The Boat. — Wild Hardts

So the trailer has been officially named the boat. Confusing? Yes - since the kit maker, Chesapeake Light Craft, originated making boats. So, if you see or hear “boat” we really mean trailer. Yes, we were confused as it happened too.

Today, we actually started putting together what looks like a trailer! We laid the first 4 panels into the mold and prayed we wouldn’t snap the flexible pieces. From there we spent about an hour prepping the wood for fillet and epoxy. We used copper wire to stitch all of the panels together for a more stable surface. This took a lot of patience and A LOT of wine. I definitely started to realize why this project is to take 300 hours… tiny holes with tiny wires makes for a long night!

After we finished the stitching, we were ready for our first fillet experience! It was not what we expected. Mixing epoxy and fine wood??? Seems easy right? Well… It gets very hot when you let the epoxy sit too long. We let it sit too long. Filleting is used to seal all the angled seems on the boat to protect against water and protects the insulation that we will install later. The picture below shows the roof of the trailer! We will eventually add the side panels where the doors will be and then the floor! -Kalah :)