A couple of crappy phone camera pix of planking progress to date. As you can see, we've crossed the sheer stringer at the bow as well as the transom now. Planks will be getting shorter quickly now as we have to cover 3-4" less at each end with each plank on the topsides (i.e. at the bottom of the picture.
We put in a few tapered planks as we worked toward the keel, and as you can see, those planks are already much shorter than the topside planks. It's getting harder to force the curve on the topsides, so we might put in a tapered plank or two to make it easier there, too.
Not long now 'til we fit the whisky plank!
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"Means of removal of the completed craft should be carefully checked, if these are difficult, by means of making a batten mock-up of the boat's principal overall dimensions and carrying it out to test the exit."
~ "Building Preparation," Clinker Boatbuilding, John Leather, Adlard Coles (1973). p. 5.
so the door is big enough from what i remember. when i read this i thought 'no kidding.' and yet were one to, er, overlook that small detail...
That's, uh, a good idea. Lucky we have the big garage door!
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