Robin & Defiance's Blogs life aboard Defiance April 2007

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44°00.0607 North 076°59.3814 West Covering June 23 to June 26

Saturday, June 23

The forcast is for hot weather and afternoon thunderstorms. Cruising is neglectful in reporting the results of the Wabbit Race as on Saturday I was riding with friends with out own BBQ and Sunday was devoted to sailing lessons.

Cedar Skiff: I am now happy with how the newly grafted block looks and the process. Today I will be back at the skiff and testing the new reverse Quick Clamps I have modified for use in clamping the backing blocks.

I took Saturday off and went riding with Hugh and Bob. THe back woods of Waupoos are increasable and the ride worth the day. By late afternoon a thunder squall cam through dumping gallons of water in an absolute deluge.

The view is from the ridge behind the Cider Company looking to Waupoos Island.

Monday, June 25

Objectives:
Gluing first 2 blocks I have clamps ready
Prep for final frame sister glue.............. #10 SS for through bolt
2 hours exterior sanding
Bow shear remove and graft new piece

Related:
strip keel
Inspect each of apparent missing nails and begin epoxy seal and fill
buy 4 more clamps & modify
Practice with clenching copper nails!
work on lift points for lift for blocks to flip boat

Order paint
2 liters of Interlux Brightside Hatterras off white 42--
2 liters of Interlux Epoxy Primercoat
1 can of correct thinner

Monday, June 25

The new clamps work well I only need a bucket full of them not three as the 1" sisters are super slippery and it took the entire AM to get frame R sistered. You can see the dry fit below and the epoxy glued sister above. Note the nice contact of surfaces. Forgive the fill in the deep valley as I want the entire thing solid.

Tuesday, June 26

Tuesday, June 26, 2007 at 12:00 UTC Temperature 18°C, Pressure 102.3kPa, Wave Height N/A, Wave Period, 2sec Sea Temp., 17°C Wind, SW 7 knots

Marine Forecast issued for Lake Ontario. Issued: 3.00 AM EDT Tuesday 26 June 2007 for the period ending at 3.00 AM Wednesday with an outlook for the following 24 hours. Forecast: Wind light southwest increasing to 15 knots near midnight. Fair. Waves less than 1 metre. Outlook..Light to moderate southwesterlies.

Last glue up of the day, outside temp 32C: 4 blocks port side aft

It is mid afternoon and as I get ready to do the next batch of backing blocks I have discovered yet two more sections that require a backing block. I could not even see them and only discovered them by touch. Worse however is the more I work with the original cedar the more I realize how tender it is. Tonight I give serious thought to what I am discovering as I work forward frame by frame.

Finally I start to get a bit of primer on the interior. The sister for frame "R" went in nicely and blocks have all but disappeared as I get a little primer on the area. Overall it is moving along according to schedule in spite of the 32C temperatures.

One of the key questions I was asked was whether or not the backing blocks would show. Take a look at the close up of the starboard 2 (right). I think they look pretty good with a full width backing block. Much better than the earlier repairs with 2" wide strips screwed on over the cracks (look to left of picture).