Now the seams are all glued together. We pull out the stitches. Some people comment this is hard because they get glued to the boat, but we didn't have much trouble. Unfortunately, there are lots of gaps in the seam glue where the stitches were, so we go through the seam fills a few more times. Each time, we are wiping up drips and trying to keep it clean, while at the same time filling the seams with a rounded edge. So far, this is the part that I was most disappointed with our results. Can't ever seem to get the edges as rounded as Pygmy shows in the pictures. But, finally, I think I've got it close enough. We sand all the seams, and round the edges with sandpaper and file, and finally we're done with this part.
You can see how the seam glue dripped out and had to be wiped up. Really not a problem though, as long as its sanded smooth, those wiped up areas will disappear completely once the rest of the hull is coated with epoxy
The observant will note my hi-tech saw horses. We have some small craft chairs that have gabled tops on the backs of the chairs. They can be positioned in a way that seems to support the boat well enough. The more industrious build some fancy sawhorse modifications. I did build the worktable in the background, but felt like I could get away with the chairs for sawhorses. In truth, we probably should have been more careful in securing the boat while working on it. Pulling on the side panels made them a little wider than they are supposed to be, but I think it will be OK when pulled to the deck later.
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