The almost-complete hull |
Hull parts list:
- four hinged side (gunnel? upper hull?) assemblies;
- two hinged floor\keel(\keelson?) assemblies;
- eight stringers total: four are attached at one end to a stem piece, four are loose, and two of the loose stringers have sliding ferrules at one end;
- seven ribs\frames, one with a seat back attached;
- two stem parts--one bow and one stern;
- four side coaming boards and one backboard;
- two deck supporting rails;
- a seat back supported by the coaming over the center frame
One of the BACK floor boards slides over one of the FRONT floorboards in the middle, so the BACK assembly should probably be the first one in. I think the assembly goes like this, if we start with the parts labeled BACK:
Unfold and lay out the BACK floor\keel (on the left in the above photo);
Add the stern stem piece--it looks like the bow piece shown on the right in the next photo, and has two stringers attached to it;
The bow assembly, because I don't have a photo of the stern assembly. |
Add two stringers if you have some way to make them stay together--duct tape will work, but take it off again as soon as can or it will leave gummy stuff on the parts. You don't have to worry about whether to use the dowels with sliding ferrules or not because you can match them up when you assemble the other half.
Stuff the assembly into the skin as far as you can, tugging on the skin and swearing. Have an assistant climb into the skin and push on the assembly while you shout directions from a safe distance.
Repeat everything with the FRONT assembly. There will probably be some overlap in the middle when both assemblies are in.
I'll try and finish the rest of the instructions when I actually have enough of the boat repaired to try putting the hull into the skin.
(A note about the coaming parts: they attach to the frames as show in this photo, with the head of the bolt in the cupped slot:
I don't think they go on until the hull halves has been joined in the skin. I'll move this note to part two of the instructions if that ever gets done.)
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