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Hello, I am attempting a scratch build here. However I'm not sure how far I'll make it in the build, but it's been fun so far getting things together. Some members here have helped me get started with finding plans which lead me to getting "The search for speed under sail" by Howard I. Chapelle. Which has provided the plans I am starting this log with. It was difficult trying to get scans from the book until with reluctance I cut the plans pages out of the book. And afterward spent some time using gimp and freeCAD trying to trace lines and eventually just stuck with gimp, which I found easier. I don't really have any experience with using CAD specific software. Using the measuring tools in gimp I got the plans close to 1:64 in scale, and comparing the printed pages with a tape measure it seems they are close enough. And then I traced the hull lines using tracing paper which didn't turn out very good lol, but it might be close enough that some sanding and pre-cutting guess work can help.
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