Building the daggerboard trunk
Gluing up the daggerboard trunk
After the interior of the trunk has been glassed, the two halves are ready to be glued together.
Daggerboard trunk ready for fiberglassing on the outside.
Installing the daggerboard trunk
Laying out the hole for the trunk in the hull bottom
The hole for the truck need to be exactly between the two hull sides
Lining up the top of the trunk
The trunk needs to be square and just below the cockpit floor.
1 1/2 inch epoxy fillet to secure the trunk to the floor.
The trunk needs to be strong and secure.
Installing the cockpit floor
Fitting the aft cockpit floor section
The cockpit floor needs to be carefully fitted to provide support to the hull sides and the daggerboard truck.
Fitted cockpit floor
Test ride
With the floor in we can start to plan the deck and cockpit layout.
More building details to follow soon…..