Scarab 32 trimaran floats

28 November 2011

The building frame for the float is cut out and assembled. We used MDF which was not our first choice. Supplies of plywood are very limited where we live so you take what you can get.

29 November 2011

All the panels were attached to the building frame in a morning. Ready for the bog in the chines tomorrow.

12 December 2011

All the chines have been bogged and sanded. The stem was aligned using metal and clamps before glueing. The rain has prevented us laminating the last piece of double bias cloth before lifting the float off the temporary frame.

18 January 2012

An extra layer of glass mat was added to cover the chines. This will make it easier to finish and add strength.

The float was lifted off the building frame and the other float constructed the same way.

14 March 2012

The inside joints were taped

A stringer was glued to give added strength

Bulkheads and deck beams added

Slope for the transome cut

Stainless fitting for chain plate glued in place using Sikaflex

Transome glued to float

Glued added in pre-made channels to join deck

Deck added in three sections leaving space for beam to be added