BUILDING A SKERRY

The Finished Product

 

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Days 1 - 5 : Order, Instructions, Clean garage, Glue panel scarfs

Days 6 - 10 : Glue outwale sections, Sand scarfs, Measure for frames, Drill wire holes, Sand & taper outwales

Days 11 - 15 : Cut gains, More wire holes, Wire Panels, Insert frames

Days 16 - 20 : Fix "gap" problem, Glue Mast Scarf,  Sprit Scarf, Skeg Halves, and  Centerboard Handles, "Tab" Glue Seams

Days 21 - 25 : Remove Wires, Glue Seams, Clean up Seams,  Shape Stem and Stern

Days 26 - 30 : Glassing and coating the exterior

Days 31 - 35 : Breast Hooks, Rails

Days 36 - 40 : Rails (cont.), Skeg

Days 41 - 45: More epoxy, Fiberglass & coat interior

Days 46 - 50: Install Seats and Centerboard Box

Days 51 - 55: Still doing the  Seats and Centerboard Box

Day 56: Making it rowable

Shakedown Period

Day 57 - 60: Sanding the fillets, Making Spars, Figuring out the rudder

Day 61 - 65: Rudder and Dagger Board

Day 66 - 70: Rudder (cont.)

Day 70 - 75: Dagger Board Slots, Partner "Adapter", Install Mast Step

Day 76 - 80: Sewing the Sail, Adding Lead to Daggerboard, Floorboards

Day 91 - 95: Floorboards (cont.)

Day 86 - 90: Floorboards (cont.). Foot Braces, Sanding, sanding, sanding,...

Day 91 - 95: Finishing

Day 96 - 98: ...and more Finishing, Rigging

The Finished Product

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