Hoversite 2003
Page 2  -  Construction Begins... Fortunately, the blueprints weren't too bad, and with some help from photos and chat on the Internet, we launched right in...
Day One:
With the team assembled, we set to work on "the deck".

That's me in the background cutting foam, my father-in-law is holding the string, and the kids are -- what else -- watching!

My son Mike is the one in the tropical shorts.
Day Three:
In our first experience with vaccum bagging, we successfully glue the two deck halves together. Using a bathroom scale to check the vacuum, we were amazed to see it reading 120 Lbs. with nothing on it but a sheet of plastic!.

We left the shop-vac running for eight hours to allow the epoxy to cure.
Vacuum test: scale reads 120 pounds!
With the 1 sq-ft scale reading 95 Lbs, total force pressing the two halves together is 8000 lbs!
Days 5 and 6:
Duct tape is used to hold the skirt-attach-strip in place while the epoxy cures.
Shaping the foam bottom.
The wood deck after vacuum bagging.
That quilt under the plastic was hand-made by my wife, Nancy.  She says that was her contribution to the project! The last vacuum bagging -- bottom foam and plywood.
Continue to Page 3  -  More construction photos
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