Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case

5 Frames - Plan sheet laid out on ply..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 1.a, the Frame Sheet is laid out on the plywood.
6 Frames - Punch around outline of frame drawings..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 1.b, punching through the outline of the frames.
7 - Punch-marks joined with pencil line to give outline of frames..jpeg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 1.c, punch marks connected with a pencil line.
8 Frames - Trimming to line with block plane..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 3, trimming frames with a sharp block plane.
9 Frames - Using band-saw to cut a check-out for deckplank..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 3.a, cutting out the deckplank check-out.
10 Frames - Check-outs progress..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 3.a, check-outs and limber holes cut out, check-outs ready for trimming to final shape.
11 Frames - More progress....jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 3.a, frames and solid transom ready for final trimming.
12 Frames - A cleat being glued in place..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 4, cleat being fitted to lateral edge of frame.
14 Set-up - WRC deckplank clamped to building plank..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 7, deckplank fixed to building plank.
15 CB case - Spacer glued along front and rear of one of sides..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 9.d, centreboard case spacers glued to the front and rear of one of the sides.
16 CB case - Other side glued in place..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 9.h.a, final assembly of centreboard case showing battens wrapped in packing tape to avoid bowing.
17 CB case - Clamps off. Battens left in place..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 9.i, case put aside, with spacer battens left in place.
18 CB case - Frames 3 & 4, and CB case set up temporarily in place to check for exact loaction of slot..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 10, showing frames 3 & 4 and the centreboard case temporarily set in position.
19 CB case - slot marked on deckplank..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 10,
20 CB case - Holes drilled at either end of slot to give access for jigsaw..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 11
21 CB case - Jigsaw cuts slot roughly to size..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 11.b
23 CB case - Router used against improvised fence to trim to line..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 11.c
26 Frames - Rounding edges of lightening holes. Note cross-struts..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 12. Note also that the width of the frames around the lightening holes on this boat is 32 mm, compared to the 50 mm recommended on the plans. This was a minor weight saving measure.
29 CB case - Plastic underneath centreboard slot..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 13
30 Frames - A frame glued and filleted to the deckplank..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.a, epoxy fillet option.
31 Frames - Wooden cleats are an alternative to fillets.jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.1, wooden cleat option.
32 Frames - Thickened epoxy in piping bag..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.a, piping bag of epoxy ready to go. A plastic zip-lock bag will work just as well.
33 Frames - Squeezing epoxy into a joint..jpg
Frames Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.a, applying epoxy.
34 Frames - Filleting paddle..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.c, filleting paddle of 30 mm diameter.
35 Frames - Shaping the fillet..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.c, applying thickened epoxy.
36 Frames - A completed fillet.
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.c, finished filleted joint.
37 Frames - Supportive struts..jpg
Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case step 14.d, showing temporary support struts in situ.

This marks the end of the Frames, Transom & Centreboard Case section.