Monthly Report
Fitting Planks
January 21, 07
All the boats are being planked this month, some had a start before Christmas and now the rest are catching up. The speedboat and the Gartside 15’ are both getting plywood garboards, and the dory’s bottom is Kevlar sheathed plywood. Outer keels, transoms, and centerboard cases are also being completed. Planking is a repetitive business, but the reward is in seeing the true hull form emerge as each strake is completed. Meanwhile all heads are busy thinking hard about the next steps.
Another two weeks will see the first boat off the molds and right side up, when work of a different type begins with laying out interiors and decks. Already questions are arising about rig details, sailplans, and hardware, as launching day appears on the far horizon.
(Tad Roberts)
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