The adhesive is still drying. It rained last night so the adhesive still has a lot of moisture. I added some weight so that the.adhesive can bond to the "Noodles" better.
Now that I have the form that I wanted, keeping the boat in one piece has actually been accomplished. I'm still strengthening areas that needs more adhesive and weight. The Auset Fronds has gotten quite heavy, and will need to be placed on a boat cradle that has wheels. I'm in the process of building up the sides. Getting the boat to Ta Em hopefully won't be an ordeal. She just might be too heavy to load on to my truck. Floating the Auset Fronds on the lake will be so exciting to me. Patience is a real virtue to have when feeling impatient.
I decided to make the deck from pieces of fronds. I added weight so that they will lay like packed sardines in a can once I add the wood glue. Uniformity requires that everything used should be cut in a specific size and shape. I have to admit that there's a certain amount of impatience in completing the boat. There's a whole lot of improvisation going on. There's nothing symmetric about the design. The design can be described as abstract if anything at all.
I turned the boat over and prepared it for hurricane Irma. I doubt the boat would have remained intact if the hurricane was a category 2 like hurricane Mathews was a year ago. Fortunately for us, the hurricane turned I.To a tropical storm when it reached Georgia. I'm getting ready to turn the boat back over again so I can finish securing the " Noodles" onto the bottom of the hull! The boat sits up nice and high which is an add plus besides the boat being buoyant. I
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