After the sun #2

In Norse mythology, Sköll (Old Norse "Treachery")^[1] is a wolf that chases the horses Árvakr and Alsviðr, that drag the chariot which contains the sun (Sól) through the sky every day, trying to eat her. Sköll has a brother, Hati, who chases Máni, the moon. At Ragnarök, both Sköll and Hati will succeed in their quests.

Sköll, in certain circumstances, is used as a heiti to refer indirectly to the father (Fenrir) and not the son. 

Skol is done. 

Won't find out how she fairs in the water until Wednesday. Still, it's fitting that I finish the father of Fenrir after dark. Here are the pics.

Not pretty, but if she displaces sixty gallons, my theories are correct and I can go ahead with Fenrir. I'm a month behind but moving fast.

Test soon. Stay tuned.

A little trim

Just back from a weekend at the Armadillo Werks. These are images of getting the final trim on Skol lat Friday night. I ended up waiting for glue to dry and decided the heed some good advice and just forget it until Monday. Should wrap it up tonight and I will be testing some time during the week. 

Behold...again!

The hull has been glassed. This is the best fiberglass job I have ever done. I have to give the nod to my friend and coworker Teddy for the extra set of hands. It was fun to have someone to work with and I think he was as excited as I was.

Behold!

Look everyone!

Bulkheads!

As you were.

After the Sun

Good morning everyone.

So, it has been a while since I have put up anything good, so I would guess everyone thinks I am either really busy or not working on the boat. Well it turns out I have been really busy (both my job and my boat) and I have gotten things done. More to come as this all ramps up and comes to completion in the prototype phase, but for now, enjoy the images of Skol coming together.

There it is. I full size hull. Trim and finish to come. 

Stay tuned.

post from the frontier

I thought I ought to drop you all a quick note to let you know I am still at it.

At present, I am working on Skol (named after another Norse mythological wolf which is a part of Ragnorok- Skol is the wolf which finally catches the sun and devours it). Skol is the prototype for Fenrir. From there I will have made a hull the way I intend and will hopefully have gained insight into how my designs work in practical application.

At present, the work is dull.
It's a lot of computer work. A lot of math. A lot of work that doesn't make for good photos. So, you will have to make do with my prose. Sorry.

I did want to shout out to the Hydro Junkies and Jericho in particular. I hope you are all well and have started work on your entry for this year's race. The 340 is coming, the river calls. Let's be ready.

More soon.

quick relapse

I was back at the Armadillo Works and my brothers and such wanted to see this thing go. Sam shot the vid and did the editing. Nice job, though I would have chosen different music.