As promised, here are the pictures of the boat flipping, in order. You can admire the glossy finish, or the lightness of the hull, or the beautiful lines (if I may say so myself). Or not.
Since then I haven't done much on the boat, but I spent a wonderful weekend in Cleveland (yes, you read that right) with my wife and daughters. It the past few nights I mostly cut the curves into the fore bulkheads, and it's so hard and awkward that I wish I had done it earlier, but you live and learn. I still have to sand the tops smooth. I also fit and trimmed the inwales--once again one of them broke, at a knotty spot. I glued it back together and cut a few shallow kerfs to prevent it happening again. They are now ready to glue in place. I hope to make a lot of progress in the next two weeks, while my wife goes to see her mother again (hurricane Irene permitting).Meanwhile, keep reading 176inches (which, with the bow trim--or false stem as some call it--and curved transom, will be closer to 179 inches in the end).
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