Nibbling away at some pieces on the Ulua

I was able to do some glassing on the safety ama, as well as get the iako finally coated with some epoxy. Lots of little things left at this point- rigging and foils still left to go. And finishing, lots more sanding and then the varnish and painting.

 I like to hit a few things when I have the epoxy out. In the background you can see: the motor/rudder mount, iakos, and precariously at an angle my birdsmouth SUP paddle prototype - this is the 4th time I've broken the blade, so I guess I should finally glass it. The shaft itself is light and strong though! Next one I will work on making pretty and smooth.

 I glassed the safety ama one half at a time, using painters tape to give me a clean line on each side. the next day I just ran a sharp knife down the line and peeled up the tape.

Sometimes I get funny looks when I go back into the house covered in sawdust...

Holidaze

Wooden boat building is therapeutic to me. We had some folks from all over in town during the holidays and managed to get out into the garage a bit among all the hub bub.

It was our 5 year anniversary, so it was nice to have my groomsmen there for a birthday/anniversary get together.

Here are some order images of the stuff that got worked on since the last time I posted.

Johnson shaped a really nice safety ama, which I just finished glassing. as well as did some clean up and painting on my original rush job ama. My buddy Chad did a ton of sanding too! Way too much beer was consumed - Florida Beer Company is 10 minutes away offers pony kegs of great bear for $45! And Bugnutty Brewing is 10 minutes in the other direction :)

There were plenty of onlookers as well. Some not so impressed.