Adding the fiberglass and the battens

I have added 4 battens on the keel's stem and 3 on each side.

Fiber glassed with 3" and 5" fiberglass cloth on each join.

Mistakes:

Doing too many things at once: I have glued couple of battens on the bottom of the boat and have decided to add some resin putty transversal on the but blocks as well - without masking them and without building enough resin putty near the edge of the battens.

Tested the Petite paint sealer with no thinner added to it to see if this can be a solution for covering the boat's bottom. Better to do this on a separate plywood piece.

 

Advice: Use the was paper on the epoxy surfaces to avoid gluing other things.

Making the fillet

I have added the fillet in two layers.

Use a masking tape to create a nice shape for the fillet.

It may be wiser to add sawdust in the mix for creating a wood color. The sawdust is very dense as opposed to microspheres.

I have mixed sawdust in the resin putty for covering the exterior of the hull (6 parts epoxy and hardener, 3 parts sawdust and 1 part silica).

I have decided to use paint sealer on the interior of the boat to cover the bottom.(Petite Red Mahogany paint sealer). I will do this in the spring after I finish installing the longi used for the seats and the sole.

 

Mistake: Do not fill the space between the butt blocks up to the butt block surface. In this space will go the batten.

Adding the sheer

Advice: When installing the sheer use the help of another person. It is hard to position the sheer in place, bend it and apply the clamp at the same time.

Create the screws wholes using a countersank drill that will help the screws to stay flat at the surface.