Fairing work on my Glen-L Zip seems to be taking forever. But then again, I haven't been pushing to finish this phase, and I'm in no real hurry. It'll get done. Who knows, maybe I'll even have some planking on it by this time next year. We'll see.
In the meantime, let's take a look at where the project is now... with a little help from my Christmas Tree Angel, Charlotte:
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| Here, Charlotte presides over my test strip of plywood in the portside section I've been working on. |
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| The fitting at Frame #2 is looking pretty good. |
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| There appears to be a small amount of space at the keel. However, that's mostly because the plywood strip is clamped on the farthest side from the camera. |
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| Fitting at the inner batten looks really good! |
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| Fitting at the middle batten is not bad, but could use a little work. |
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| Fitting at the outer batten looks pretty good. |
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| Fitting at the chine is great! |
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| However, a couple of feet back, it's a different story. |
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| Charlotte is not satisfied with the fitting at the middle batten in this area. |
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| She's right. It needs some work. It may even need a shim. |
9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
— Merry Christmas! —
