Dave,
A "wot not to do" manual would be a great idea.
Apart from the obvious of not putting your fingers in the table saw blade
here is an entry for the WNTD Manual.
When I was kneeling next to the boat applying epoxy to the glass I kept
noticing some little round circles of a different color in the resin on the
topsides but they were always just near the gunwales. I thought I might have
splashed the wood at some time making these drop shaped discolorations.
Actually I used a couple gallons of flat white wall paint as weights on some
parts and the tins of paint fell on the floor burst open and splashed
everywhere. (Luckily I could hose out the floor before it set and none went
on the boat). Then I realized that it being over 85C in the "lay-up shop"
that sweat was dripping out of the cuff of my vinyl cloves when I used the
spreader up on the chines. I had to waste plenty of time and fresh resin
replacing the wet resin with fresh undiluted resin. Moral of the story, I
know there is plenty of blood in the boat, now sweat, and I'm dreading the
next installment: don't wear gloves and have a rag handy to wipe your hands.
Greg
Rose-USA009
PS Great top 10 Warren :-), I'm guessing that if the boat really lives up to
its windup from Bram that most of you wont realize how lucky we are with
Bram's wise design parameters. Being aware, as I regrettably am, of all the
bad habits of the 49er, having the ability in the Swift to 2 sail reach,
decreased tendency to teabag and ability to easily bear away in a blow
without entering the twilight zone and a just having a boat that will
standup by itself because the carbon mast is light enough, not to mention
cheaper overall cost and increased longevity we are going forget the trials
of building. These factors, if proven to be true (and I have no doubt) will
make all the difference and nobody is going to be worried about an
imperfection, Blood, sweat or rough spots. We are all going to be busy
having way serious fun. I gotta say youall will never be able to go back to
displacement boats again.
So for our next big communal project, why don't we start a Libera fleet. :-)
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