Well today, I get to go play racquetball with my boss/good friend, John Shirley. Because of this, Brandon and I are going to hit the wood really hard this afternoon, (metaphorically of course), by attempting to get the skeleton completely set. So far, we only have the back two pieces.
So we will have to mark out and cut the middle rib, #3 from the back, and then the foremost rib. I really need to get the hull finished by this weekend, because if not the keel may warp horrifically. The 5 mm. plywood stitched and nailed to the ribs are what is going to give it the most stability, along with the deck and the seat in the center.
A few people on the forum said that because I have no experience and no idea about the science behind the boat mechanics of buoyancy and yadayadayada that I am an idiot and going to fail. Yet, the first people to cross the Atlantic to settle a new world were Vikings who did not have plans for boats; the hulls were literally made by flying by the seat of their pants, then passing down pointers through the generations. So we'll see. If she floats like the model I made, she'll be fine and I'll be able to show those who doubt both my building AND sailing abilities will be like, " Huh....guess he isn't a moron".
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