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I think I got too caught up in trying to work out how to cut the changing V out of the timber — I didn’t think of doing a continuous even V. I don’t know why I didn’t do it earlier, but I’ve just started using a rasp blade without the handle as a fairing tool to quickly knock down lumpy areas...

The Cackler 14 has three small keels, a centre keel, and either side a bilge keel. The plans specify: 18mm x 38mm softwood against hull, hardwood over. I couldn't get that size so I I'm using 19mm x 42mm instead. I couldn't figure out how to attach the softwood for the centre keel so that it...

The one I first started using (and described above) comes from a local boat building supply shop that conveniently is 5 minutes from work. I didn’t research different brands, just bought this one for convenience. Turns out that it is a bit of a boutique brand used by many wooden boat builders...

The glass work at the keel line near bulkhead 2 is quite lumpy, actually most of it is a bit rough because it wasn’t easy to access. It’s quite a stretch to reach the centre of the boat when you’re standing beside it. The epoxy I'm using is by nature thicker than other brands, and winter...