Saturday, November 27, 2010

Magic Wands


In the quickest turn-around for projects so far, I built and finished the wands for the bow this weekend. The two different sizes are intentional, I wanted a couple of options for wands to experiment with so they're about an inch different in length from each other but the same width. The carbon plate was laid up a couple of weeks ago and put aside while the carbon rods showed up this past Monday. A quick slot cut in the rod and bond the plates in followed by a layer of carbon on either side for strength and looks and the job was nearly done. Finished off with some UV inhibitor based resin. I also coated the prodder base with the UV resin and now the lower mast is done and ready for the first rigging day in the driveway. I can't wait for that day.

Idiot Stick



A little side project was making two tillers(aka idiot sticks) for the 110 class sailboat. It was a fun little project and now that both they're done along with a '95 Laser I was rehabing, it's back to work on the moth.