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Several sessions later I've cut and fitted the Carlins that support the top inner edge of the side decks, the stbd side floor stringer and side panel Carlins fitted to top inner edges of frames
Tonight I built and fitted the angled front deck beams. This was pretty tricky as they sit in fresh air, needed to be deeper than any cedar strip I had left, and are curved to match the upper shape of frames one and two.
I carefully notched and angled the ends to fit against the inner gunwhale and frame 2 and cut two lengths to laminate one above the other. I then used a pencil taped to the end of a long strip to trace the curve of frames one and two before fretsawing the beams to match. Then laminated, glued and clamped them in place ... phew Cut the stem, unscrewed the hull from the temporary frames and with a little help lifted her out of the shed. Great to see her the right way up, felt really light ( I must find some scales). The internal structure looks good, but there are a few thin glue lines and gaps under some of the stringers so a bunch of filleting is required. This is a real milestone, but also highlights how much work is left to do ... better crack on ! Mixed some filleting blend, poured it into a ziplog bag, cut the corner off and cake iced it along each stringer. Not as easy as I thought, I'm glad these joints won't be on show !
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