Wednesday, 24 May 2023
Monday, 22 May 2023
Planking continues but rain interrupts play
Today planking for the aft hull sections was cut, but then it started raining which means that we could not epoxy pre-wet the hull panels and then glue them on , as pre wetting with unthickened epoxy has to be done outside on sawhorses as there is just not enough space inside the shop - what was reassuring is that the panels are interchangeable port to starboard
I am going to use a spirit level to check the bevels on the hull bottom stringers on both
sides are at equal distance from the strongback -
therefore the hull bottom should be flat port to starboard
the progressive bevel from bulkheads D to E (it looks like there is a bump but thats an illusion) it has a changing shape the whole length of the hullside that I cannot see could be achieved with a power plane, for me a hand plane is an indispensable tool for boatbuilding
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