Assembling the Keel and Rudder. Each is composed of two pieces cut out of 1/16" plywood epoxied together. The Rudder also has a stainless steel / brass rod that is bent and placed in the pre-cut channel and epoxied in place. The Keel will have two zinc bulbs that are bolted to it with machine screws. Both are then faired with epoxy and sanded smooth.
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| Epoxying the two fin halves together (both keel and rudder). |
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| Added lines to sand up to for proper fairing. |
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| Fitting the keel bulb with its respective machine screws. Screws and bulb halves were included with the kit. |
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| I painted the keel bulb with epoxy. This was a mistake as it was a real pain to sand it all off again. I should have just covered over the bolt holes and sanded those afterwards. |
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