| To get a good boat, one must start with a
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| | battens. Use 1¼ No. 8 screws to assemble
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| good design. Any person equipped with
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| | the transom. The transom bar is installed
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| basic woodworking tools, some experience
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| | with two-inch No. 10 screws. All parts
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| and patience should be able to get his or
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| | are glued.
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| her dreamboat translated into a real life
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| | The stem is next in line. This is cut
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| of excitement and action. Boats do not go
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| | from two-inch stock and braced on each
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| out of fashion. After a few years, if
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| | side with one-inch stock. Be careful to
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| your taste or requirements should change,
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| | cut the notch for the keel square. The
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| you can always sell your boat and start a
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| | keel is attached to the stem with three
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| new- one. The building of your own boat
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| | two-inch No. 10 screws.
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| is a challenge, but if you meet it, the
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| | Now make the building form and start
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| reward is the deep satisfaction of a
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| | setting up the frames. The building form
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| self-made life afloat.
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| | can be made from a straight 2x10 with
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| The example in this article was a boat we
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| | trestle-type legs. Cut the notches for
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| built that we liked to call `Swell Time.`
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| | the frames at 15 and set the frames in
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| The first step in building this boat,
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| | place on the form. Legs can be clamped to
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| after selecting the materials, was to
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| | the transom to hold it in position while
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| make full-size frame patterns. The frames
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| | the keel is being attached. Use batten
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| are molded three inches thick, and cut
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| | compound between the keel and transom. Be
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| from one-inch stock. The bottoms of all
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| | sure the transom is level and square with
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| frames are cut with a 15° bevel to lay
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| | the keel and tack a diagonal brace
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| at the same angle with the transom. All
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| | between transom and keel to hold it in
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| of the side frames are cut straight and
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| | line while the rest of the framing is in
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| are faired after the framing is
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| | progress. Fasten with two l½-inch No. 10
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| assembled.
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| | screws at each frame.
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| All frames are assembled with three
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| | After the keel is attached to the frames,
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| 1½-inch No. 8 brass screws and glued
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| | secure the keel to the building form. Now
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| with a good waterproof glue at each
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| | attach all the battens in the same manner
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| joint. No. 4 frame is cut for the seat
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| | as the keel, making sure the frames
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| riser but completely assembled over the
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| | remain square to the keel.
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| full-size pattern. Attach a brace across
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| | There are so many aspects of building a
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| the top of this frame to hold it
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| | boat and the above is just a small taste
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| together. After the hull is completed,
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| | of the action. Why not download our
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| this brace can be removed.
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| | e-book `How to Build 20 Boats` and learn
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| Care must be taken when assembling the
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| | how you can be enjoying your very own,
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| transom, as the frame serves as part of
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| | personally created, customized boat, made
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| the seat riser. The bottom frame on the
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| | with your own two hands.
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| transom is notched to accept the keel and
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