Saturday, 3 June 2023

 Planking



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 The last few days were planking days


as the title says the last few days were taken up cutting the panels further aft and planking, it was a gluey process so sorry about lack of updates













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Wednesday, 31 May 2023

 Chine panels in place ready to glue


Today both chine panels were clamped in position and are learning the shape they have to take and live in for the rest of time , some bracing was added between bulkheads D and E because there is considerable force in shaping the plywood to the frames and stringers,  hence the wait while they take a "set"






temporary bracing


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