Well I know it's been a little bit since I posted anything so here we go with some more work on the center case and board. I've done some gluing of the packers and cheek pieces and even the top case edges.
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| Port and Starb'd case sides packers and cheeks gluing. |
They look uneven in the picture but each side is ok just not exactly on top of the other but with the plastic separating them it's all good.
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| Another angle. |
Each side is also screwed from the inside out with #10 x 1" stainless screws. After all is glued then a quick sanding on the inside of the case halves and then 2 coats of unthickened epoxy.
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| The beginning of shaping the uphaul end of the center board. |
I started shaping the end of the board where the uphaul tackle will attach. I started by drawing out the proposed area to be shaped then started in with (as Geoff Kerr calls the wood eraser) right angle grinder with a 40 grit flapper disc. Took the wood down to the approximate thickness as deep as possible.
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| Next step, the router. |
Then I got out the trim router and the 1/2" bit with top bearing, and CAREFULLY trimmed around the edge of the area leaving a slight ridge for the bearing to follow. Then in three passes cleared out the final area. touched it up with a little 60 grit sand paper by hand and voila! Ready to drill the appropriate sized hole for the uphaul shackle.
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| Oversized pivot pin hole. |
Lastly for this outing, drilling the pivot pin hole oversized. Plans call for a pivot pin of 20mm, I plan on using one just 3/4" sae size, only a couple of millimeters smaller, so a 1" overbore would be sufficient to allow for a 1/8" thick bushing of solid epoxy for the pivot pin to ride on. The case sides will be done the same way and using neoprene washers on either side to seal the hole against leaks.
That's all for now, so until next time,
Geoff
