Centerboard

So, the centerboard (as detailed in the plans) can be handled in a few different ways. For mine, I did this: I built it from three 1/4" plys. The center ply has a 12" x 12" hole in the middle of it (well, toward the bottom), which now holds a 12" x 12" x 1/4" slab of lead. I ordered the slab of lead here. I did not eat any of the lead.

I am using lead because Jack from the Wooden Boat Shop suggested it. He suggested it because of its unwillingness to rust. Jack is the man. Plus he has a kick-ass shop that you should visit if you're in the Nati.

I used West System 406 colloidal silica filler tonight to fill some small gaps in the frames. First time I have used epoxy for gap-filling. I'll need to go back and sand the areas fair, but overall it was a pretty clean and easy method, at least for these small gaps.