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Wondering if someone can answer my question.

I'm getting to the end of the keel assembly and noticed this from Chuck's log.

Notice there is gap between the upper apron.

However the plans don't show this gap, mine matches the plans?

Another pic from Chuck's log.

I'm curious if I didn't this wrong or if things changed?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks 

Shawn

The false keel is just strip wood, not laser cut.

Shawn

Thanks so much!

Building has been continuing, I'm about ready to finish gluing the front apron.

Looking forward at the rising wood.  However laying it on the plans, the slots for the floors progressively get wider and wider and don't match my plans.  Sorry about the bad picture, maybe time to learn how to take a photo with the camera I bought six years ago?

Thoughts?

Thanks rusty!

Rusty, you state that you "ordered copies of the first three sheets of plans".

Where did you happen to order them from? 

What size drill bit for the treenails using 25lb line?

Chuck,

I'm curious what you use to drill your treenail holes with?  Manual or power?

Shawn

Thanks everyone for the feed back and likes!

I'm not much of a wordsmith, so please excuse my crude presentation.

I'm getting pretty close to having the taper finished, hopefully.

Shawn

Just a quick little update.

Needs some clean up and on to tapering.

I can confirm that the smell is amazing!

shawn

Welcome...

I was very excited when i was able to get chapters 1 & 2 for this new project.

I already have my first question.

When test fitting parts of the stem assembly the instructions suggest only sanding slightly on certain edges of each piece. 

However when I removed the pieces with no sanding, there is a slight gap.  Is it appropriate to correct the other end?

Hopefully by this weekend.

Chuck wasn’t lying, there is lots of wood!

Shawn

I cannot wait to get my hands on this project!

Shawn

I've been trying to get back to this build, getting my juices flowing reading others logs.

In doing this I have learned that somehow I have managed to get everything with the Transom incorrect.  There is no outward curve and maybe even inward.  Things don't seem to line up at all.

Really don't know what I did, but my guess is the attitude of "good enough" has definitely crept in.

After much consideration of how to get this fixed and corrected, I have decided I'm going to start over.

Anxiously awaiting received my new frames and chapter 1 from Chuck.

Godspeed Bob.

I did the same, and everything matches up.

For me this is a milestone.  I had so much trouble visualizing in my head how to accomplish this part.

Hopefully I didn't mess things up to bad.  Still alot of sanding to do.

Shawn

In pictures and other build logs I'm seeing a couple pieces glued to the bottom of the lower counter.  Presumably these will hold the planking at the stern.  

I'm having trouble finding these pieces in the instructions how these should be fitted.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks 

Shawn

Thanks Chuck!

I'm back at the Winni after sometime away.

It's time to start fairing the transom and the instructions state to take down to 3/32.  I for whatever reason cannot wrap my head around this.  I have checked several other logs and really cannot come up with the answer I'm looking for.

Do I take the whole transom down to the 3/32, or just from the filler pieces up?

Any help or guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks

I would take the saw, if still available.

Shawn

Not sure if you produced a Naiad package, would be interested in that.

And as always the package you developed for the Swan Class.

Thanks

Shawn

This is a great way to teach/reteach how planking should done!

You will enjoy this project.

shawn