Wet epoxy is pretty hard to clean up, particularly if you get it on your skin.
The easy solution? White vinegar. Rub the epoxy-contaminated skin with a vinegar-soaked paper towl for about 30 seconds, then wash normally with soap and water.
The vinegar arrests the curing reaction and loosens the bonds that are starting to form, allowing you to easily wash the soft epoxy away.
This past weekend, we started planking the Starwind 860's port ama. With her first section of hull skin in place, the Starwind is looking more and more like a boat!
When your plywood sheets aren't long enough, they must be joined end-to-end.
Butt joints aren't strong enough. Backing blocks can cause problems when you try to bend the panels. CNC-cut puzzle joints work great – if you have a CNC cutter. So the good old scarph (scarf) joint is the standard solution.
There's still a long way to go, but now it *looks* like two-thirds of a trimaran!
Conventional wisdom says that plywood can't take compound curvature. That it can only be bent into conically developable sections.
This past weekend, we started planking the Starwind 860's port ama. With her first section of hull skin in place, the Starwind is looking more and more like a boat!
When your plywood sheets aren't long enough, they must be joined end-to-end.
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