Jim Hob

Measurement Paradise

After a long hiatus, otherwise known as school, Dad and I managed a return to boat-building. While I was working, he worked on the frame and got a couple of the bulkheads in place. Over the last couple of days we arranged the rest of the bulkheads. Then we measured and adjusted. Then re-measured and re-adjusted. Then quit for a while. :)

Voila - the aerial view. Once the bulkheads are placed on the building frame, we can stitch the hull pieces together and drape them over the top, gluing them in place.



The line is to make sure the deep water line is the same on each bulkhead, and the bulkheads are centered.



Here is Dad, peeking out from between the forward and aft bulkheads, and below, there is me. And yes, that is my calculator. I was rather pleased to have to do some trigonometry in the measuring process. :) But what a pain to get all these measurements right!