Her 24’ green oak keel is bolted to her custom lead ballast…construction begins!

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Her 24’ green oak keel is bolted to her custom lead ballast…construction begins!

Her 24’ green oak keel is bolted to her custom lead ballast…construction begins!

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Mike Santos, bolting and gluing on her forefoot.

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Mike Santos, bolting and gluing on her forefoot.

Mike Santos, bolting and gluing on her forefoot.

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Stem is attached and Mike and Ned’s sister, Jennifer, admire the results. Jen was the shop receptionist at the time before she left to travel with her husband and the elder sister, Karen, took over.

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Stem is attached and Mike and Ned’s sister, Jennifer, admire the results. Jen was the shop receptionist at the time before she left to travel with her husband and the elder sister, Karen, took over.

Stem is attached and Mike and Ned’s sister, Jennifer, admire the results. Jen was the shop receptionist at the time before she left to travel with her husband and the elder sister, Karen, took over.

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Her white oak stem is being dry fit. The stern will have her rabbet cut in much later in the building process.

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Her white oak stem is being dry fit. The stern will have her rabbet cut in much later in the building process.

Her white oak stem is being dry fit. The stern will have her rabbet cut in much later in the building process.

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Roughing out all the components of her backbone.

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Roughing out all the components of her backbone.

Roughing out all the components of her backbone.

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Filler/fairing blocks are installed fore and aft of lead ballast.

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Filler/fairing blocks are installed fore and aft of lead ballast.

Filler/fairing blocks are installed fore and aft of lead ballast.

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Setting up the station molds at her horn timber.

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Setting up the station molds at her horn timber.

Setting up the station molds at her horn timber.

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Katy was lofted by a computer program. The results were sent to a CNC cutting machine and within minutes, we had the station molds we were looking for.

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Katy was lofted by a computer program. The results were sent to a CNC cutting machine and within minutes, we had the station molds we were looking for.

Katy was lofted by a computer program. The results were sent to a CNC cutting machine and within minutes, we had the station molds we were looking for.

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Bracing the molds to the shop floor and to the ceiling

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Bracing the molds to the shop floor and to the ceiling

Bracing the molds to the shop floor and to the ceiling

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Installing the ribbands, around which the white oak frames will be steam bent.

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Installing the ribbands, around which the white oak frames will be steam bent.

Installing the ribbands, around which the white oak frames will be steam bent.

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