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The last big job...

	August 12, 2006 Leaving the water...			August 19, 2006 Ready for action			August 19, 2006 The first cut
	August 19, 2006 Wet wood core			August 23, 2006 Dressed for action			Sepember 2,2006 Progress
	Sepember 2,2006 Bonding new cores into place			September 4, 2006 Dust containement			September 4, 2006 Cutting the old skin
	September 4, 2006 Opening up			September 4, 2006 clean and tapered			September 5, 2006 Fitting new cores
	September 6, 2006 New fiberglass skin			September 19, 2006 Getting ready for rain			October 4 The end of Stage I
	October 31 The end of Stage III			February 2007 A new clean bilge.			February 2007 Cabin top - before and after...

Completion Matrix

Section	Stage I	Stage II	Stage III	Stage IV	Stage V	Stage VI	Stage VII	Stage VIII
	Stage I: Cut out old skin Remove old wet wood core Fit new Divinicell core Bond new core in place Cover with two layers of biaxial cloth	Stage II: Sand off old gelcoat on bonding surfaces Sand and level surface over new cores, fill low spots Sand, level and second fill Lay down 2 layers of 10oz cloth	Stage III: Sand high spots, taper edges Fill low spots Sand and fill again Lay down full width biaxial cloth	Stage IV: Fill edges to a level surface Sand and fill again Sand and fill again Lay down next to final layer of 10oz cloth	Stage V: Finish wood prep	Stage VI: Fit boards in place sand level and prepare surface final cloth layer (within 24 hr. of next step) Bond in place	Stage VII: Rough sand boards to a level surface	Stage VIII: Mask boards Fill cracks Fine sand
Port Side Fwd	9/3	XXXX 10/9	XXXX 10/28	XXXX 4/29/2007	XXXX 7/2007	XXXX 8/2007	8/2007	8/2007
Port Side Mid	9/8	XXXX 10/14	XXXX 10/28	XXXX 4/28/2007	XXXX 7/2007	XXXX 8/2007	8/2007	8/2007
Port Side Aft	9/19	XXXX 10/14	XXXX 10/21	XXXX 4/28/2007	XXXX 7/2007	XXXX 8/2007	8/2007	8/2007
Stbd Side Fwd	9/24	XXXX 10/12	XXXX 10/23	XXXX 4/29/2007	XXXX 5/20	XXXX 8/2007	8/2007	8/2007
Stbd Side Mid	9/30	XXXX 10/13	XXXX 10/23	XXXX 4/29/2007	XXXX 5/20	XXXX 8/2007	8/2007	8/2007
Stbd Side Aft	XXXX 10/4	XXXX 10/14	XXXX 10/21	XXXX 4/29/2007	XXXX 5/12	XXXX 5/13	8/2007	8/2007
Foredeck Port	8/25	XXXX 10/22	XXXX 10/31	XXXX 5/5	XXXX 7/2007	XXXX 8/2007	8/2007	8/2007
Foredeck Mid	9/11	XXXX 10/27	XXXX 10/30	XXXX 5/5	XXXX 7/2007	XXXX 8/2007	8/2007	8/2007
Foredeck Stbd	8/29	XXXX 10/21	XXXX 10/31	XXXX 5/5	XXXX 7/2007	XXXX 7/2007	8/2007	8/2007

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Last update to this page was in July 2007.

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