The wind has been blowing 10-15 knots for the last four days. I wish this thing were done and I could be sailing now. Anyway, I put another coat of epoxy on tonight. When I laid out the bottom and side fiberglass cloth pieces I didn't overlap the chines. So I added some 4in wide pieces along the chines and an extra layer along the bow. It takes a long time to wet out the strips, so you have to work fast so the epoxy doesn't set on you. I used a short nap paint roller for the first time. It worked OK, but seemed like it made a lot of air bubbles in the epoxy. Since I'll need a few more coats of epoxy to fill out and even up all the edges, I will have to experiment with keeping the bubbles out. I also added some strips along the centerboard trunk opening. I have one more piece of cloth to laminate on the bow. This should make beaching the boat, and any accidental docking mishaps, survivable.
I have also been thinking about finishing options. I was thinking today about how a home build boat should look like a homebuilt boat. That is to say, I will probably be somewhat lazy and not make all the rough parts perfectly smooth. I want it to look good, but if it looks like a fiberglass molded boat that came out of a factory, then I might as well have saved my time.
