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How it works

Attaching one strip over the other against a series of moulds.
I am sure this can be done in different ways, however I did not make a study of it and just started and tried to figure out how it could be done best.
In the beginning I used brass nails to fasten the strips upon each other, and SS screws to pull them against the transom and stem.
Later I did not use any nails or screws, just the epoxy and 20 to 30 clamps to get the strip in the shape desired.
 
Screw the previous strip against the moulds with a big ring
Screw all the pieces of wood against the moulds at places you will later need them to fasten the clamp
Clean up the hull so you can use the remaining epoxy to fill the holes you made before
Select a nice strip, sand it, clean it with something like acetone or 'tinner' , put epoxy on it
Do the same to the latest strip on the hull.
 
Try to get the new strip into position as good as possible
Attach the clamps between every mould
Tie the pieces of rope to it, coming from the inner keel
twist the strip by putting tension on the pieces of rope, so the strip can be bend between every two moulds exactly as much as possible to follow the contour of the moulds.
At the transom the several strips must be bend the opposite way.
Use clamps to pull the strip against the moulds
Make sure the strip lies flat against every mould and sits perfectly on the previous strip
Disturb your family once again from their afternoon nap to show your latest progress
Remove the epoxy that comes from between the strips immediately, to safe a lot of time later.
Once the epoxy dried out, it is easy to remove with an hot air blower.

 

 

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