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# Rails, again
- URL: https://jon.adelson.us/blog/rails-again/
- Published: 2017-05-05T16:14:20.000Z
- Updated: 2017-05-05T16:16:00.000Z
- Author: Jonathan Adelson
- Tags: maker, sailboat, #Import 2026-09-28 00:22

So... my plan for tonight was to epoxy the underside of the hull. But then I remembered I needed to fix some spots near the bow where I'd sanded through the plywood and left gaps. So instead I shaped the rails at the bow and did some sanding on the tops of the rails.

Here's the ends of the rails just sticking out into space...

![rails before](https://jon.adelson.us/blog/content/images/2017/05/IMG_5683_sm.jpg)

And here they are neat and trim.

![rails after](https://jon.adelson.us/blog/content/images/2017/05/IMG_5684_sm.jpg)

I made a pattern out of cardboard and traced it on both sides of the bow. The pattern had a long curve on it and I moved it around a bit to try and find a shape I liked. It's getting a little more shaping with the sander and possibly some spots will be filled in with some thickened epoxy, too.

I did some further sanding on the tops of the rails until the kids went to bed. Couldn't run power tools after that.

Until next time!