When we thought we've been through the hardest phase of boat building, by cutting all the pieces, we were dead wrong. Assembling the parts, especially wooden parts, is nothing like assembling Gundam models. Firstly, we need strength to hold down the wood while it is being nailed down. To make it worst, we need to keep the 2 pieces of wood perpendicular to each other, AND straight relative to the bottom. Then, there's the nail gun. A dangerous piece of equipment with the potential to kill. It's very heavy too! On the bright side, we do not need to use the hammer, which is heavier. The sound from the machine itself is scary, but Kelvin is unfazed as he shoots away... That's Kelvin and the nail gun. It was rather tiring, and we have to take countless break in between to rest our tired hands. After the entire body was assembled, we have our junior member to help out in waterproofing the hulls. It was a long and mundane task, having to coat the connection points of the boat with silicon and waiting for it to dry. Trust me, it's all worth it when you finally see the product.... TADA!!! Thanks to Gabriel for taking the picture. The hull with Kim Yong in the picture for scale.
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Jason
11/5/2015 07:29:06 am
Cool!! Do post the pic of the whole boat once it's done!
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