I had to try a trial fit. I have to take it all down but it feels good any way. Hull 52

Nice! So are you even more excited now that you've seen it in 3D? Do you have a goal for when she's finished and in the water?

Interesting. Do you have the boat on casters? Great idea.

Julie I live near a lake on the Wis river that the SCAMP is a good boat for sailing on. We have light air at one time and stronger at others but never enough that the SCAMP couldn't handle it. I wanted a boat that had a good safety margin. I am getting long in the tooth as they say and my days of going out on the water with reckless abandonment are over. There are some bodies of water that I would like to explore and then again the Scamp seems the perfect fit for me. I have plenty of motor boats (a fleet license,cheaper that way) but I like sailing.

Bob I put the form on rollers so at sanding time and painting time I can get it out side. At the present time I don't have a adequate air removal system. I am working by myself.
I made the lower frame out of 2 by 6s according to the plans. I then put that frame on saw horses with some plywood for a top and did most of the lofting on that and cut out patterns of inexpensive ply on that table. I also coated some of the parts with epoxy on the table. I was careful that the cross pieces didn't interfere with the bulkheads for putting in screws. Later I cut the building jig and put it on top and added legs and wheels as you see it now

Classy operation, Peter. I never thought about casters. Nice support system.

I too am a bit long in the tooth and thought I was done with boats. Then the SCAMP showed up. I can handle it easily, tow it with my Subaru, and most important of all...I can build it here in Port Townsend through the NW Wooden Boat School, August 6-17th, from the kit made here!

SCAMP sounds like the perfect fit for you. Hope you have a wonderful time with your build. Looks like you're off to a great start!

I work a little bit every day as little as a half hour, sometimes three hours. I have no deadline to meet. I am beginning to realize what others have said There are some that like to build boats, there are some that like to sail, and there is a few that like to do both. If you do both, your on top of the pyramid

I have a question. I have been coating with straight epoxy and I have mixed wood flower with epoxy for scarfs. I understand micro balloons is for fairing. What is the real purpose of the blended filler? or Silica ?
I got my epoxy and materials from Duck works as a kit for the SCAMP

Peter,

The blended filler is a for making a paste for reinforcing fillets and fairing of joints. Duckworks' un-branded ratio of low-density micro balloons and silica is stated to be correct. I've never tried it but I do order and use their Marinepoxy. I mix up my epoxy well, add silica (to help keep the mixture from sagging and add a bit of strength) and then mix in the balloons to give it the correct bulk.
http://www.duckworksbbs.com/supplies/ad ... /index.htm

Download these two West Systems pubs for a good primer on epoxy basics:
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/assets/How ... 0Part1.pdf
and
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/assets/How ... 0Part2.pdf

Hope this helps,
Simeon

Thanks Simeon, That was information I was curious about. It also gave me a lead where I could get some graphite for the center board.