Daggerboard box

Over the past weekend I built the daggerboard box.  This box is constructed of 1/2" plywood with 1.5" fur spacers.  I used the fur because it was some of the better pieces of scrap wood I had laying around.  As recommended by several other builders, I built the box 1/2 at a time so that I could use epoxy and fiberglass tape on the inside.  Hopefully this will prevent any moisture issues in the future, not to mention reducing the chaffing /abrasions.

Also in the photos, you may be able to see that I used a little trim on the bottom edge of the box, as well as the top edge.  The bottom trim was done simply to give me more surface for the epoxy to bond with the bottom of the boat.  The top trim was used so that I would also have a little more surface area to epoxy a a piece of plywood trim along the top.  This gives the box a little "neater" or "finished" appearance by covering the edge of the fur spacers.