17' Prototype 
     Photos of Hull
Construction     
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Side panels Butt strap, chine logs & clamps Stem hinge Gluing stem hinge

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Stem hinge blocked open

Resultant shape Squeezed to  frames Laminated cutwater -a bit much

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Bottom panel on 2nd set of chine logs Webbed frames and final side panels Symmetrical multi chine hull Windward platform

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Threaded rod hold-downs Epoxied lap joints Inlaid carbon fiber Mast step on gunwale

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Shroud and tack traveller attachment Ama stem freehand router carved Ama sides bent onto deck "jig" Foil - laminated fir strips, carbon powder/epoxy