February 17, 2022

Steam Launch Blog #62

Last week in September 2019

Last week in September 2019

Dutch shows he'll do anything to avoid climbing into the boat!

We've moved on to another set of clamps. This roughly follow the water line and not the sheer. Forward and aft set form ledges for seats running along the sides, while the mid-section form ledges for coal box, water "day Tank", and storage lids.

At this point we also install knees at each end of boat to provide surface for the coaming as it curves around the periphery.