Building the Harry V. Suchet designed Skipjack 26

B.C., Edna Bay Drawing table	B.C., Edna Bay Frame layout (lofting)	B.C., Edna Bay Flags marking the bow outliine on net loft floor
B.C., Edna Bay Assembling frame 8	B.C., Edna Bay Building platform with rails and stack of frames on right	B.C., Edna Bay Leveling the building rails - hand signals to rod holder
B.C., Edna Bay Long boards are for the keelson	B.C., Edna Bay Inlet Navigation delivering plywood for boat hull	B.C., Edna Bay Frames 1 to 8 up, ready to test for fairness
B.C., Edna Bay Two 3/4" plywood boards will be epoxy glued face to face to make the 1-1/2" transom	B.C., Edna Bay Transom with a layer of fiberglassed cloth and epoxy	B.C., Edna Bay Checking to see if transom is on center
B.C., Edna Bay Progress! Attaching first keelson board to frames	B.C., Edna Bay Attaching keelson board to stem board	B.C., Edna Bay Keelson almost complete
B.C., Edna Bay This shows the aft bottom curve	B.C., Edna Bay Forward 4 feet has a small keel to accom- odate the shape of the hull at the stem.	B.C., Edna Bay Shaping frame to curve of hull
B.C., Edna Bay Testing a side panel	B.C., Edna Bay Attaching butt block to join two side panels	B.C., Edna Bay Checking frames for fairness
B.C., Edna Bay Peter fairing the keelson	B.C., Edna Bay Rope slings help position side panels	B.C., Edna Bay Next - attach two side panels with a butt block
B.C., Edna Bay Prep for gluing: sanding where side meets frame. The Dremel 6100 is a fantastic multi-purpose tool.	B.C., Edna Bay Starboard side panel fully attached - at long last	B.C., Edna Bay Looking forward
B.C., Edna Bay Port side panels all glued and screwed	B.C., Edna Bay Making a side trimming guide - John gave us his extra band saw	B.C., Edna Bay John and Peter strategizing
B.C., Edna Bay John fairing the keelson	B.C., Edna Bay Marha and brother John	B.C., Edna Bay Installing port side chine logs
B.C., Edna Bay Josh and Martha laying fiberglass cloth	B.C., Edna Bay Josh pouring epoxy to be rolled	B.C., Edna Bay Doug George mixing epoxy
B.C., Edna Bay Josh laying cloth/epoxy over the chine	B.C., Edna Bay Two thirds of port side (right) glassed and epoxyed	B.C., Edna Bay Building the nose cone
B.C., Edna Bay Building the nose cone	B.C., Edna Bay Forward view - starboard done, port being built. Starboard made with 1/4" plywood, port with 3/4" fir	B.C., Edna Bay Applying epoxy to seal cloth to hull
B.C., Edna Bay Applying a thin mix of epoxy and sanding filler. The intent is to get as smooth a surface as we can.	B.C., Edna Bay Final two coats of epoxy applied to two-thirds of bottom	B.C., Edna Bay Using a squeegee to spread a smooth, even coat of epoxy/sanding filler.
B.C., Edna Bay Happy day! The bottom is entirely coated.	B.C., Edna Bay Nearing the end of first primer coat	B.C., Edna Bay Painting second (final) coat of Interlux Micron CSC antifouling paint
B.C., Edna Bay Boat rolled about 45 degrees	B.C., Edna Bay Boat right side up