The hull planking will have a seam, running thwart-ship, around eight feet back from the bow. Rather than scarfing things together, the plans call for 1" thick floor boards that will run underneath that seam. Those floorboards are made from laminations of 1/2" ply, just like the keelson.
So I dug out what was left of "Sheet 'C'" from my stack (having already cut into it for the keelson pieces), and got to work. First thing that was apparent was that it only made sense to cut the "thwart" out of the sheet first, since everything after that would be straight cuts.
So, here is one (of two) thwarts. These will eventually run from the sides to the centerboard box.
Liking my Bosch jig saw more and more. I bought that a few years ago for a different project. Its true what they say: Buy the best and you only cry once.
After that, what was left of Sheet 'C' got ripped into a bunch of 3" strips that will eventually become the "footlings" (strips glued along the bottom of the boat to strengthen the hull and provide a better walking surface). I taped them into a bundle for now, since I won't be getting to them for a while.
Rather than cut them to individual length (22"), I decided to glue them up first. This was one of those times where it was hardly worth mixing up the epoxy, but whatcha gonna do? These have to be ready and shaped to fit before I can start planking the bottom. There are going to be some interesting bevels on those. They run from the keelson to the chine on each side. The keelson side will be square, but the chine side will have a compound miter, and it may even be the case that there is enough curve in the chine at that point I will need to carve around for that. We'll see.
For now, things are setting up nicely. We'll get to the compound angles tomorrow.
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