Ribs, Keelson and bottom

[Richard Lathrop]

Richard Lathrop submitted a new resource:

Ribs, Keelson and bottom - Widgeon ribs

After the holidays, I was back working on the boat. Working from the stern forward I installed the remaining ribs. When installing the ribs the rib risers need to be cut to the curve of the hull so the ribs sit square to the hull. If I were to build the boat again lofting the lines and taking off the tapers and widths of the ribs would be a good aid.

I used a tick stick and a scrap block of rib material to get the rib riser height at each staition.

I made a mistake when I went to trim...

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[Eric Patterson]

Richard

She's really starting to take shape.