I went to add more fillets today and noticed yesterday's were still squishy. Ruh-roh. I haven't used this epoxy before and thought maybe the cool temperature just makes it take a long time (though unlikely). So I carefully made up another batch, added more fillets, and it set within a …

Okay, next time I'm going to start with the fillets at the bottom of the boat. Because when reaching down to the bottom I wiped my arm across the ones at the top. Yuck!

They aren't pretty, but they're hopefully functional.

As a kid I always wanted to have an r/c airplane. My dad and I bought one but never finished it.

We finally flew one a couple weeks ago. Every time the plane landed though, it broke a little more. We had a few layers of duck tape holding …

Complex curves are hard.

As the bow curves upward, the bottom pieces slope upward (downward in these pictures since it is upside-down) in a complex 3-dimensional curve. I started trimming the front to match the curve, and I couldn't get them to bend or line up worth a damn, so …

So I glued up the reinforcing pieces of 3/4" (so-called 1") thick, 1.7" inch wide pieces of pine to the inside of the rear bulkhead. There'll be 1/2" holes through this where I'll bolt 1/2" SS bolts through to lock the hulls together.

The day before …

I intend to scan in my plans, but for now you'll have to observe the results!

I'm building a roughly 16'-long aft-mast catamaran that comes apart into pieces no longer than 8', so it fits inside my van. It will eventually be amphibious using bicycle wheels.

My understanding is the …

Creating site for putting up the progress of my boat construction, and later other info.