PT Eleven in progress;
main bulkheads in place,
daggerboard trunk in place,
mast partners in place,
gussets glued in and all of the above ready for filleting.
Month: May 2011
PT ELEVEN main bulkheads1
Aligning main bulkheads with spacers between.
Main bulkheads glued in.
main bulkheads filleted
Fillet stick set
Fillet stick set now available. Arrives as 4 sticks connected. You separate them and bevel edges to end up with 8 sizes ranging from 1/2inch to 2 inches. 
$10 + postage. See our site for details. We are including a chisel stick in our set since it is essential for clean filleting!
PT Eleven – filleting
Hull ready for filleting. 
Filleting the inside of the hull. 
PT Eleven construction 7
After installing the inner stem, which is a machined part, the panel ends are removed.
Shaping the stem...
PT Eleven construction 6
We are actually a bit further than these pictures represent. We have had some kit related stumbling blocks along the way and Russell is working those through. Today's photo shows the upper layer of transom inwhale ready for glue. 
PT Eleven construction 5
Gluing the hull seams: 
Ice cream delivery!
PT Eleven construction4
Gluing on the gunwhale.. 
Gunwhale glued on: 
PT Eleven nesting dinghy sailing
Russell and I took the nesting dinghy prototype out a few times over the last few weeks..(Between the rainy days..) I put together a little video and posted it on our Youtube channel. I will post new construction photos this, Mother's Day weekend! ...PTW
PT Eleven; construction 3
Panels 3 set 
Panels 3 being wired in:
Panels 3 wired in place.