37. Build Log: The "Shadow" 1871 Racing Yacht by Nathanael G. Herreshoff - Wooden Half-Hull Presentation model
"Fair is fair!"
I could not in good conscience go forward with my two Shadow half-hull models without getting as good a fairing of the hulls against the body templates as possible. So I focused on fairing the 2 hulls against the 4 body templates at 4 stations (3, 4, 5 and 6) for the last two days and I feel good about 7.5 of the 8 fits. I probably can't get the hulls much closer than this. I'm now turning back to carving in the saddleback camber fore and aft, especially to remove more wood from Shadow 2. Then fitting the mahogany veneers onto the deck and figuring out how to glue and clamp each veneer separately from the other.
"Fair is fair!"
I could not in good conscience go forward with my two Shadow half-hull models without getting as good a fairing of the hulls against the body templates as possible. So I focused on fairing the 2 hulls against the 4 body templates at 4 stations (3, 4, 5 and 6) for the last two days and I feel good about 7.5 of the 8 fits. I probably can't get the hulls much closer than this. I'm now turning back to carving in the saddleback camber fore and aft, especially to remove more wood from Shadow 2. Then fitting the mahogany veneers onto the deck and figuring out how to glue and clamp each veneer separately from the other.
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