Compounding Plywood

Plywood, as it turns out, is not fond of being compounded - that is, being twisted in more than one plane.  But it is possible.  In this bow-on view, 0.250" marine ply is twisted through @ eighty degrees while at the same time conforming to the curve of the bottom:

After the 0.250" layer, a 0.375" layer will be laminated on, overlapping the seams.  Here's another view of the planking as of Spring 2011:

February 2011 - Planking Begins

The doors are open to admit natural light, but only after the epoxy is cured.  Brrr!

Stern Structure

Winter of 2010 is setting in as a jig is set up to receive the aft keel timber.  One can see how I've been busy with the planer elsewhere as the sides and bottom are ready to receive planks.

And here's the stern knee and keel timber bonded to the bottom of the box keel.

Stern Curves Part II

The stern frames are fitted, expoxied to their station and fitted and epoxied to the chine logs and sheer clamps.  The frame member in the center is being laminated prior to planing.

That Elliptical Stern ...

Reuel specifies laminated stern frames to create the curvy elliptical stern that is the hallmark of a turn-of-the-last-century launch.  In a blur, somehow all of this will come together.

And it does ...

Fitting to the Stem

The chine logs are screwed in and bonded with thickened epoxy.  I'm fitting and springing in the sheer clamps with a ratchet strap.

Fitting the Chine Logs and Sheer Clamps

Reuel specifies chine logs and sheer clamps from decent bendy SPF from the local lumberyard.