At the weekend I finally plucked up the courage to cut the flats on the end of the paddle loom. The profiles don't match exactly and one is cut a little too deep where the ply blade is supposed to come up flush to the loom, but its too late now as the parts are stuck together with waterproof polyurethane builder's glue and its all cleaned up ready for varnish. Its not the thing of beauty I had in my mind's eye, but should be good enough to ensure forward motion is maintained. Lets call it the paddle Mk I.
Last night I finished the main fairing compound application to the hull. I'm now out of epoxy pretty much and have developed a loathing for mixing thick fairing compound; it takes longer to mix than it does to spread over the boat.
So I can spend a couple of short evenings painting the seat and vanishing the paddle. Then, at the weekend, its out with the power sander and I can turn all that laboriously mixed and applied fairing compound into dust.
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