I have not done any kind of woodworking since college. Which means I am a bit rusty especially when it comes to planning. The first step in building the Sailfish is to cut out the frames. The frames are what gives the sailfish it’s shape and is the component to the boat where everything else attaches to. I could have done this by using my skills in CAD and then laser cutting, but I decided to do it the old school way which was drafting and drawing out the frames by hand and then cutting them on a band saw. I did this because I wanted to get a sense of scale and plus I paid a lot of money for the marine grade plywood.

I cut out the frames in August 2017 and around September 2017, I got the stringers, the keel, the strong back, gunwales, and the sides all milled and cut out at the hardwood place down the street from my house. Then I let them all sit in my garage for 3-4 months because I was lazy. I finally decided that I would make it a goal to finish the boat and this week I have made some progress. I started by sealing all of the inside components with one coat of epoxy. I am using Entropy resin which is a plant based epoxy, it’s a great alternative to regular epoxy because it doesn’t smell and I can use it in my garage. I tried my best to not get epoxy everywhere but since this is on the inside of the boat I am not too concerned with how it looks. I did wear gloves!