Yeah, it's been awhile since I've been able to update the page. The notes for this day are actually notes for two days -- June 5 and June 10. On June 5 I began to plane the hull. This photo shows one half of the hull planed (the right half) with the shavings from the plane job on the floor to the right.

A close-up of the planed surface.

After planing the hull, I sanded it a little to generate some sanding dust. Then I used an epoxy/sanding dust mixture as a filler for some cracks. I think I probably over-did it. That is, I think I filled a lot of "cracks" that perhaps didn't need to be filled. But all of the dark spots are where I did some work.

This is the rear of the boat. The areas around the stem pieces and ends had more problems that I needed to deal with by filling them. Note the work done on this end. The dark spots are mainly residue from the epoxy; most of that will sand away leaving only the filler in the cracks.

A look at a major section by the front stem piece that needed to be filled.

While sanding down the hull, I realized that the deck (and the staples on the deck) was just getting in the way. And, to fiberglass the hull, I'll need to remove the deck anyway. So ... I undertook the process of separating the deck from the hull. You can see the hull on the left with the deck inverted on the right.

Everything I've read said that it isn't good to keep things off of the forms for long periods of time unless they're already fiberglassed. But, everything I've read also realizes that this needs to be done prior to fiberglassing. They recommend placing sticks as I've done to keep the forms from curling. Also, the books I've read define a "long time" as a few weeks. After I fiberglass the outside of the hull, I will pop the deck back onto the forms to keep it in the proper shape.

Another look at the deck.

Here I am, getting ready to sand. I had to get the respirator anyway for when I fiberglass, so it makes sense to use while sanding too. And, I get to look a little like Darth Vader. I use a random orbital sander, so it makes noise, hence the ear protection. And the do-rag to keep the dust off of my head and to complete the picture.