Deck Chamfer

Guy has given me the templates for the deck chamfer. One full sheet of plywood was used, cut into 250, 200 and 150 mm wide pieces. Once joined with with filler and a layer of glass each side the template marked out and the plywood cut, planed fair and sanded. The join this time was scarfed as the chamfer pieces are only 50 mm wide. A router was used for the scarf.

Again 'stitch and glued' into place, cable ties and a small fillet of glue yesterday to hold until the cable ties could be removed. Today a bigger radius fillet and the glass on the port side done. If time etc permits: STB side tomorrow.

We glassed from the top of the chamfer downwards and then peel-plyed. The plan is to then glass from that join upwards to the underside of the deck when that goes on (which is the next job as I have already cut them) And for the sake of it another layer of glass over the lot as this will be the most likely area of impact. Should that happen!!!!

As the first picture shows, the join between the hull and chamfer timber is pretty close, only very little filling is required before fairing. Some of the areas on the hull needed a little 'pulling and pushing' whilst cable-tying to get a fair join. All-in-all it's looking good!