Monthly Report
Whiskey Planks
February 05, 07
Planking is finished or being finished up on all the boats this week (January 31). The speedboat is upright and has received all her bent oak frames, and the Mower dory is right side up and ready for her centerboard case. The Tomcat team has completed planking and started fairing and calking their hull, and the Gartside is completing their cedar topside planking.
Once planking is complete and the boats are upright it becomes clear how big they really are and how much work remains to get them finished. Three of this year’s boats are decked, which adds labour, and the Tomcat and Speedboat have extensive joinery beyond that. But the completion of the basic structure is a major and satisfying milestone in the construction of any boat. Congratulations on reaching that first milestone guys….to each student, and especially to our staff, Al, Trevor, and Les, well done!
(Tad Roberts)
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Boats Under Construction, February 2007
February: Once planking is complete and the boats are upright, it becomes clear how big they really are and how much work remains to get them finished.