Shadows mounted and a few planks laid down

Installing the balsa planks on the foam shadows.

Today we installed the shadows on the building board and lined it up straight and square (I hope!) We also laid down 2 balsa planks on both port and starboard sides on the designed waterline. After laying these 4 planks down, we scored, trimmed and beveled the two planks that run on either side of the center-line.

Check out the detail on the stem, the 2 planks along the center-line meet up snug with the 2 planks on each water line.

This is a view of the stern. You will note that on the center-line planks, the inside is colored with a sharpie so it will be easier to see at later stages of the construction

Cutting out the stations on the scroll saw. The photo doesn't show it, but I am sure my tongue is sticking out.

Cutting stations out of the foam board on the scroll saw. Adult supervision was present and I did not cut my fingers off.

The line drawing pasted to foam backing board for each station.

Setting up building board & cutting out shadows

Today we worked on the building board and we cut out the shadows. The shadows were cut from paper and glued to some foam backing board then cut out on the scroll saw. Should have a few pictures to post soon. Tomorrow will probably not get too much done as a Mardi Gras parade will be rolling. May get the board finished with the shadows lined up and mounted so i can start planking this weekend.

I am #691 reaching from the weather mark to the offset mark. Mad Marvin on my port side and Hew & off my port quarter and Gilbert behind me.

Frostbite!

Got back from Houston after the Frostbite Regatta. What a great time! Hope to start planking my hull this week and will take photos and post them.