I'm still here, trying to make progress on planking the port side of the main hull. Unfortunately, I am currently a mucus-dripping, head-throbbing, achey-all-over worthless lump stuck on the couch thanks to a late-winter cold. Of course, last weekend I was dodging snow storms to get the planks I formed earlier glued together. This weekend was perfect (at least until this afternoon with yet another winter storm on its way), and I was hoping to finish the lower port side planking. Well, there is always next weekend ... achoo, sniff!
As you can see in the previous picture, I was able to glue together about eight feet of planking. This section is mostly held to the frame from underneath with drywall screws. I left a few clamping plates on the top side to keep things from moving until I finish the planking. The fold under the gunwale (lower left in photo) is making a nice fair line. I used lots of clamping plates along the seams while the glue set so the seams are very fair, making the entire hull fair. I did have one plank snap on me while trying to glue the planks together. It was pre-formed to the tight fold, but must have needed a little more heat to remove stress in the bend. Thanks to the extremely forgiving nature of foam core, I was able to cut and form a new piece to fill in the section that snapped. The curves match perfectly and this will all disappear in the glass laminate with no loss of strength.
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