Bugger

Topside imploded. We made pads of the splashes.

We peeled every stack off.

We made a temporary gauge, which looks like a vernier callipers, for measuring diametre for plugs fitting on the prow tube. We used lathe for making those blocks.

We laminated those pads for splashes with polyester and 3 layers of CSM one of which is thicker than the others and 2 layers of EDB.

I missed Chris's explanation about polyester because I prepared the last laminating of the bow.

That black knob at the top right side of the picture has to be released always, otherwise the motor inside could be burned accidentally. There is our temporary measuring diametre at the bottom right.

Don't go too slowly. It burns.

We finishe this up with using a piece of sandpaper putting on when it is still spinning.

This is the polyester resin we used today. The ratio of the resin and the catalyser is 100:0.75 when the temperature is high(in summer), :2 when it is low(winter). If the ratio of catalyser is lower or higher than the range, it won't cure. MEKP(methyl ethyl ketone peroxide) the catalyser melt binder of CSM and the gas when it is activating is bad for human. It is heavier than the air.

Those metal rollers are good to push CSM down when laminating.

It turned green the color which comes out when they are reacting.

Brush it roughly with quite enough resin.

Chris said that the part where has an air pocket doesn't cure I'm not sure he said like that though.

We've got 'only' 2 weeks left but we had an accident today. The topside at the bow has imploded by laminating in a wrong way.

I drew some sketches for the last laminating. That lap on top moved to front to work easier.

Not bad so far

But that bottom right picture has to be changed into the picture below at the bottom right to make sure it works even if there are holes in the anchor locker.

I felt so sorry to my companions and Chris that it was basically my goal today. It is worse that we are in the last steps. I hope that will be fixed somehow.