July 2009 - Snipe Project

B.C., Edna Bay Martha sanding inside the hull	B.C., Edna Bay 090703_044p	B.C., Edna Bay Epoxying the hull inside
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B.C., Edna Bay Doug George checking sails	B.C., Edna Bay Hull after stripping with paint remover	B.C., Edna Bay Doug and Peter sanding
B.C., Edna Bay Hull mostly sanded	B.C., Edna Bay Doug George	B.C., Edna Bay 090713_3602m
B.C., Edna Bay A large epoxy fill. One of many Doug George tricks: top to bottom: rock, board, plastic, epoxy filler, hull. The trick keeps the fill flat so there is less sanding.	B.C., Edna Bay Filling rub rail gap with thickened epoxy	B.C., Edna Bay 090713_3608m
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B.C., Edna Bay Epoxy hull	B.C., Edna Bay Epoxy hull	B.C., Edna Bay First coat of hull epoxy done
B.C., Edna Bay Milo is very interested in the Snipe project	B.C., Edna Bay Laying out the part shown in the next picture	B.C., Edna Bay Deck support with hole for mast
B.C., Edna Bay Deck support with hole for mast	B.C., Edna Bay The rear sections of rub rails had come loose. Attaching them with epoxy glue and clamps.	B.C., Edna Bay Clamps and ropes galore
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B.C., Edna Bay 090718_3629m	B.C., Edna Bay 090718_3630m	B.C., Edna Bay Our lovely work space
B.C., Edna Bay We are well organized	B.C., Edna Bay 090720_3647m	B.C., Edna Bay 090720_3649m
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B.C., Edna Bay Second coat of varnish completed	B.C., Edna Bay Anatomy of a patch: a bad place in plywood filled with epoxy thickended with filler.	B.C., Edna Bay Covered with plastic
B.C., Edna Bay Then a board	B.C., Edna Bay Finally, some weight	B.C., Edna Bay Inverting alone requires use of a winch, at left, mounted on the beam
B.C., Edna Bay Ropes, pulleys,etc. (flash picture)	B.C., Edna Bay The box in foreground (with red & black wires) is the winch control	B.C., Edna Bay More ropes and pulleys
B.C., Edna Bay Part way through the invert	B.C., Edna Bay Right side up and only minor damage	B.C., Edna Bay 090801_087p
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