10/10/22 - Construction begins!
10/11/22 - Sheer clamps are ripped and scarfs are cut.
Sheer clamps are epoxied on the Ama #1 panels.
10/12/22 - First ama (outrigger float) is wired up.
Second ama is wired up.
10/13/22 - The seams between panels are filled with epoxy.
10/16/22 - The inside of the amas are epoxy sealed. Glue cleats are staged for the tops of the bulkheads.
10/18/22 - The ama decks are epoxied in place.
10/19/22 - The decks are trimmed.
10/20/22 - The aka (crossbeam) cores are epoxied together.
10/21/22 - Both amas are sanded.
The forward aka is partially epoxied together.
Fiberglass cloth is laid on the amas.
The fiberglass is epoxy saturated.
10/23/22 - The third layer of the forward aka is laminted on.
10/24/22 - The aft aka is laminated.
The tops of the amas are fiberglassed.
The main hull panels are partialled epoxied together.
10/26/22 - Hull panels are epoxied to full length.
10/27/22 - Sheer clamps are epoxied on the #4 panels.
Construction of the amas is complete.
10/28/22 - The main hull is mostly wired up.
10/29/22 - Wiring the hull is complete.
10/31/22 - The hull is flipped and seams are filled with epoxy.
11/1/22 - The wires are pulled and the bulkheads are epoxied in place.
11/2/22 - The forward section is fiberglass taped.
11/3/22 - The aft section is fiberglass taped.
11/4/22 - The cockpit area is fiberglassed.
Interior cabin area is fiberglassed.
11/7/22 - The knees are test fit.
Knees are epoxied in place.
11/8/22 - The daggerboard trunk is test fit.
The trunk is epoxied in place.
11/15/22 - The cockpit seat structure is started.
Deck beams are epoxied in place.
11/16/22 - The cockpit tanks walls are epoxied in place.
11/17/22 - The companionway doublers are epoxied in place.
11/18/22 - The interior of the cabin is epoxy sealed.
Aft storage is sealed.
11/22/22 - Deck reinforcement stringers are added.
11/25/22 - Cockpit seat covers are trimmed to fit.
Underside of the covers is epoxy sealed.
11/26/22 - Seat tops are epoxied in place.
11/28/22 - The seat tops are trimmed.
Mast support tubes are installed.
Holes for hatches are cut out.
Fiberglass cloth is laid on the seats.
The cloth is saturated with epoxy.
The companionway hatch surround is epoxied in place.
11/29/22 - The rudder trunk is test fit.
The cabin interior is sealed with epoxy with fairing filler.
11/30/22 - The cockpit is faired.
12/1/22 - The cabin is sanded in preparation for primer.
12/2/22 - Extra deck stringers are test fit.
Shaping of the akas is begun.
12/5/22 - The cabin interior is primed.
12/6/22 - The undersides of the akas are fiberglassed.
1/2/23 - Most of the electrical wires are installed.
View of the panel from the interior.
1/3/23 - The aft deck panels are epoxed together.
Undersides of the decks are epoxy sealed.
1/4/23 - The aka to ama mounts are installed.
1/5/23 - the forward deck is epoxied in place.
Aft deck is epoxied in place.
1/6/23 - The hull is upside down so any gaps between the deck and stringers can be filled.
The daggerboard is laminated from strips of Alaskan yellow cedar.
1/9/23 - Fiberglass is laid on the sanded hull.
1/10/23 - An extra strip of fiberglass is laminted on the bow.
The self bailer is temporarily installed.
Daggerboard slot is cut out.
1/11/23 - The daggerboard and rudder have been shaped.
The foils are reinforced with unidirectional carbon fiber and fiberglass.
The hull is covered with epoxy and fairing filler.
1/12/23 - The rowing rigger is fiberglassed.
1/17/23 - The hull is partially sanded.
Sanding is complete.
The boat is flipped and holes are cut for aft hatch and mizzen mast.
The underside of the rigger is fiberglassed.
The coaming is filleted with epoxy.
1/19/23 - The aft deck is fiberglassed.
1/20/23 - Riser for aft hatch is epoxied in place.
1/21/23 - The forward deck is ready for epoxy.
Companionway hatch top is epoxied together.
Companionway board is fiberglassed.
1/22/23 - The forward deck is fiberglassed.
1/23/23 - The rowing rigger mounting blocks are shaped.
The outriggers are temporarily put together.
1/24/23 - Holes are drilled for navigation light.
1/26/23 - The companionway hatch top is fiberglassed.
1/30/23 - The frame for the solar panel is started.
2/2/23 - Mounts for solar panel rack are epoxied in place.
Panel is test fit.
Mounts for sliding seat rails are epoxied in place.
2/4/23 - The seat tracks are temporarily mounted.
2/6/23 - Epoxy fill coats are applied to the deck, cockpit hatch cover, and solar panel rack.
2/10/23 - The outrigger parts are partially sanded.
Amas and akas are sanded in preparation for paint.
2/13/23 - The outrigger parts are painted with primer.
Rowing rigger and other parts are primed.
The hull is primed.
2/14/23 - The first coat of paint is applied to the outriggers.
Other parts are painted.
First coat for the hull.
2/15/23 - The outriggers get another coat of paint.
2/20/23 - The amas are taped for deck paint and the akas are given the final coat of satin paint.
The cockpit is primed.
2/21/23 - First coat of paint is applied to cockpit.
2/22/23 - Second coat of paint.
2/23/23 - Areas are taped off for nonskid.
Paint and non-skid is added.
Final coat of paint is applied.
2/24/23 - Lines for red accent stripes are taped off.
First coat of red accent on the amas.
First coat of red on the main hull.
Aft section.
2/26/23 - After several coats of red the tape is pulled.
Satin black is added to aka mounts.
2/27/23 - First coat of varnish.
First varnish coat on main hull.
2/28/23 - Several coats of varnish have been applied.
3/1/23 - The finished fuse panel.
Aft hatch, mast step, and anchor/all around nav light are installed.
Rudder is mounted.
Solar charging cables are installed.
Forward deck hardware is installed.
3/2/23 - Hatch straps are installed.
3/5/23 - All the components are assembled.