Back View

    The holes in the above photo are for access to "glass" the back side of the cockpit and engine compartment floor supports- 2 coats of fiberglass!!. This was a real pain in the rear, BUT should  make for a very strong craft. Eventually the holes above will become part of a flotation compartment which is filled with 2 part foam at the bottom of the air plenum.

Close up of a finished 80mm Access hole from above

Finished cockpit floor and support

Finished engine bay floor and support panels

Upside down?? 

    Once the floor supports were glassed into the cockpit and engine compartment- the craft was turned upside down to glass the outside edges. Notice the diagonal seam above? Michael Nell has a unique method of saving work by using a router to groove the back side of certain panels, and then bending the panel  from the opposite side. The groove is then filled with epoxy paste and then taped over with fiberglass. Once the outside edges are glassed the craft is righted again and work begins on the outside "Planing panels" which also form the air plenum.

Skirt Hooks!

    The skirt hooks are inserted into the planing panels, bent to sit flat and then covered with epoxy paste and then a layer of fiberglass tape.

Finished Planing panel 

    Once the planing panels are all complete the panels are attached to the hull, again using the "Stitch and Glue" Method. The angle of the planing panels is determined by pre built Jigs that are covered in the very complete planset.

Rear side view

Front side view

Front bottom view

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