Plans layed out on home made tressels on one sheet of 8x4 marine ply.

Mark and cut using one side as a guide for the other, as the side should be matched.

Lay out in form, sand edges to be glued and glass taped making sure they are level.

Put sheet under parts getting glued, to protect the bench and stop the work from sticking to the bench.

Save the sawdust from the sanding, mix with the glue using cheap paint brushes to mix and apply. The bottle is non alcohalic juice to wash down the sawdust.

Before we go any futher lets take amoment to talk about shop safety. Always use goggles (not googles). A belt sander helps speed things up but is easy to go to far. The work is turned over for the other side to be glued and glassed, then both sanded.

Three blocks with the ends cut at 60 degres are screwed from the bottom. The middle one in the centre of the boat, the other two at 20" from the centre one, 2"x2" blocks are then screwed from the bottom at about 1 foot intervals. The sides are offered up and screwed from the outside working from the centre out. The screws on the centre blocks should be put in near the bottom, to allow the sides to flair out. As you get near the ends the bottom must be lifted to meet the sides.

When one side is done, the boat takes shape, and makes it eaiser to do the other side.

The small 2"x2" blocks should be screwed from the bottom, but in from the edge about 1 or 2 mm to allow the side to be pulled in properly. When screwing the sides on also do this near the bottom to allow the side to flair out, but be tight at the bottom.

After the glue is hard (this can be tested by trying to dig your nail in to the glue, if your nail cannot go into the glue its dry) remove the blocks and put glue in the places the blocks were. When that glue is dry sand inside and out.

When gluing the inside, tape the outside to stop the runs.

The rough edges are planed and sanded before varnishing.

Mix sawdust with glue and fill the screw holes. Overfill the holes because when sanding you will find low points.

It looks messy untill its sanded.

The paddle (I found with a broken shaft was dragged out of the canal)was used as a template. The wood was part carved before being glued.