Heatus Interruptus, Templates and More

The past few days have been quite warm (high 80s to low 90s) and very humid, making the task of getting anything accomplished difficult.  I know there are readers who live in more extreme climes, but around these parts, the recent weather has been oppressive.

Before we removed the starboard side from the table, Sean built a template of the actual profile for future use/reference.  To do this he cut strips of Masonite (hardboard) and fit them in segments around the curve.  Next a second layer was added, alternating the joints.  Finally, the segments were glued together using a high-tack adhesive.  The perimeter of the layers was clamped, while it was necessary to weight down the field using whatever weights we could find.

Here is a detail shot:

Note the use of the 6-volt golf cart batteries, which will eventually power the trailer, as well as a 6x6 stood on end as weights.

Here is a panorama created by my Android phone's camera (you can always click a photo to see a larger version) showing a grinder and a couple of buckets with various contents used as weights:

Finally, here is the template, trimmed to the side profile and held together along the base temporarily, off the table:

Next we pulled the starboard side off the table and placed the port side.  The completed starboard side, standing alongside the base trailer:

With the port side on the table, we added the inner rib sections and partition cleat, then flipped the side and fit the insulation.

Sean will fill in the reflex at the trailer rear on this side to complete the port side.  The remaining tasks before standing walls are to remove the resin paper from the platform, detail the lateral plywood joint that will be in the cabin, add the rib yoke and hinge support to the galley partition, and give the galley partition and main rib yoke a first coat of polyurethane.  Tomorrow promises to be less humid for a change!