Frame Construction
As usual it's been a while since I have posted here. I will endeavour to do one update post each month moving forward. I had some time over the Christmas break & recently to work on my frames. As I am building from plans & haven't as yet bought my plywood, I did the frames a bit differently than those building from the kit. To hold the shape of the frames I needed to do some joinery to hold them together without the plywood gussets or bulkheads to fix them to. I think it turned out pretty nicely. So far I have done frames E, D, D1, C, B & A. Still to do the transom frame ( P ) & the angled cockpit companionway frame/bukhead. I will loft them out & make them in the next week. The next thing for me to do is to order my plywood. I am intending to use Australian Made Hoop Pine Marine Plywood made by Austral Plywood in Queensland. It is very high quality & has all of the certifications required to build to Class for racing. Next month I will finish scarfing my stringers & chine battens together & start making galley, nav station & electrical cabinet units as they can be made & fitted to the boat later down the track. So here are some pics of what I have been doing.
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