2nd April

Took the Easter weekend off and had a great barbecue with lots of friends at the beach on Sunday.

Did a bit of fiddling with electrics but got stuck in today and shaped the rudder and epoxy glassed one side.  I have made a section of straight edge on the trailing edge to fit a trim tab to experiment with.

Once the other side is glassed and everything is filled and faired I can finish welding the rudder pintles.  I need the exact thickness to get a good fit.  There are different layers of glass on the sides of the rudder at the bottom pintle versus the top so the bottom pintle will be a bit wider than the top.  Also made a short 75mm dia. epoxy glass tube to fit in the deck for the dorado box.

Been looking for jobs to do that dont involve sanding but running out of ideas so will just have to get it done!