Hardboard templates are made from the orginal lofting.

The reference marks are transferred and connected using a batten sprung fair.

I used finish nails and lead weights to hold the batten.

The hardboard templates were transferred to the actual marine playwood stock.

Using a jigsaw I cut close to the line.

The pattern was then reattached.

The final cut was with a pattern bit in my largest router. The bearing rides on the hardboard pattern and the bit trims the plywood flush.

The cut plywood sections are tacked to the strongback.

Bilge stringers get milled up from 8/4 stock. First planned...

... then edge jointed...

... then ripped on the saw.

The ends get scarfed and bonded together to create the correct lengths needed.

Three scarf sections after cleaning up the excess glue.

The bilge stringer gets bonded to the backbone.

Doublers are cut for the skeg/keel.

Cut doublers waiting to be bonded.

2 of everything, 4 of most.

Ready for epoxy.

Epoxy bonds the pieces and ring shank bronze nails are used as well.

Avoid placing nails in the aft most skeg area since you have to fair a taper here later.

One side completed. Hull stringers are being glued up at the same time.

The backbone is flipped over to repeat the process.

Fairing the curve.

Bulkhead guides are bonded in place.

Fiberglass tape at the butt joint.

The entire bilge section is well protected with two coats of epoxy.

The completed backbone was moved off the strong back.

The second on was begun. Most of these parts have already been made so construction is much faster.

Starting the lofting of the bulkheads.

This is the time to make sure that you have enough width at the bilge stringer...

Two coats of epoxy on both sides.

And then I cut them out with a jigsaw.

The very first bulkhead.

One lower hulls worth of bulkheads.

After creating an overhead crossbeam, the finished backbone is prepared for raising.

A spare couple of vangs provide the mechanical advantage needed.

Along with a little muscle...

Note all of the bulkheads are cut out and ready to go

With the weight supported the stems are positioned and screwed in place to blocks on the strongback.

The bulkheads are notched in place with their legs attached. Then the weight is slowly released and all of the bulkheads are squared and plumbed to the reference lines.

Once everything is correct the bulkhead legs are secured to blocks and the stringers are attached.

The pink blocks are plastic food wrap coated so the epoxy wont stick to them.

The stringers are mostly done, just the stem bevels remain.

Beveled, screwed and glued.

Almost finished, note the extra stringer (the lowest one in this position).

The hull panel sequence begins.

The panels are scribed, cut to fit and mounted.

Note the bevel cut into the bilge stringer. Almost half of it gets removed this close to the ends.

This far forward the stringer is almost vertical.

The stringers are marked on the hulls with a pencil line top and bottom.

Almost finished. Time to remove and coat them with epoxy.

All on, time to come back off.

The hull panels get two coats of epoxy on the interior surface after they are fitted and the stringers marked.

I use a plastic squeege to spread the epoxy and a foam roller to even out the coverage. This gives a nice surface to sand later.

Coat as many as possible at the same time.

After they are coated and sanded, they get bonded in place with thickened epoxy and bronze screws.

This brace is where the butt blocks are bonded in place holding the edges of the plywood fair.

Screw holes are being filled.

More screw holes being filled.

Wrapping up the sanding. Exterior bilge fillet done.

Skeg fiberglass wet out.

Almost finished with glass work

Next step is to fill the weave.

Sanding.

Weave filled with microballoons and sanded.

Setting up the hull turn over.

Slings set and unscrewed from strongback.

Cradle made.

Carpet strips added for padding.

Taking the weight and raising the hull.

Hoist completed.

Pausing to wait for assistence.

The work crew arrives!

Rotate! Turned very easily, a complete waste of man and woman power.

The cradles are placed.

Centering on the bulkheads.

Everyone gets a chance to look over the progress.

The next morning...

Time to prepare for moving off the strongback.

Post move, we finally can relax.