Chines and 1st Sheer Lamination Attatched

While having the day off I was able to re-cut the chine notch in frame 2 and epoxy and screw it to the frame. I wasn't sure how to re-cut the angled notch in frame 2 so I just ended up sanding it until the chine fit snug. This actually worked pretty well since I was able to make a nice fit. One of the things about the chine is that the placement on the stem isn't mentioned in the plans so you have to just go with where it you think you want it. If you attach it too close to the breast-hook though you could cause the plywood to have a cavitation  when it's attached. I looked through a few different blogs that had good pictures and made my decision based on an average of theirs.

I also epoxied and attached the first sheer lamination. I was a little worried when I was unscrewing the sheers since they had dried and was afraid they would revert back to their straight shape but to my surprise they held the curve. On a side note, I have been having some trouble screwing in the bronze screws (I would pre-drill a small hole first but sometime I still had trouble) so I put some wax on them first and this help a ton; I highly recommend doing this. I have the second sheer laminations soaking overnight in the PVC pipe so they'll be ready for tomorrow. Below are pictures on the frame after today's work.

Chines and 1st Sheer Laminations Epoxied and Screwed

 Front View

 Rear Side View

Sheers Fitted

After letting the sheers soak over night I came home from work to find most of the water had seeped out the bottom of the screw attachment on the PVC pipe. The bottom 1/4 of the wood was still wet though and looked like it had still some what soaked so I tried to attach them and to my surprise they went on extremely easily. These are the first of two laminations that I will be using. I've got them fastened on to dry and when they are fully dry I take them off, fit the ends accordingly, and epoxy everything. I'll be ordering the Squirt Fiberglass Kit from Glen-L's website tonight so I'll be ready when it comes time to start planking. I also ordered a book and dvd on fiberglassing from Glen-L last summer so I'll be using those to prepare. I also have to finish the chines which I'll start on tonight.

1st Sheer Lamination Fitted

 Side View of Sheers

Chines and Sheers

After receiving advice from the Glen-L Forum I decided to go ahead and epoxy a piece of wood to the spot on frame 2 where the chine notch was (on both sides). Once the epoxy cures I'm going to re-cut the notch for the chine but this time make the cut on an angle so it will better fit with the bending chine. I'm not completely sure how I'm going to make this cut yet but I figure I'll just take a little off at a time and judge it that way. I also put the sheers (4 pieces which will be laminated together in pairs of 2) in a 10' or so PVC pipe filled with water. Tomorrow I'll screw them into place and let them dry before I make any final cuts and add the epoxy. I also finally epoxied the transom  knee on with the carriage bolts. Before I just had it dry fitted because the carriage bolts weren't long enough to hold a bolt on the exiting side. Hopefully tomorrow I'll make quite a bit of progress but we'll see what how much time I'll have.

Piece of Wood Added to Chine Notch

 Transom Knee Epoxied With Carriage Bolts

 Sheers In PVC Pipe Filled With Water

Chine Trouble

After dry fitting the chines I have been having some trouble getting them to fit tightly against the second frame. I posted my confusion on the Glen-L Forum and have received a lot of helpful advice. Below the pictures show the chine placement against frame #2 and the gap that I'm worried about. I'll post how I fix this after I decided which route to take.

Chine Against Frame #2 Notch

Above View

View Looking Towards Stem

Chines Part I

I had some time tonight so I decided to start getting the chines in place as well as the transom knee bolted to the keel and transom. The transom knee went into the keel pretty smooth, although after putting in the first screw, the knee moved away from the transom, leaving a slight gap. I made a change in the angle of the hole though and everything worked out. Next, I faired out the chine notches and nailed the chines to the transom and frame #1. In the first picture you'll see I cut a small piece off the end of one of the chines and used it to trace out the angle it will will need to fit. Once I got the chines on I used some string and tied them around the stem and will be leaving them there over night so they will go on easier tomorrow. I'm also going to look at a 1950's 25hp Evinrude tomorrow, which I'm hoping will work out because I'd like to get it running as soon as I can.

Fairing Out Chine Notches

 Chines Temporarily Attached