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(Updated 01
- Jan - 2012)
Lutra Laker built by
Dean Herring
Dean
Herring of Carolina Daysailor's Club is building a Dave Nichols
designed Lutra Little Laker, then decided to take it up a notch the the
larger Lutra laker. His
buidling log follows:
Lutra
Laker Build
Log
Dec 31 2011 - Happy New Year - Done just
in time, Trailer mods, Up on trailer, ALL DONE!!!
Dec 27 2011 - Laker Completed, Just Beautiful
Dec 25 2011 - Shids fitted and installed
Dec 15 2011 - Gunwales painted, cleates installed
Dec 13 2011 - Painting the gunwales
Dec 09 2011 - Painting inside, seats
Nov 28 2011 - Center Seat Beams
Nov 27 2011 - Seat Deck Beams
Nov 21 2011 - Hull gets first coat of
paint.
Nov 20
2011 - Seat deck beams
Nov 17 2011 - Deck cleats clamped in placed and glued.
Nov 14 2011 - Deck beams prep, notice sticks to keep alignment.
Nov 11 2011 - clockwise from upper left, Fitting the false stem,
glued on gunwales, and bottom picture shows the inside seems with
filets and taped.
Nov 04 2011 - Fitting the outwales
Nov 03 2011 - Removing the strongback and molds, flipped, bow view.
