Soon it will be ready for the penetrating epoxy sealer. "

"Martinac. I’m waiting on more fasteners for the bottom stringers. The stringers shown on the port side are permanently attached. Today I removed the two remaining old stringers on the starboard side. That should be the last of the major…"

"Martinac. I prepared all the bottom stringers for the port and starboard sides. I started installing the stringers on the port side. I decided to attach the stringers with silicon bronze 1/4-20 carriage bolts with the head on the outside hull. (This…"

"Martinac. The two outermost bottom stringers have a twist at the bow ends. Not much, but definitely a twist. I’m going to clamp a board for a few days to see if some of the clamping force relaxes. Otherwise I may have to steam some of the…"

"Martinac. I pulled some of the tape off the bottom to inspect how well the holes filled with epoxy. Many, but not all of them, filled all the way to the tape. Some are only partially filled with epoxy. I’ll have to fill the holes from the…"

"Martinac. The port side fiberglass is epoxied. It took me about 2.5 hours once I started. I mixed small batches of epoxy about 10 oz. at a time in a plastic drink cup. I’d pour out the epoxy and working it into the fiberglass with a small…"

"Martinac. The fiberglass is laid and ready for epoxy. Maybe early tomorrow morning. "

"Yeah. It’s going to be a hot summer. "

"Perhaps by November it will cool down enough! Rick"

"Hi Jayson. Those boats are all amazing. "

"Martinac. The port side bottom plywood is coated in epoxy and nearly all of the holes are filled with epoxy. I’ve gone over it four times trying to get all the holes filled with epoxy. But there are always some that open up. Nevertheless, I…"