April 19, 2002

Note that the pictures in this update represent a large time frame, as they were taken over time with a camera kept with the boat, and thus may overlap with other updates.

Work continued on two fronts: mocking up the sponson frame templates, and installing the wooden portion of the bottom.

The sponsons were very badly damaged, and thus were not salvageable. The original frames will be used as templates for the new frames. Before these are built, however, mockups will first be used to confirm the sponson geometry.

The bottom consists of several plywood panels. Each is sealed with epoxy, and the panels are scarfed together. Once these are firmly inplace (glued & screwed), an aluminum skin will be bonded over the bottom.

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Date: 04/19/2002

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Sponson frame templates fitted up. Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 51	Installing bottom battens. Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 42	Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 52
Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 52	Larry Hanson working on battens for the bottom. Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 34	Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 48
Sponson frame templates mocked-up. Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 41	Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 53	Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 52
Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 54	Preparing a bottom piece. Each piece was sealed with epoxy and scuffed up (to promote adhesion to the battens when glued). Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 47	Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 47
Gluing the bottom panels in place. Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 44	Half of the bottom done. Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 48	Date: 04/19/2002 Views: 46

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