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Laminating the frames from mahogany
Lofting the frames, some finished in the background
Setting up the frames in the shed assembly area
The ribs prepared for the wood keelson
The pre cut 25mm planking which dovetails together and follows the curve of the hull
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The planking is glued and clamped to the frames
The planking is completed
The 4 mm mahogany which will be double diagonally glued and stapled over the planking
First diagonal fixed
Second diagonal fixed
The 12 wheel trailer with hydraulic steering is readied to take completed hull from assembly shed
The hull on its trailer being moved to the fitting out area
The masts arrive special grade Aluminium 300 mm diameter
The hull received the 1st of its three layers of glass cloth
Extra layers of glass cloth and epoxy added to the bow section
The deck beams being laminated by Ali
The hull on the move again in preparation for Turnover and being united with keel.
The driver steering the trailer has limited comfort
The iron keel at present unfilled is lifted to be placed upon the trailer
The iron keel is hollow but will be filled with iron punchings and cement.
Iron punching going in
Vibrated to fill all voids
All compartments filled and stabilised with cement
Filled hull now sealed up 16 tons total weight
The start of the anxious hull turning.
Final turning accomplished.
Father and son Kaygusuz 75 years of boat building experience