We made a tool to align the centering strip that straddles the keel longeron, it centers a 5/8th inch wide strip that is temporarily attached while the 4 bottom panels are fastened. The centering strip is removed and then a keel strip is installed to protect the plywood panel edges and act as a small skeg.
Centering strip alignment tool on the left, old keel strip on the right. The inner part of the keel strip is 5/8th inches wide, and it is wider on the opposite face to cover the plywood panel edges it fits between the bottom plywood panels. A 5/8th inch wide temporary strip will be made that is not notched, to be used while the panels are being fit.
The old keel strip that covers the inner edges of the bottom panels and fills the gap between the panels. The gap is there to make fitting easier and allow a place for the keel strip to fasten.
Centering strip alignment tool.
Getting close to fastening the bottom panels, they need to be aligned properly.
Current occupants of the Carriage House, ZIP, CHIP, WINNIE AND MARGARET ROSE.
Log of CHIP.
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