Monday, February 1, 2010
bottom plank on!
After a few days of twisting and bending and gluing both bottom planks are on. They get quite the twist at the bow. It took a few hours of playing with the clamps to finally get the board to settle in and take the shape. This was done and left overnight. The next day the positions of the clamps were traced out and taken off. The plank held the shape somewhat and made it easier to get back into position once epoxy was applied. I'm super happy to have this step done with. The rest of the planks should be easier since they wont have to get such an extreme twist.
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Nice job on the garboard planks. Mine went on easier than the lowest stringer, but still took a bit of fiddling. Life definitely gets easier the higher up you go!
ReplyDeletegreat to see the the first chine done. Reading mike's blog added more awarenss of that twist near the bow and bennefit of using the good mahogany you used. Interesting that you've built a boat in winter with epoxy and avoided the drying problem by using enclosed, heat lamped spaces. clever man MR R!!
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