Man ol man! What a painstaking process this is! Cutting, trimming, fitting:More Cutting, trimming, fitting: then wating for glue to sei before the next piece.
i have learned a lot yet still so much more to learn. I suspect that tomorrow will finish the planking.
All in all,I have enjoyed every bit of the build.

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One thing I have learned is - if there is a next time, I will be using cyano glue!!

FINALLY, completed the planking. Now for sanding, spot filling, more sanding, then repeat several times. Picking up the varathane or polyurethane Today and ginin’ er Hell, wet sanding and more of the same.
The name on her prow is temporary for the benefit of my dear Niece who is full of the Devil. At my sons wedding she put on a pair of shorts and a skimpy top and pole danced using the Center pole of the large dome tarp which we had set up in our back yard. She named my boat in her honour.

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Had a couple of low spots near the stem. No choice but to fill them. Didnt want to do that, but what the heck - shes going to be painted anyhow.

Tomorrow is the day I have been waiting for. After several coats of varathane, several rub-downs with 180 grit then three coats of white undercoat, float testing will take place tomorrow. I see some imperfections in the finish, so now seeking comments on what to use to fill them.they are small and some consist of a layer or two of filler that didnt ger feathered properly. I am considering an automotive filler called bondo.

Except for a few flaws, the hull is almost finished. There is one planking seamline just about at the waterline on the port side which I will take care of once I float test tonight. I am sure no leakage there because of several coats of varathane plus a coat or two of white primer.
Pictures of float testing forthcoming. Will weight her down good with a couple bottles of water and let her float (I hope) for ten minutes or so.

THE NAXOS FLOATS!!
After 1 hr in the tub weighted down, no water was shipped except for a minor leak in one of the water bottles I was using to set her down. I think that some water seeped up through the Stuffing box hole which I had plugged, but not enought to cause me concern.
From what I could see because it was a bathtub test, she sure looked good Sitting in the water. I am sure I saw a smile on her face - I know there was one on mine.

This is more or less an experiment for me. Using the same width decking as I used for planking. Laid most of the fwd decking and sanded it nice and flat. Dressed the joints with lead pencil to make it look somewhat like deck caulking. As one member reminded me - its only a fishing boat, not a yacht. Br fussy, but don't worry too much if a planking seam is showing a bit or a little dent.

Was a busy day for real life things so just put the top rail and tidied up a few other things. Also, removed the decking experiment - didn’t like it. Will get some 1/8 x 3/8 basswood For decking.
The coffee is to give you guys the impression that I don’t just work on my boat ..... I do other things as awll, haw, haw, haw!

Took the old girl into the paint shop today. Hull is a tan colour with teal roof and white superstructure
Now waiting for the portholes to come in then Will do the window glazing (plastic, of course) And paint the interior.
So far, so good, and I am actually quite proud of my “girl”

Well,gave the old girl a waterline. Levelled her up and used my cheapir lazer level. Even though it checks level, it looks like it swoops down 1/4” to 3/8” about a quarter of the way back from th stem...just doesnt look quite right sideview.
Next I finished the decking. All straight runs were easy, but cutting, trimming and fitting the pieces between the uprights was slow work, and a real pain. If I had to do it again, I would have added them after. Hindsight!
Next, the prop arrived so now she has propulsion. Should have rethought the stuffing box a bit more and got a 30cm unit instead of the 25cm because it is nearly impossible to get at the set screw for the U joint. It would be reachable with a “t” handle Allen key or at least a long Allen key down through the hole in the deck for the mast. Will put a collar at the bottom of the mast to prevent the mast from slipping down through the deck. The sidestays and forestay are used for holding the mast upright.

So, that’s it for this post.

I am up against it here and seeking advice on the main battery type to use. I have read lots on lithium ion and lipo polymir and hazards associated with charging and storing them. I know absolutely nothing about this battery technology and don’t relish turning my hard work nor my home into a pile of smouldering cinders. For this reason, I am leaning toward the SLA battery of 2 to 4ah rating. The weight and physical size of these smaller units will work well for fitting into the allocated space of the battery compartment. I could even parallel them for approximately twice the ah rating.

Some advice on this please!

Here is my equipment panel. It is about 5 inches wide and 4 inches high.
Extreme left - Airtronics ESC - 20A
Center - on/off switch for the ESC. Small white button is the ESC reset.
Center - (below the ESC panel is the sound module
Right - the Receiver - Airtronics 6 ch
Along the bottom is the +Bat bus and -Bat bus.