For the first time in weeks, we have nice weather (45° F). So I ran down to the marina to check the fitting of the dodger coaming to Galena's cabin top. Not too bad. I found that I had let the ends spread out a little much. I'll have to pull the two ends together about 3" before I apply any more fiberglass. Other than that it fits well enough.
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Today I started the glue-up of the foam core for the dodger coaming.
After trying to use a few make shift jigs to hold the foam boards in place I decided that I should at least give myself half a chance to do a good job. And that means buying some wood and building a actual platform on which to construct this thing.
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I bought some of the foam from which I will construct the dodger coaming. That's the little raised sill that supports the bottom edge of the dodger where it attaches to Galena's cabin top.

I'm using rigid Dow Styrofoam insulation sheathing in 1/2-inch thickness. I've cut 10-inch wide strips. I'll bend them around a form laminating 4 layers together using West System epoxy to glue it up. Following that I'll do the final shaping before covering the whole thing with a couple of layers of glass cloth.

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I took the frame for the dodger kit down to Galena on Saturday. It was a nice enough day for January. But by the time I decided to go, it was already late and by the time I got there it was dark and cold. So early the next morning I was hard at work.
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The dodger kit is setting on my family room floor. I have unpacked it and am just about ready to start building it. Actually, I'm going to build the frame, then Jane is going to sew the canvas.
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