Injuries 0
Time Spent 3 Hours
The moment of truth has arrived. With both BHs in place I made the courageous decision to put my two halves together for the first time. Clamps to the ready and a couple of long bolts...da da dahhh (you have to sing that bit) they fit...they blooming well fit. OK, not 100% seamless flawless fit, but it's pretty damn good and a little sanding here and there and you'd have thought they were made for each other...err well they were! The next big test will of course be for water tightness, of that I am not quite so confident.
Despite my own good advice about quitting while you're ahead, I thought another couple of hours out in the cold couldn't hurt. I was wrong, it did, oh my how it hurt. Sanding, sanding and more sanding to get those fillets prepared for glass taping. My sanding was interrupted numerous times by at least six people over those couple hours. Having the canoe on the drive it seems caused something of a stir in our sleepy close as all the neighbours wanted a closer look. To all those who dropped by, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and if I kept you talking for what may have felt like an uncomfortably long time, it's not because I'm weird or I really like you, I just wanted a rest from the never ending sanding! Thank you neighbours.
So there's not much else to say about day eight. Sanding really is not that interesting. The cold eventually got the better of me. I realised things weren't quite right when the sweat forming on my brow was freezing solid where it appeared and I lost all feeling in my toes. Sweating and frostbite at the same time, hmm nice! Early finish before Sam arrives for her wedding makeup test - another victim to bore senseless with canoe antics.
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