James Sainsbury's latest home-build Moth - the hull is almost complete!

by James Sainsbury 12 Jul 2022 06:30 BST

What a week! About 75 hours spent on the boat since the last post, and there is quite a list of accomplishments.

Luckily this was a good excuse to ignore both the football and Wimbledon:

• Pushrod tube fitted
• King post fitted
• Foil case trimmed and fitted
• Bulkhead cardboard templates made and transferred to carbon foam sandwich sheets
• Bulkheads cut and glued into place
• Every joint carbon-taped to help hold it together
• Wings fitted
• Outer wing bars made and fitted
• Wing foam shaped and glued into place
• Carbon layers added
• I even got around to building a gantry (not finished), prodder, and trolley cradles.

There is still some reinforcing to do, but the hull is almost complete!