Sanded and ready for glass in the next day or four. I didn't grind through in any spots but some of the places along the sheer are under 2mm. Might have to reinforce with an interior sheer rail in spots. Getting that chine edge just perfect was impossible. I'll live with this. Next step... fiberglassing the hull! Yay! Aloha!

Got the last few planks down tonight. Should be able to start sanding tomorrow. Going with a sort of vintage '70's style with darker cedar at the sheer lightening to white at the keel. Fingers crossed that I can even it all out without popping through... there are a few sticks that are pretty thin already. Gulp...   Aloha!

I waited 48 hours after my second coat of Klass Kote clear 2-part urethane , and then tonight wet sanded starting with 1000 grit and worked up through 2000 grit, and polished the hull with three different grades of compounds and polishes using my Porter Cable 7424 polisher. It turned out really well. It'll look even better with a coat of wax on the topsides. It still doesn't have the depth of shine that I'd like, but it's really close. I might even do the old scale modelers trick of spraying some Future floor polish on the topsides. It would really shine it up.  I still can see a few pits and dips, but whatever... it's a hobby not a profession. I'm getting better but am a ways away from the guys who can get those deep, deep shines. Maybe someday. To totally eliminate the small pits and remaining orange peel, I'd have to sand much more aggressively, and then risk cutting through the clear coat. Someday I'll try harder, but when I...

We've had a lot of snow in Seattle, which is pretty rare, but it's allowed me to work on the Corbie 5 IOM. Last night I finished the planking. This morning I sanded and shaped the hull. Then I fiberglassed it with 1.4 oz. cloth. Here's how it looks now. I'll trim the excess cloth in about 3-4 hours when it reaches the "green" stage. It cuts very easily with a hobby knife at that point. Will let it cure, and then tomorrow I'll lightly sand it and then add a second coat of epoxy. Looks OK. The cedar is really nice and dark. But my planking... Gawd. Even my keelson plank isn't perfectly straight. I'm going to continue to make this hull, but probably as a practice one. I'll use it as a learning experiment, especially for the planking, the keel box area, and the foredeck. After that I may set it aside and make a better one if I have the energy for it! Aloha!