Centerboard

Another milestone last weekend.  I dry fitted the center board box and center board.  It's pretty neat to see it in place and pivoting.  I know, small things amuse me.  I did identify one issue, where the box meets the cross arm structure needs to be sealed, it doesn't seal with the structure in place.  I've already glued up a few pieces to close off the box.  You can see the problem in one of the photos.  Hopefully this weekend I'll get the box glued/glassed in place.

It's been a long time since the last update.  I've been working out of town four days a week so my build time is very limited.  At one point I put the boat up for sale but then decided that I needed to keep it even if it takes two more years to finish it.
I've been working on small parts and little tasks when I can.  This past weekend was significant because I was able to hang the amas on the cross arms. I was very glad to see that all the parts worked out and all matched up and the amas actually swing in nicely.  Now that I know they all fit and all the holes are drilled in the right spots I can start putting the main hull together.

I picked up the Hobie TI front crossarm  today.  The below photos are a quick clamp together of the parts to see if it works.  The spacing is great.  The mast dropped in fine and locked in with a sharp "click".  The release worked fine also. 
I need to do some fine tuning and figure out all the hardware and shims for attaching it but I think this will work.  I may add another brace from the piece of wood at the bottom of the mast tube to the bottom of the hull.

I've ordered the Tandem Island front crossbeam with the plate for the roller bearings from Hobie.  Hopefully that will resolve my mast installation issues.  We'll see when it shows up.  I got back to work on the big stuff. 

The mail hull ready for fairing.

The main hull fair and with the cloth ready for glassing tomorrow.  6 oz cloth on the exterior and 4 oz on the interior of the main hull.

I couldn't resist putting the amas in the water to see how they floated.

The ama's are done and it's back to work on the main hull.  Today I cut the deck into sections to fit around the cross arm structure.  It's going to be easier to work with the smaller deck section now anyway.  I have another idea for the mast set up and will try to make a mock-up tomorrow.

One more coat to go on the Amas and I can put them away and get back to the main hull.  They're not perfect, but good enough for an adventure racing boat.