Hi Ron,
She has come a long way and is taking shape nicely.
Keep up the good work.

Martin555.

Good idea, I will give it a try on a test section. Use the right colour and it might not require painting. Thinking of grey or white or ...

Ron, I agree with you, I am not ordering online or going to stores for materials either. Stay safe.
Joe👍

Ron that’s really looking sweet. Nice craftsmanship, nice subject. The DF65 sails made me look twice, I have one of those boats, it’s a nice racing yacht, but I still prefer my Micro Magics. If you can’t get fiberglass, have you ever thought of using old pantyhose.? I know some guys who used that in airplanes to good effect, and has been mentioned several times in some model aviation sources as a suitable substitution.
Cash

"a substitute had to be found from in the house"
Recycling is always good Ron👍
😎

"When my wife does go out to get groceries, we disinfect the boxes, fruit, cans, grocery bags too. "
Gisela and I alternate with the shopping, and when we go to the supermarket we wear one time gloves (like we have to have by law in our car first aid kits) before we grab the handle of the shopping cart or push the buttons on the card reader! Signs of the times!
Stuff delivered from online should be safe due to the time in transit.
I've been researching the whole Corona virus family, includes the common cold virus BTW, and it's been established by several labs that the new variant, Covid-19 virus, can survive for max 3 days on hard dry surfaces like plastic or metal, but only 3 hours on absorbent surfaces such as paper, cardboard and textiles etc. On these they dry out and die😊
Covid-19 is also here in Munich❄️☹️
Chin up Ron🤞
Cheers, Doug 😎

Thanks for the photo - I had been puzzling what a J Cloth was, however here in Australia the same product is called "Chux" - same manufacturer. Certainly worth a try and thank you for the info. Would not cause the same itch as proper FG cloth. Another benefit.

What I am saying, because of self isolating, and being out of fibreglass a substitute had to be found from in the house. We are not buying things on line or bringing shipments into the house. Covid19 is in our community.

When my wife does go out to get groceries, we disinfect the boxes, fruit, cans, grocery bags too.

Sheets, halyards, deadeyes and jibs etc.
All Greek to me 🤔
But I like what I see, i.e. some great craftsmanship 👍
From someone who seems to understand the gobbledegook!
Cheers, Doug 😎

Hi Ron,
I believe that 'the other' Martin (Westquay) and a few others on the site swear by J-Cloths as a cheap substitute for FG cloth. Might be more flexible than tulle!
I'm puzzled though why the damn virus is affecting supplies of fibreglass over there.
It's still easily available online here in Germany.
Cheers, Doug 😎

Hi Ron,
I have also seen it done with cotton bandage.
Also i have used cotton and two part epoxy glue to hold rudder and shaft tubes.
You get an extremely strong fixing.

Martin555.

Martin, your weather and temps the same here. It is either a gentle wet snow or nothing. The roads are wet but not snow covered like this morning.

When there is little to do, I build.

Cant believe how fast your build was Ron - quite amazing . Looking really good .
Hope the Virus and the weather sort themselves out so you can have a sail .......

Hi Ron,
That is one of the quickest builds i has seen.
You have done a great job.
Looking forward to seeing her in the water.

Martin555.

Looks really great Ron, and completed so fast😮

Snowed here Saturday night as well, fortunately it vanished in the sun in the morning.
Still only max 2°C here today though, plus (or minus🤔) wind chill factor⛄
Just when I thought it was safe to go back to the lake!!
Cheers, Doug 😎

Me too.😊

I like the colour Ron.

Martin555.