well, the two halves of the skeg came together quite well but when the epoxy dried I noticed that there was a slight bow in the skeg moving from aft to forward. this would require some ingenuity...
once i got her upside down i measured the center line. finding the center of a round bottom was also not easy, so fatboy and myself popped a chalk line to guide us.
i glued the skeg and drilled in two screws....into the back half of the skeg, keeping the back half (alone) center. the front half remained bowed towards the port side of the boat.
then i used masking tape to 'pull' the front half of the skeg back to center and drilled away.
you can see the two sister tapes on the right here pulling the anterior skeg back to midline.
then....
epoxy fillets on both sides. they require patience, but im starting to feel like an expert
ill add a 'sacrificial' wood strip to the bottom of this skeg tomorrow for hard landings.
mom, dad, and meme came down for supper tonight so the family and i went to the grocery store today. as you can see the boys were having fun in the cart!
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