BLUENOSE

By RossM 104 entries 26 Dec 2023 — 27 Jul 2025
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RossM #13 of 104 5

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Framing completed. Planking started.

Soaked 3mm x 9mm plank stock for a day

Pinned wet plank stock into position

Trimmed stock to its position

Allowed to dry for a day in place

Removed, glued up and repinned into final place
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RossM #14 of 104 5

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The first 5 rows of planking at ribs 20 & 21. The horizontal numbers are the thickness of the keel at each station. I got better with the alignment of the nails as the planking progressed🙄Here you can see the layering of the 3mm strips of the keel
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RossM #15 of 104 5

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The nails.I think I have used around 900 on the hull
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RossM #18 of 104 5

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The rough completed hull on its carrier
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RossM #20 of 104 5

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The JIBS WINCH under construction. 12V. Size on calipers in mm's. One side will take up as the other side lets out
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