Day 3 final panels

I did discover that laying out the panels for the sides involved a more flexible batten than the one I was using, and decided to use a thinner one lying in the back of the garage and redo the curvatures.  All panels are now cut out along with frames and transom. 

My technique is to saw about 1/16" outside the drawn line and then use a block plane and Stanley surform to fair to the line.  I then sand the edges lightly to ease the handling of the panels.  Apart for getting a CNC cutter, there is not much else I can do here. 

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1st steps in building

laying out the plywood involves a few preliminary measurements so that the hull panels can be transferred from the plans to the wood. Measure very carefully, in this case you will see from the photos that a 4X8 sheet is actually a little bigger.  I like using the imperial/metric tape measure as the plans are in feet-eighths-inches, but the math is easier in centimeters.

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Start by laying out a 12X12 grid, you will discover the real size of your panel

















transfer the lines from the plan to the panel. Work slowly and carefully, measure and remeasure. if it looks wrong, it is!

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circle the marks clearly where the brads for the bending batten will be placed.

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1 hour later - this panel was fully laid out and ready to
cut.

Get a plywood cutting blade for the circular saw. From vireo

 

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