Once the left Rufe tip float was completely planked, nose and tail blocks were cut, rough shaped, weighed and quartered using the above and side view outlines as a guide to keep the whole
deal as even and symmetrical as possible. All blanks were mixed and matched for an even weight distribution for both tip floats. The four pieces of nose blocks were tack-glued in place and
sanded to a pretty close final shape, then popped off, hollowed out, final cemented in place and then fine sanded. The same procedure applied to the transom blocks and the whole deal fine sanded and ready for glass & resin. Now onto the right tip float to repeat the entire procedure, after which the wood fairings for the struts will be undertaken in the next installment.