High Capacity Great Auk

Everyday this past week has been in the 20's when I would wake up and go out to the shed to work on cutting out the firms etc. I got all the forms cut out and put on the sting back. Took some final measurements, made the final adjustments and cut out the keel for the bow and stern and put them on the appropriate forms etc.

My form number 8 was the one I will refer to as my "rogue" form, all the others only needed a little adjustments and en they were true. I had to play with form 8 quite a bit but I finally got it where it lays fair with the rest of them. Oddly enough sitting in the chair listening to K-love, and the idea for taming number 8 came to me. :) Handle form 8 like anyone else coming at you in a fast hurry, use their weight and speed to take them down. :) she is playing nicely now.

I had originally bought an extra 2X4 and 4 1X4X8 to use as mini work benches attached to the saw horse. I ended up cutting up all the 1X4 to make braces to screw e forms to the strong back. The book calls for T shaped braces, I made U shades ones, and to be honest, don't waste your time with the T shaped. The U shaped ones give you something to screw to on both sides of the forms. Even using a chop saw set on 90 degree cuts and all the U shaped pieces being set up square, I used both side of the U to screw to the forms down straight with the Strongback.

I know I spent extra time ad care on the forms and set up then the book describes, but I want my yak to go straight in the water when it is suppose to.

I also screwed some of the scrap plywood I had left over to the top of the Strongback to use to put clamps, bottle of glue etc on while I am stripping the hull. I will take these off and put them on the deck side when I get to that point.

Here is some photos of e forms set up on the strong back.

This morning it is a balmy 35 degrees and I have my glue inside keeping it warm. We are fishing to go out and lay the first strip down today. I don't picture getting much more than the first strip done today. Pops has some things he needs help with next door and I know I will take my time on the first strip, just like I did the forms. The first strip is the starting point, which will define how all the other strips will go on.

Getting all the forms cut out and put on the Strongback was a nice accomplishment. All with in a few days of receiving e plans.

But again I had been doing prep work and organization stuff awaiting them so when they got here I could press on with this build.

Again thanks for stopping by
Enjoy the outdoors.
Dale
Team Frazier.