Transom 2

Stern is now ready. Next doing sanding with fine sandpaper #400 for final paint. Still have work to do with deck and inside.

Word of the day: pintal = paint

Transom

Cutting tugas hardwood with handsaw is like cutting stone. Transom is where the engine sits. Transom height a critical mesure for good engine economy and power performance.

Word of the day: bato = stone

Sanding mano mano

Stern is left to dry with epoxy. Meanwhile finishing the sides with plywood; now You can start to see the final form.

Manual labour sanding all wood/plywood with sandpaper # 38.

Other things we secured are rubber mat for the deck, bamboo for floaters, wire, rubber tube for deck roof, and more paint and the outboard engine. One backslash that there is no black anti-fouling paint, we must use epoxy paint; algae growing more fast on bottom.

Word of the day: liha = sandpaper

Stern of tugas

Bow is done and now start with stern. Must make strong 'cause the big bad motor sits here.

While epoxy in stern is drying, boys building the deck.

Word of the day: ngitngit= dark, hayag = light

Signal Red?

Marine Blue or Signal Red? That's the question.

Word of the day: red = pula, blue = asul

Bow of tugas 2

Fitting the bow. If You didn't know tugas is very heavy and strong hardwood.

Word of the day: dalo = selfish

Bow of tugas

Tugas is the strongest (and most expensive) wood. Naturally bowed piece of tugas here worked for the bow beam.

Hull before flooring.

Word of the day: panulong = bow, ulin = stern