Why is there ALWAYS a hurdle?
by Jake on Jan.21, 2007, under One Meter
I thought I was getting near the end of fairing the hull and I decided, just as a matter of being thorough, to check the length of the hull. Guess what? It was 3/8″ too long for the US One Meter class rule. I took a tiny bit of the extra length off the stern but most of it came off the bow. I spent the entire evening reshaping the nose to get it right again. I am happy to report that it looks great and I have the third coat of primer drying on the top deck surface. Once that dries, I’ll turn it over and put three coats on the bottom and start sanding again later tonight.
In the days prior, when I was fixing up the shop, I modified this workbench to accept a piece of peg board on top and boxed in the bottom of the top. A hole in the side allows me to connect my shop vacuum so I can sand away and the vacuum gets almost all the dust. I have been impressed with how well it works.
