Steve, Great Job!!! Looks real clean! I hope I do as well on my North Star....though I've chosen a very simple strip pattern! Thanks for the pictures, the stern section looks great. Did you put bulkheads under the joints at the bow and stern? If so, did you do it before or after you installed the main deck? It looks as if you joined the hull and stern before you glassed the deck exterior. If so, please describe your process. I've been thinking of a "long distance" plunger system to reach the bow and stern seams from the cockpit using pvc pipe, one diameter large enough to hold a syringe, fastened to a cap or cupling so it could be removed for refills, and another piece of smaller diameter to act as an extended plunger, a dowel might do. I'm thinking of mounting a little bi-pod on the end of the set up to help control the bead at the tip...sort of like in billiards. I'm not sure if it might be better to just use another holder exactly like in billiards, but I know I need two hands to lay the bead, and that means I'd need someone to move the bipod thing as I laid the bead. If I used one.
Great Job on your Shooting Star. Mr. Macs should be pleased.
Bill

: Well, After almost a year of not building or visiting this site I'm back at
: the wifes Shooting Star. I took advantage of the long weekend and finally
: glassed the deck. In the photo the mini decks are only setting there and
: not fixed in place yet. Last night I split the hull and deck to finish the
: insides. Hopefully time will be available to finish it in time for ice out
: this year. I was suppose to have this done for her B-day last May. Maybe
: this year. Lots of new people here from what I see along with the same
: familiar people as the last time I visited. Maybe after this project I may
: attempt a skin-on-frame.
: Steve