July 12th.

This is the missing photo of the glassed stbd side from yesterday.

Pulling the peelply off this afternoon.

Did a quick sand to feather the edges of yesterdays glassing and laminated 2 layers on the transom and covered with peelply.  4 pieces of glass overlapped in the middle to reinforce the rudder fixing area.

After sanding yesterdays glassing also finished the bow section with the overlap onto the other side.

Also added another layer over the whole bow.  It looks rather rough but the peelply is not wetted out to the edges and when pulled off the under surface is very smooth and amine free.  (the sticky stuff that epoxy leaves on the surface that must be removed before more gluing or sanding is done.)  

Using peelply is not cheap.  It is fairly expensive and uses more epoxy which is definitely not cheap.  It takes a bit more time to apply after glassing but ....  saves a HUGE amount of time in fairing, sanding and finishing.  It also prepares the surface  very well for further glassing work.  I think it is better to work some extra hours in your paid work and invest the cash in peelply and a bit more epoxy and save lots of time in the epoxy process.

Couldnt wait so hung the hull up and removed the strongback  and supporting timber.

Hanging from 4 block and tackle  rigs from the rafters of my workshop.

The hull lowered down by 35cm to make it easy to glass the bottom.  I dont need to go inside the hull for this so not a problem. Not as flexible as I used to be so like to keep the work area at a comfortable height.