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As I said earlier, in a hurry to acomplish my first glassing job I didn't pay enough attention to the fillet between the panels as the next picture better shows...
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Ugly... Oh well, will do better next time.
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Glassing the bottom of the dinghy. This one is only on the bottom panel, so didn't have the problem of the fillet as in the inside of the boat. Trouble is that on the outside it would have not matered as it will be painted, while the inside is to be var
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Glassing done, time to glue in the bulkheads. The center one was pretty easy as it is easy to measure where it needs to go. The stern one also fitted quite nicely but I still needed to use some stiches to hold it in place. The bow bulkhead was the most
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Gluing the centerboard trunk. Even though I don't plan to sail the dinghy for the time being it is still a structural component of the boat.
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Once the seats are in place, the stern and bow doublers are glued.
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Clamping and weighting things down while the epoxy cures.
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My whole collection of clamps. Only enough to do one side at a time. Here we are gluing the two strips that make the gunwale (one strip at a time).
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Back upside down... All the wires removed and the leftover holes covered with thickened epoxy. Also some sanding has taken place to fair out the rough edges.
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