Although a little bit blurry, this photo exhibits the strongback staying assembled. The strongback rests on the shop ground, and is shimmed to be completely degree. The molds are erected on the strongback. A different term for this assembly is “development jig”. Sliver is a 62-foot strip-planked working day sailor that will displace near to… Continue reading Port Hadlock WA – Boat School – SLIVER – assembling the strongback
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Sliver – setting up hull and deck molds – – IMG_3529
Sliver is a 62-foot sloop intended as a minimalist day sailor. It was built by the renowned designer Robert Perry for a consumer listed here in the Pacific Northwest. www.perryboat.com/ It is a strip-planked wood hulled composite day sailor being constructed by Present-day class learners at the Northwest Faculty of Picket Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock… Continue reading Sliver – setting up hull and deck molds – – IMG_3529