Little Bea
sailing  adventures

The fairing filler is complete on the hull ! Wahoo ! Well, I have a feeling I will have to go over some areas that are a bit low on the...

Check out the link below for the latest update ! https://youtu.be/01N6Qp4h_5Y

The oak keel floors are installed ! 4 more holes to drill and the fiberglass inserts will be set in tonight. The work has begun on the...

Not only am I happy that is Friday and I get a couple of days off but a few things are happening on the 580 !I finished the last of the...

Here are a couple of pictures of the fiberglass reinforcing in way of the lower chines, stern and topsides near the bow. I am just...

Here is a link to my video update on the 580 ! https://youtu.be/44O8UPzapFc

So I had some limited success with the first mold which I made really quick just to see how the lead would melt and pour. The wood dowel...

As you know I have already made a mold for the keel bulb which was one of my first posts. However I am going to wait to pour the final...

I am at the point of filling screw holes and sanding the filler down to make a smooth hull to start the fiberglass. What would I do...

Here a few shots of the final pieces of hull plywood being fitted and finished on the Frames. My fitting isnt as nice as Piotr on Hull #...

This piece was the most difficult to fit so I thought I would dedicate a post to how I was able to get this piece twisted into shape. I...

The sides, bottom and chine pieces of plywood went on fairly quickly with the exception of the forward chine where it meets the bow....

Here is my CAD layout I did. This was to make sure I didnt waste any materials ( aka GOLD in the form of plywood ) The bottom 2 rows ( A...

It was a happy moment ! This seemed so much easier than fitting stringers. I did a plan of how all of the pieces would be cut out of the...

I managed to get out to some of the wonderful lakes that we have here in Canada and do a little fishing. It was almost as good as...

This is a series of shots of the stringers being fitted. This proved to be a challenge ..... I'm sure the first of many ! The 50mm...

To continue on with the last post, here is a video of one of the 30mm stringers being "let in " to a Frame. Also, I have turned on the...

Here is the start of adding the longitudinal stringers to the Frames. The process that I used was to lay the stringers on top of the...

I uploaded a voice over to a presentation rather than just photos and text. Here is the link .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufz9XJY...

The knee and stem are constructed from pine based on drawing dimensions from Janusz. There is also the deck beams that fit into the stem...