Rebuilding the Square Meter: fitting in the new frames

Today we did the fine sanding to get the new oak frames to fit well into their spots.  By fine sanding I mean 36 grit on a angle grinder.  It takes off the wood quickly and provides a nice abraded surface for bonding.

Once the frames fit well, we roughed up the mating surface of the hull, mixed up epoxy and thickened it with colloidal silica.  At a later date we will add bronze fasteners through the planking.

The frames are bonded in and on the next visit, we will refit the keel timber.  Once we like the fit, we will use a ship auger to drill out the frames and timber for stainless steel through bolts.