Noseblock

125 Noseblock - Noseblock has been sawn close to angle of underside of front of boat, and dryfitted in place with screws..jpeg
Noseblock step 3.b, dry fitted to the hull, underside of hull, masking tape is to protect the ply during final shaping.
128 Noseblock trimmed..jpeg
Noseblock step 3, rough finishing the underside of the nose block.
127 Noseblock trimmed closely to shape with block plane..jpeg
Noseblock step 3.b, final shaping of the underside.
129 Noseblock - Boat turned over and curve of deck is traced onto block..jpeg
Noseblock step 3.b, hull turned over ready to mark up the deck side for shaping.
130 Noseblock - Block was removed, and curve sawn with the bandsaw.
Noseblock step 4, deck curve sawn on bandsaw, now ready to be glued in place.
131 Noseblock glued and screwed in place..jpeg
Noseblock step 4, glued in place and clamped in place with two screws through nose block into the nose frame.
132 - Noseblock glued in place..jpeg
Noseblock step 5, clean up as much squeeze out as you can now!
133 Noseblock in place..jpeg
Noseblock step 5, remember to clean up underneath as well
134 Noseblock - Screws heated with soldering iron to allow them to be backed out..jpeg
Noseblock – heat had to be applied to the screws via a soldering iron to allow them to be backed out.
136 Noseblock shaped and sanded and screw holes filled with plugs of wood..jpeg
Noseblock, shaping commences. Be careful not to mark the deck ply as you shape and sand the noseblock. Note small wood plugs filling screw holes.
137 Noseblock side view..jpeg
Noseblock, side view of shape. Refer to Noseblock, images 3 & 4 in the Building Instructions for more details of this finished shape.
138 Noseblock sealed with unthickened epoxy..jpeg
Noseblock. Clear epoxy coat added.

This marks the end of the Noseblock section.