Scarf joint progress

Tim and I tag teamed to knock out all nine of the scarf joints ready for epoxy.  The three on the bottom of the hull, and three on each side. 

To ensure that the panels lined up perfectly, we chose to glue the scarf joints in the skeleton. It was tedious, but it got the joints epoxied on one side panel. Almost all of the clamps came out to achieve a continuous 9 meter panel. The same process will be repeated tomorrow with the other side. 

By glueing the joints in the mould, we have no missteps in alignment and positioning. It also allowed us to join all three scarf joints at the same time. 

Once those are epoxied and cured, we will pull the two long sides out of the mould and epoxy the scarfs on the bottom of the boat in time for the big Saturday work day. 

So you can see the joint that will be covered in wax paper.