This will be my second build designed by F H Chapman. I picked the boats before I knew that bit of information
First was to glue the walnut keel and and few pieces on the bow.
The parts seem to have been cut by hand with a saw. There were several places that had to be adjusted.
The walnut plank is the width of the keel. I had to widen several of the frames.
The deck had a few frames off and the hole for the mast was a bit off also.
I didn’t see any where in the assembly directions to drill the holes in the stem so I went ahead and drilled them while it would lay flat.
The deck was a stiff plywood.
The stairs were all into the spine.
Sometimes things like this can add a little to the build.
Lots of tension.
The frame sticking up at the stern needed to be cut off by the directions , at a later time. I cut them off and added the new one at the new location before I planked the deck.
The deck planks were made of Tangan and even after sanding the sides were uneven. That caused the dark plywood deck to show through ( the cracks ) I wish I would have lightened it a little.
After the deck planking, a 2 x 2 mm beech strip glued to the edge of the deck. I pre bent the bow in a homemade jig that gets it close. Then slightly wet it and clamp it ( if possible ) to fit it tight.
On the outside of it, keeping the bottom of a 1x4 mm lime strip even with the deck line.
