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Building the 'Sinbad 2' kit - continued:
A simple jig angles the router to match the angle of the slot (the dagger board angles aft). A flush-trim router bit cleans up the rough cut opening neatly. Note the loose strip of 3mm MDF on the side of the cut to correct vertical angle.	The skeg being glued on. Three layers of 400 g/m2 glass have been applied to the bottom of the skeg as wear protection.
After water papering (#80 grit) for a good key and applying masking tape its time to start painting.	I have chosen to leave the transom mostly clear, painting only the glassed area as it is a bit dull.
The bow transom was painted white. This first coat took 350cc (0.3 liter) of a twin pack polyurethane (Jotun Hardtop AS), which worked well on previous dinghies. This works out to about 60cc/m2. Second and third coat were down to 300cc or 50cc/m2.	This is after the third coat of polyurethane paint and with the masking tape stripped off. For the next few days I let the paint harden properly.
The two halves placed on the ground ready for the hardware to be bolted on.	First fitted were the bits to join the hull sections.
Gudgeons, towing U-bolt and inspection hatches were next.	Now the dinghy is finished and looking really smart! A separate series will deal with building of mast and spars.

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