In the morning I got my wife down the basement and with her help we flipped the wherry over so that I can seal the seams on the bottom.

My smart idea of filling syringe with paint thinner to avoid epoxy buildup backfired when I tried to take it apart and a rubber piece of the push pin separated and lodged inside. It might have been that the paint thinner did a number on it over night or because it was defective or something else.

So I took the second syringe, mixed epoxy and started sealing the seams. Besides my back aching; this process is fun. To see the hull in it's entirety is exciting. This boat has really nice curves. No wonder most boats have female names. I mixed just enough epoxy for the seams although the last syringe was very slow as the epoxy started to thicken. I will wait until tonight before I try to cut and remove the wires. Then I will mix epoxy with wood flour and try to fill all the cracks that liquid epoxy failed to seal.

I'm about ready to head out of the house to go skiing. I will stop by another hardware store on the way. Maybe I'll pick up some cheap clamps. I'm also re-thinking the PVC clamping. I might do it after all. Let's see what hits me first.

Next report tonight.