The next step in building the Candlefish 13 is to fair the hull. So we need a definition of what fair is: A fair curve — A smooth curve in the body of a ship. Boat are about curves and not straight lines. Looking at the hull in three dimensions the curves need to flow smoothly. One part of making the boat fair is how it was designed; the second is fairing the chimes so there are no discontinuities. To aid in this the chimes and keel have been coated with lightweight fairing compound mixed with epoxy. The upper chimes were previously taped so the fairing smooths out the the transition from plywood to the fiberglass.
Green epoxy is very nasty stuff so I will have to wait several days for the epoxy to cure before I can sand the hull. To speed it up I may put the space heater under the hull. There are tools that are used to fair the hull, namely long boards. These are flexible and not-so-flexible boards that are about 18 long by 2-3/4 wide. Sandpaper is attached to the board and the the hull is sanded first with the non-flexible one on all the mostly flat surfaces and then with the flexible on on the curves like at the bow. When I am all done sanding I will wet the hull to see area that I missed and start over again adding more fairing compound, letting it cure and then sand it off again until the hull is fair or I give up.