Fits and Starts

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Originally uploaded by OzzyC.

After what seems like an eternity without doing anything on the boat, Greg and I finally got some time to work on it -- not much, but in such a major undertaking, every little bit counts. The biggest obstacle right now is the heat. Gregs garags isnt climate controlled, so with the latest heat wave weve been having, its easily over 100 degrees in the garage until late in the evening. This, naturally, slows the progress.

On Saturday evening, we finally test-fitted the sides of the boat. Though the photo doesnt show it well, the bottom of the boat sticks out a little bit over the sides, so were going to have to do a little trimming before we can stitch the hull together.

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Group 2 Fits Together Their Peace Canoe

Akeem looks on as George leads the group in attaching the sides of the canoe.

Nine members of Group 2 were on hand Saturday, March 14th to construct their canoe into looking like a boat. The group followed the same steps as Group #1 the week before and here is what they had to say:
Keshawn- Today we put together the boat using 5200 glue and drilled together the pieces.We also sanded the support boards for the seats.
MJ- Sanding was fun, we made a mess, while we were smoothing the pieces.
on the other hand Akeem agreed that sanding was messy, but found it to be hard work.
Anthony- It was exciting putting the boats together and sanding the boards. I like drilling the screws into the boat.
Perry- I liked putting the boat together with the screws and glue. There wasnt anything about the day that I didnt like.
Mauricus- We connected the boats and saw how they bend together.
T. Graham- We got to do more than we usually do. I liked it when the boat crackled.
Maurice- I learned something new today. The plane is used like a chisel, it shaved off pieces of wood and made the boat smooth.
Tammy- I had a fun time and am optimistic about the completion of the project.

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What a FLAT Boat

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Originally uploaded by OzzyC.

This shot gives a good idea of how flat and square this boat is. Looking at it from the back, it almost looks like a cube.

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