Planking Begins!

As with the stringers, the planking will take a few days due to how many clamps are at hand as well as needing to heat the area thats curing. Slowly, at least it feels like it, but surely the planks are getting attached. This is really exciting seeing the curves take shape. The reverse curve at the bow took some patience to get it to snug up and take the shape. I didn't want to go too fast with the clamps for fear of snapping the plank. Right now this section is gluing up on the port side and each section of the lower plank is glued and set behind it. Where the plank meets the bottom panel it is secured using the stitch and glue method. I used small zap straps and glued them in, after I will sheer off what is protruding of the straps. This joint also gets fiberglassed top and bottom. After the lower plank the rest are lapstrake. This is where you can start to imagine it all floating!

a diagram of lapstrake planking