Copper is worth $AU13.01 per kilo or $US3.78 per pound
Commodity Market Index as reported on 13 Sep 23
Today, on another gorgeous autumn day (March) in Perth, we flipped the boat hull back over and proceeded to remove the copper wires.
The copper wire held the laps and frame together until we were able to glue the wood together using the epoxy resin. Now the epoxy has hardened, the wires aren’t necessary. The wire on the bow is retained until we place a larger fillet of epoxy resin on the inside of the bow to strengthen it.
The copper is fairly easy to pull out with needle nosed pliers. The result is great as we get to see the unfettered hull in full glory.
There’s a third of a bucket of copper wire that we pull out of the hull. Not quite enough to melt down and sell on the open market. Maybe nine Australian dollars worth. Might buy two schooners on tap at the local pub… might.
We then set about sizing and cutting fibreglass sheets to strengthen the bottom of the hull. The rounded, 3-dimensional shape of the hull makes this a tricky exercise. Nothing that a bit of imagination, blunt pencil, blunter pair of scissors and a Stanley knife can’t fix.
Another cracking day at Team dubl duck.
