After starting to lay down the keel and experimenting with the freshly cut strakes I realised that the wooden guides for the former weren’t quite right. I was also having issues with the base warping along it’s length which was never going to be a good thing !
So, I opted to created 3D models of each section/guide and printed them out to improve accuracy and consistency. By using printed plastic clamps I also have a bit more leeway for adjusting the final positions of the formers vertically and horizontally to make sure everything is lined up as accurately as possible.
You can’t really see from the picture but each guide also has grooves that mark the position of the bottom of each strake which should help me to reproduce the original spacing/positioning. The black elasticated string was used initially to align the guides horizontally and may be useful for guiding the strake position as I build it up.
I have some additional layers to add to the keel to form the “T” to help support the first strake as it joins the keel. I can then start to add the first strake.
