While I was waiting for the putty to dry I decided to start working on the stringer foam. I ripped the 2" foam 2.5" wide and started fitting it to the stringers to rebuild the raise them
got the back section mostly done.
you can also see where I started to cut the balsa on a 45 degree angle to taper it to the hull. I used the multimaster to cut it and it ripped right through it. I would have ran it through the table saw before hand but the hull had angle to it and they would not have been straight cuts to make.
you can see where I shorted the balsa in the corner by the transom . I am going to lay 2 layer of roving in there to stiffen it up and also I didn't want the thru hulls for the bilge pumps penetrating the balsa. the only penetration will be where the gas vent is and I am going to cut the balsa out and fill it with filler to keep the balsa dry.
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