More deck stringers

Well not so much more as the same ones now glued into place. First off a merry Christmas and a great New year to all of you. May 2022 be a better year than this one.

So today I have sanded smooth and rounded off the underneath part of the deck stringers in preparation for glueing in. I used the belt sander to sand them all level and my trim router with a round over bit to give an 8mm round over so there are no sharp edges. I then glued them into place and put some fillets into the corners to help strengthen and spread any load into the structure of the boat. Once the deck is on I will run another fillet down the length of the stringer to give more glueing area to the deck. As you can see I have left the stringers a little proud of the deck so that when I fit the deck I can fair them down to the correct level. This means a proper wood to wood joint which makes the deck much stronger.

The gloves are covering the ends of the clamps so I don't permanently attach them to the boat. It has happened in the past and sometimes it takes some judicious use of a beating tool to remove them. Don't ask how I know.

Anyway thanks for viewing and see you all soon again.

Cheers Jay