Frame work, fillets and hanging frames on jig.

 I have been slowly picking away at the frames.  Completing them as far as possible on the bench which does add quite a bit of time for me.  They are all assembled as of September 09 2022 but still require finishing with with fillets and blocking.  I will then coat every thing with epoxy again as there are some areas with construction and and sanding that are now do not have epoxy on them, and some pieces I missed during the initial coating of all parts.  The screen shot from Facebook is from Martell Marine (Gregg Martell)  https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=martell%20marine  Every joint could be filleted, this is lot of work and material (time and money) all on its own.

Frames set up had to be readjusted once I used the side panels and base panel to check the length.  

I added extra supports to the frame/jig to try and limit movement when applying stringers, as it was relatively to move a frame. 

Mast and Rigging Selden package

Mast and Rigging arrived. 

 

Post to fourm

Hull 133.
paid Mcintyre Adventure June 14th for mast and door-to-door shipment from Selden
mast shipped via ocean freight on or around the 26th of June 2022
mast arrived in Montreal, Canada, around August 8th and cleared customs, got to Canada freight forwarder around 07th of September 2022.
mast shipped rail to Saskatoon SK, Canada. (middle of Canada) arrived 19th of September 2022.
So from payment to delivery, three months. Costs over what was paid to Mcintyre Adventure, $536.10 for customs/brokerage and local taxes. All in $5954.89 Canadian dollars.
Maybe 20 emails, which were mostly me asking status, little confusion on who was paying port to Saskatoon, but Selden fixed it quickly.
Everything arrived in one piece. Looks like a great kit with lines and labels. I was very happy I went this route as I'm not experienced at building rigs (or boats..) I think if you were in a location that has a rigging company locally I would have worked with them but the nearest one to me is 1600kM away.
One thing to keep in mind, I'm part owner of a business that imports and exports; we are all set up with brokers etc. If you are doing it as an individual it could be a lot harder.