The results of the first round of sides turned out well. The masking tape came off cleanly. And the sides stayed attached. Amazingly even the tape on the corners basically came right off the epoxy.
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| First side piece with tape removed |
The second round of sides were put on using the same techniques. The long clamps on the bottom are harder single handed. But I worked out a way with some string.
You'll note that I didn't use as much tape on the top and bottom. I don't think it helped too much, glue still seeped out, and most of what was needed was just the pressure.
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| I stuck some extra bits of cardboard in to help in a few places at the edges |
After I got things working, I added a few more turns to the clamps....
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| One too many cranks on the clamps. |
This would have worked better with 1x6" boards instead of 1x8" boards. This also shows how strong the hull itself is, as it was cantilevered off the edge of the hull.
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| The whole board cracked. |
I didn't have anything to replace the broken board so I left it. From the first picture of the broken board you can see that the bottom edge is still well pressed so at least it should be firmly glued at the corners so that's the most important.
