It Begins...

   

 Today Jacob and I finished up the building platform and as of now the first 4 frames are temporarily set in place.   Each frame is held together with temporary slats lightly air-nailed in.   So far all the frames are true and level.   I can already tell there will be a bit of fairing to do.   Even though the degree of error is very small, a sixteenth of an inch here and there seems to cause a bit of irregularity.   The frames will be set by the end of the weekend, and then they will be renailed on the inside, so the outside slats can be removed to facilitate installation of the keel, chine logs, sheer clamps and battens.   There DEFINITELY is NOT enough room to build this in the garage.   My carcass cannot squeeze by the one side and I have no idea how the sheeting is going to go on.   I havent put wheels on the building platform yet because I wanted a sturdy, stable skeleton to get the frames assembled on.   On a brighter note, I think the overall size will be just fine.   LOA should end up being around 24 feet.