It's just the bend and twist to meet the stem and the fact that the stem is ply so we've had to get inventive to keep it plumb while manipulating and...
Thankfully I have some good helpers because these chine logs are the most difficult in the build and I'd have had a hard time of it on my own. We got...
The rudder head is shaped and glued on, fillet curing as I write. Epoxy coating in the next few days. The head is blackbutt and will be vanished, the...
I will glass the bottom including the first strake. I can radius that chine easily. No need to do more than epoxy coating above that, the bottom will...
Yes it will save a lot of time but it also adds a great deal to stability. Flat bottom boats are in general much more stable than other types. I much...