Saturday, April 11, 2009

Scarab 18 folding trimaran Part 13

The edges of the transom were taped. Wooden support for outboard motor glued into the transom. Plywood inside anchor locker to support fore stay attachment. All joints inside cabin taped. Everything sanded ready for filler.

Total time 470 hours.

The boat is all ready to prepare for painting.

The 470 hours does not include building the frames (which I built for the last boat) and the centreboard and rudder blades which were already built). Filling, sanding and painting times depend on the required finish. Some builders like to finish the inside and paint, some just want to get into the water as quickly as possible. I will post pictures as the boat is finished and painted but there will be no more times posted.

The assembly (joining the floats and the beams to the mainhull) also takes some time. I will post pictures as we go.








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