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Next I fibre glassed the bottom with cloth and
resin. And then I did the inside as well which was mistake because the boat becane too heavy but I wanted strength and durability. Now the
fiberglassing was scheduled for September the first, when traditionally the fog would disappear and the sun would predominate, which was true in every year of my history in San Francisco of possibly a half dozen to ten years. However this year there was no sun in San Francisco in September, and I fibered a glass that wouldn't harden for the dampness. Finally I had to take the boat, which was built outdoors on the patio, down into the pottery shop to dry, which I hadn't wanted to do since various people used the shop. But a few days down there warm and dry did the trick, although the finish became somewhat mutated color wise.
The boat by plan was to use metal latches, one on each side at the rails and one at the keel, to hold the two sections together. However I didn't trust that concept so I drilled holes thru the two middle ends for bolts with rubber washers for leakage. And it worked quite well.
I stored the boat on the patio under the dining room window horizontally, one section on top of the other, covered with a blue plastic tarp. Eventually I got an Izuzu Love small pick-up truck and built a rack on the back with two by two fir, so I could carry the boat in one piece. The first time out with some friends, we took the boat up to Lake Hennessey east of Saint Helena, where I would go sometimes when I lived up there.
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