Dave's SFD Able Build: August 2013

I'm building a boat to a design by Paul Fisher of Selway Fisher Design in the UK. The design is called "Able" and her vital statistics are: overall length 4.88m (16ft), beam 2m (6ft 6in) and design weight is 360kg (790lbs). You can read more about this design at http://www.selway-fisher.com/OtherDB.htm#KANE.

I intend to procede more slowly with this boat than I did with either of my other boat building projects (see links below on the right). This is, after all, a hobby and there are other things to do. So, updates to this blog might happen once every week or two. Come back and see.

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Sunday, 18 August 2013

Some Painting Done

Over the last couple of weeks I have varnished the gunwales - 6 coats of varnish over 2 coats of epoxy. The weather has been warmer than expect and I managed 2 coats of varnish most days.

When I painted the outside of the boat some months ago I sealed the plywood with 2 coats of epoxy. including the outside of the sheer strake. With the gunwale varnished I put 2 coats of undercoat and 3 coats of International Toplac on the outside of the sheer strake.

Here are three photos showing the state of the boat.

I'm going away for a while so this new paint work will have time to dry thoroughly. When I return the inside of the boat will be waiting for me. Lots more painting still to do!