winter update

No progress due to work and weather.  Good news is the winter tarp on the clam skiff survived Snowmagedon.  21" of snow in 18 hours, 45 mph wind with higher gusts. The ridge pole is the mast I built for a Birdwatcher II,  decided to abandon that idea after the mast weighed more than I care to lift as a static load.

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3 9 13 centerboard

I took the plunge today and bought a few board feet of 2X6 fir to start laminating the centerboard.

After an hour on the saw including set up, I have a pile of nice strips to glue up to the basic shape.

The logic to start on this part of the boat was that the garage is still too cluttered and cold for serious building and these parts can be done with the glueing indoors and the shaping outdoors.  The centerboard trunk will be determined by the final shape of this part, so there it is.

Plywood will be ordered next week so it arrives when Im home to receive it!

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