Well, I wasn't convinced anything would get done tonight as my motivation was severely lacking, but a quick call to Gary and I knew we needed to do something. So we did. We spent some time thinking about the chine logs we were now going to add. Thinking we could get fancy and creative was quickly rebuked once we got the boat together on Saturday. Now we have to add a chine log to the inside and we didn't cut the notches into the frames. Argh!
So Gary and Chad got a jig to cut the Chine scarfs made up lickity split, and we set to getting the 3-1/2"x5/8" Doug Fir boards ripped down to 2-1/2" wide. Once these were ripped down and the proper scarf angles cut, we set about figuring out how to cut the notches into the frames. Still scratching our heads at that one. Any ideas out there? Gary said to give him a few days and he would figure it out. I hope he does.
So we got the chines scarfed and decided to call it a night. Will probably get back after it on Wednesday night, since AMY comes home from Peru tomorrow (woo hoo!).
These scarf joints are getting pretty second nature. Pretty soon (at least sooner than we realize) we will be ripping the mahogany up to make gunwales and trim pieces. Still working on fiberglass and more epoxy so we can get the bottom on and start on the decks. Transom eyelet should be here soon, so progress is progress.
You could make the 2 1/2" cut with a handsaw, but the only way I can think of to make the 5/8" cut is a plunge cut through the side - ouch!
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