Photos of the construction process.
  • 12/2/24 - Douglas Fir stock is ripped to create stringers, sheer clamps, and aka parts.

    12/2/24 - Douglas Fir stock is ripped to create stringers, sheer clamps, and aka parts.

  • 12/3/24 - Aka frames are epoxied together.

    12/3/24 - Aka frames are epoxied together.

  • Hull panels are epoxied to full length.

    Hull panels are epoxied to full length.

  • Aka hull panels are epoxied together.

    Aka hull panels are epoxied together.

  • 12/4/24 - Sheer clamps are epoxied to the #4 panels.

    12/4/24 - Sheer clamps are epoxied to the #4 panels.

  • Port side panel.

    Port side panel.

  • Transom is doubled to handle stress of rudder.

    Transom is doubled to handle stress of rudder.

  • Sheer clamps are epoxied onto the ama panels.

    Sheer clamps are epoxied onto the ama panels.

  • The first two layers of the forward aka are epoxied together.

    The first two layers of the forward aka are epoxied together.

  • 12/6/24 - First two panels and bulkheads are wired together.

    12/6/24 - First two panels and bulkheads are wired together.

  • #2 panels are wired on.

    #2 panels are wired on.

  • #3 panels are wired on.

    #3 panels are wired on.

  • The top layer of the forward aka is epoxied in place.

    The top layer of the forward aka is epoxied in place.

  • 12/8/24 - The #4 panels are wired in place.

    12/8/24 - The #4 panels are wired in place.

  • 12/9/24 - The boat is flipped and wires tightenend.

    12/9/24 - The boat is flipped and wires tightenend.

  • Ama bulkheads are fiberglassed.

    Ama bulkheads are fiberglassed.

  • Aft aka is partially laminated.

    Aft aka is partially laminated.

  • Seams between panels are filled with epoxy.

    Seams between panels are filled with epoxy.

  • 12/10/24 - Amas are being wired together.

    12/10/24 - Amas are being wired together.

  • 12/11/24 - Amas are epoxied.

    12/11/24 - Amas are epoxied.

  • Aft aka is epoxied.

    Aft aka is epoxied.

  • Hull is flipped and bulkheads are tacked in place.

    Hull is flipped and bulkheads are tacked in place.

  • 12/13/24 - Parts are laminated together.

    12/13/24 - Parts are laminated together.

  • 12/17/24 - Inside faces of the daggerboard trunk and rudder trunk are fiberglassed.

    12/17/24 - Inside faces of the daggerboard trunk and rudder trunk are fiberglassed.

  • Bow storage space is filletted and fiberglass taped.

    Bow storage space is filletted and fiberglass taped.

  • Aft storage is filletted and taped.

    Aft storage is filletted and taped.

  • 12/1824 - Cockpit is fiberglassed.

    12/1824 - Cockpit is fiberglassed.

  • 12/19/24 - The cabin is fiberglassed.

    12/19/24 - The cabin is fiberglassed.

  • The amas are extended by 12 inches.

    The amas are extended by 12 inches.

  • 12/20/24 - The joints between panels and bulkheads are filletted.

    12/20/24 - The joints between panels and bulkheads are filletted.

  • 12/27/24 - One ama is sanded.

    12/27/24 - One ama is sanded.

  • Second ama is sanded.

    Second ama is sanded.

  • 1/1/25 - The Amas are ready for fiberglass.

    1/1/25 - The Amas are ready for fiberglass.

  • One ama is satruated with epoxy.

    One ama is satruated with epoxy.

  • 1/2/25 - The first step in shaping the akas is done.

    1/2/25 - The first step in shaping the akas is done.

  • Knees are epoxied in place.

    Knees are epoxied in place.

  • Daggerboard trunk spacers are epoxied in place.

    Daggerboard trunk spacers are epoxied in place.

  • Rudder trunk spacer is epoxied in place.

    Rudder trunk spacer is epoxied in place.

  • Second ama is fiberglassed.

    Second ama is fiberglassed.

  • 1/5/25 - Shaping the akas is progressing.

    1/5/25 - Shaping the akas is progressing.

  • 1/6/25 - The insides of the amas are sealed with epoxy.

    1/6/25 - The insides of the amas are sealed with epoxy.

  • The inside faces of the daggerboard and rudder trunk are given graphite/epoxy coats.

    The inside faces of the daggerboard and rudder trunk are given graphite/epoxy coats.

  • Forward deck beams are installed.

    Forward deck beams are installed.

  • Aft deck beam is installed.

    Aft deck beam is installed.

  • Cockpit seat bulkheads are epoxied in place.

    Cockpit seat bulkheads are epoxied in place.

  • 1/7/25 - Daggerboard trunk is epoxied together.

    1/7/25 - Daggerboard trunk is epoxied together.

  • Akas are covered with carbon fiber.

    Akas are covered with carbon fiber.

  • Companionway hatch parts are fiberglassed.

    Companionway hatch parts are fiberglassed.

  • Cockpit seat stringers are temporarily installed.

    Cockpit seat stringers are temporarily installed.

  • 1/8/25 - Daggerboard trunk is epoxied in place.

    1/8/25 - Daggerboard trunk is epoxied in place.

  • Undersides of the akas are covered in carbon fiber.

    Undersides of the akas are covered in carbon fiber.

  • Frame for fuse/switch panel is installed.

    Frame for fuse/switch panel is installed.

  • Cockpit seat sides are epoxied in place.

    Cockpit seat sides are epoxied in place.

  • 1/9/25 - The switch panel and solar controller are temporarily installed.

    1/9/25 - The switch panel and solar controller are temporarily installed.

  • Tube for wiring is installed.

    Tube for wiring is installed.

  • 1/10/25 - Half of the hull is sanded.

    1/10/25 - Half of the hull is sanded.

  • Companionway parts get a coat of epoxy.

    Companionway parts get a coat of epoxy.

  • Edges of the akas are fiberglassed.

    Edges of the akas are fiberglassed.

  • 1/13/25 - The hull is sanded smooth.

    1/13/25 - The hull is sanded smooth.

  • Fiberglass cloth is laid on the hull.

    Fiberglass cloth is laid on the hull.

  • The fiberglass is saturated with epoxy.

    The fiberglass is saturated with epoxy.

  • 1/14/25 - The transom is fiberglassed.

    1/14/25 - The transom is fiberglassed.

  • 1/15/25 - Fill coats are applied to ma hulls.

    1/15/25 - Fill coats are applied to ma hulls.

  • Fill coats are applied to the main hull.

    Fill coats are applied to the main hull.

  • 1/16/25 - Several fill coats are applied.

    1/16/25 - Several fill coats are applied.

  • 1/17/25 - Main mast step support is epoxied in place.

    1/17/25 - Main mast step support is epoxied in place.

  • Interior joints are epoxy filleted.

    Interior joints are epoxy filleted.

  • Cockpit seats are epoxy filleted.

    Cockpit seats are epoxy filleted.

  • 1/22/25 - A box for the house battery is built.

    1/22/25 - A box for the house battery is built.

  • Two halves of the rigger are epoxied together.

    Two halves of the rigger are epoxied together.

  • 1/24/25 - Deck support stringers are fit.

    1/24/25 - Deck support stringers are fit.

  • Companionway board supports are epoxied on.

    Companionway board supports are epoxied on.

  • 1/26/25 - The rigger is ready for fiberglass.

    1/26/25 - The rigger is ready for fiberglass.

  • One side is fiberglassed.

    One side is fiberglassed.

  • Companionway hatch sides are epoxied in place.

    Companionway hatch sides are epoxied in place.

  • 1/28/25 - The undersides of the cock pit seat tops are epoxy sealed.

    1/28/25 - The undersides of the cock pit seat tops are epoxy sealed.

  • Mizzen mast step base is installed.

    Mizzen mast step base is installed.

  • Main mast step base.

    Main mast step base.

  • Cabin LED light is temporarily installed.

    Cabin LED light is temporarily installed.

  • 1/30/25 - Washers are inset into the ends of the rigger.

    1/30/25 - Washers are inset into the ends of the rigger.

  • The bottom of the rigger is fiberglassed.

    The bottom of the rigger is fiberglassed.

  • Undersides of the ama decks are epoxy sealed.

    Undersides of the ama decks are epoxy sealed.

  • Cockpit seat tops are epoxied in place.

    Cockpit seat tops are epoxied in place.

  • 1/31/25 - Holes for access plates are cut in the cockpit seats.

    1/31/25 - Holes for access plates are cut in the cockpit seats.

  • Edges around seats are filleted.

    Edges around seats are filleted.

  • Blank for daggerboard is epoxied together.

    Blank for daggerboard is epoxied together.

  • 2/4/25 - The daggerboard is shaped.

    2/4/25 - The daggerboard is shaped.

  • Balanced rudder black is epoxied together.

    Balanced rudder black is epoxied together.

  • Cockpit is ready for fiberglass.

    Cockpit is ready for fiberglass.

  • Fiberglass is saturated with epoxy.

    Fiberglass is saturated with epoxy.

  • Rudder and and daggerboard are covered in carbon fiber.

    Rudder and and daggerboard are covered in carbon fiber.

  • Rudder trunk is fiberglassed.

    Rudder trunk is fiberglassed.

  • 2/5/25 - Carbon fiber is trimmed.

    2/5/25 - Carbon fiber is trimmed.

  • Aft deck halves are epoxied together.

    Aft deck halves are epoxied together.

  • 2/6/25 - The foils are covered with an additional layer of fiberglass.

    2/6/25 - The foils are covered with an additional layer of fiberglass.

  • 2/10/25 - The akas are sanded.

    2/10/25 - The akas are sanded.

  • Fill coat of epoxy is applied ot one side of the foils.

    Fill coat of epoxy is applied ot one side of the foils.

  • 2/11/25 - First coat of primer is applied to cabin.

    2/11/25 - First coat of primer is applied to cabin.

  • 2/12/25 - Second coat of primer is applied.

    2/12/25 - Second coat of primer is applied.

  • 2/13/25 - Silding seat supports are epoxied in.

    2/13/25 - Silding seat supports are epoxied in.

  • Deck supports are epoxied in place.

    Deck supports are epoxied in place.