Chines on

 

         The second chine bar is attached and the epoxy is setting up.   This weekend I will be able to take off the braces on the other side and begin to measure and mark the frames for fairing.   After the bottom of the hull frames are faired (may take forever) I will be ready to attach the bottom battens.   I am toying with different woods for the battens.   White Oak is certainly a strong contender, but so is Southern Long Leaf Yellow Pine.   While searching craigslist for reclaimed lumber from old barns or wherever, I have discovered that the sellers of such wood are either brilliant salesman or thieves!   How can old, bug-eaten, worm holed wood be more expensive than nice clean fresh wood?   I'll be festering over this for years to come.   I am all for recycling and certainly love the idea.   However, to pay more money for lesser quality makes no sense to me...  Any thoughts?