Third a Wheel Begins

Work has commenced on the Third Wheel. I am constructing the 3meter stabilizers (think outriggers, but smaller and just skimming the water like training wheels) first, then I will start constructing the 9 meter hull. Special thanks to Rick Willoughby for the design and development work to convert his previous one man design into this 3 man design for a pedal driven race boat. 

Thursday, I had one stabilizer side plotted and cut with room left over for the scarf joint.  I then traced those for three copies and cuts.  I then got the bulkheads cut from the foam.

I scarfed them on Friday with Tim weilding the belt sander for two joints as well. 

Sunday is supposed to warm up above 60*F which will help the scarfs set up with epoxy. 

In the cure time, I'll get ready for assembly of the sides and bulkheads with gorilla glue at the start of the week.

Keep an eye out

For an idea of what the stabilizer will look like: