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Mechanix Illustrated
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FIG. 1
SAIL PLAN AND
DECK PLAN
From the dimensions, reproduce in pencil
the fore-and-aft lines, using battens—one
measuring 1/2 x 3/4in. and the other, to take
the stem rounding, 1/4 x 1/2 in. After the
fore-and-aft lines are down, develop the
body plan from them; then deduct the 3/4-
in. plank thickness from each section and
draw in the inside line of each frame.
To transfer each inner section line to the
framing material, lay shingle nails on their
sides along the line about 2 in. apart and
imbed the heads in the plywood. Lay a
piece of the framing material on the nails
and step on it—the line will be plotted on
the stock and can then be drawn in with
a pencil and sawed out.
Make the side frames extra long to reach
the floor when building upside down. They
are joined to the bottom frames with ply-
Anyone handy with tools will have little trouble wood gussets, using glue and nails. The
building Gamin. Her V-bottom seam-batten type of stem and transom should be made next,
construction is strong yet comparatively simple. following the same transfer method used
on the frames.
Fig. 3 shows the backbone assembly. Set
the frames, stem, and transom on the build-
ing floor at the proper intervals. The cen-
terboard-trunk subassembly comes next.
The bed logs must be bandsawed to the
rocker of the keel. Fasten the keel and
apron together with thick paint and screws;
then bend them into place and bolt to the
transom knee, bed logs, and stem. The skeg
can be bolted on aft at this time.
Your next job is to bevel the frames and
notch out for the battens, sheer clamp, and
chine. Locate the battens to suit the width
of your planking material. About 5-1/2 to
7-1/2-in. widths can be used for the bottom
planking and 4-1/2 to 5-1/2in. widths for sides.
Once the fore-and-afters are installed
and faired, give the entire structure a coat
of flat paint inside and out. Now she is ready
for the planking, which is spiled and cut in
the conventional manner. Nail it to the
Evident here is the rugged framework that insures frames and screw it to the battens. Since
Gamin's builder many years oi carefree pleasure. the material widths available will vary
from locality to locality, I have specified in
the Lumber List the area to be covered
rather than the width and length of each
piece.
sweeps will provide auxiliary power and When she is planked, clean the hull off
make a better man of you in the process. with a smoothing plane, sand with garnet
The time taken in laying Gamin out full paper, scribe in the water line, and apply
size will more than be repaid during con- a coat of flat paint. The best way to turn
struction. Two four-by-eight sheets of ply- her over is to invite the gang in for a party,
wood are butted to form a floor 4 ft. wide saw off the frames, and pick her up. Have
and 16 ft. long and, to conserve space, the some padded chocks ready to set her in.
three views in Fig. 2 are drawn one on top The next day, pick up the pop bottles,
of another. Nail a 1/2 x 2-in. base batten sweep out, and sit down for a look at Gamin.
along the bottom edge of the plywood, Have a good look at the sheer for any bumps
checking it with a chalk line to make sure or irregularities and meditate about the
it is perfectly straight. Draw in the water steps to come so work will go along in the
line and the station lines exactly as shown. proper sequence.