AN 8 FT WOODEN ROWING BOAT

HI FOLKS PICTURE TOP LEFT "WE START LOOSLY FOLLOWING A BOOK CALLED "SMALL BOAT BUILDING BY DAVE CANNAWAY" [ THE BOAT IN THE BOOK IS CALLED THE JOHN HENRY] MINE IS CALLED "WWW.MALRG" NOW WITH A BENCH SOLID AND LEVEL,BUILD A JIG I USED 5"X2" THEN ADD THE MOULDS WITH SUPPORT BOARDS ADD A KEEL,CHINES AND GUNNELS THE PLANKS GOING FROM FRONT TO REAR!THEY ARE ALL HELD ON WITH ANGEL BRACKETS ON THE INSIDE.



THE LEFT PICTURE SHOWS THE TRANSOM FITTED AND THE SPIRIT LEVEL BEING USED AS A STRAIGHT EDGE THEN A JOINER AND SMALLER PLANE USED TO TAKE OFF THE WOOD TO GET THE CORRECT ANGLE.

THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE BOW BOARD FIXED FROM THE INSIDE AND THE FAIRING STARTING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE KEEL TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHINE.