Silva Bay Shipyard School Blog

Here is the garboard and broadstrake installed with silicon bronze screws. The orange paint is red lead primer – which will help prevent rot. Planking will continue for at least 2 weeks and then we can start fairing the hull.

Another view.

Check the seam! Check the precision! Like a basket.

Here is the transom after a few coats of varnish. Looking pretty svelt.

Sweet lines.

This is the centerboard getting glued up. It is made up of 3 layers of marine plywood epoxied together for strength.

This is the monster rudder. It is also marine ply and the cheeks will be finished bright with paint on the water line.

David is working on the centerboard housing and bed logs. Fir and red cedar.

The orange is red lead paint inside the centerboard slot.

The 5th plank! Halfway!