I need (2) 16' long pieces of plywood in order to make the hull and the sides... so I employed a technique called "Scarfing". The plywood is beveled using a hand planer and belt sander... and epoxy is applied to the bevels... two pieces of plywood are joined making (1) long piece.
Weight (the bricks) are added to the epoxied joint to keep the pieces together during curing.
And finally my assistant is showing the tent that was used to cover the joint as it cured. It was a cold day and epoxy works best at high temperatures. I put a light under the blue tarp and that kept it plenty warm until curing.
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