With a busy work schedule leading up to Christmas and christmas itself, there has been very little movement on the new centreboard.

Well I got back into it today with the pull-trusion being glued onto one side of the vertical.

With this foil I am making a conscious effort to take things slow and steady, with a view to maximise strength per gram in the construction. When planning this foil, I thought that I would only be able to get a single length of pull-trusion in the foil and laying flat with a ton of glue to match the square shape into the angle of the foil.

Needless to say I am very happy that I managed to get two full lengths, on edge, essentially forming a box section right through the entire length of the foil, which will give a significant improvement on my current, “soft centre” main foil. (Before anyone mentions it, the screw through the mould and the pull-trusion that looks like it was not straight were adjusted after this photo was taken. Also if you are wondering you are looking at the end of the mould which used to be attached to the square horizontals.)

This new construction method is working out as a much better way for part timers like myself. It removes the need to perform a single, huge one day effort, and makes it a series of nice, simple 1-2 hour jobs, and if you were making multiple foils, you could build several in parallel.