Spring is in the air.

During the last two weeks most of the ice in the  archipelago where I live has disappeared! I had hoped to get the ice boat ready in time to atleast have a first test on spring ice but as always with projects like this they tend to take longer than expected. On the other hand spring ice conditions this year would not have allowed ice sailing any way.

Even if I consider the ambition level of the build to be fairly low quite some time has been spent. A rough estimate of time spent so far is somewhere around 40 hours.

The next step is to start building runner shocks and runners. I have come to a milestone and therefore it feels like a good idea to take a break from the build now before starting on the metal work.

Below some pictures of what the boat looks like now.

Miscellaneous tasks.

Lately I have been working mostly on finishing miscellaneous details.

In the last post I made the runner plank fastening arrangement to the hull. Also the runner plank needs some modifications in order to stay put once fastened to the hull. Stop blocks to keep the plank in place in sideways direction under fabrication.

Runner plank stop blocks glued and screwed.

Varnish applied to runner plank.

From an earlier project some grip tejp was left over. 

Backrest fastening with stainless steel hinges.

Backrest folded down.

Springboard fastening.

Measuring so that everything is straight.

When all is lined up the holes for fastening bolts are drilled thru the spring board.

Springboard bolted to the hull with M8 bolts.