Ok, a bit more progress... The frames have been profiled, as have the stem & transom. The Western Red Cedar arrived just before Easter (25mm X 12mm) as did the Alaskan Cedar for some other timber parts needed - keelson, keel, gunwales. I purchasaed some very nice Kauri, brand new, which was left over from a construction project. It was pretty much the right size I needed and quarter sawn as well. Kauri is a New Zealand native timber and is highly prized by boat builders. Very nice to work with and a lovely grain - but difficult to find these days.
Anyway, I've attached the floors to the frames, but will need to put some wax paper between them and the frames plus apply some wrapping tape to the frame edges to stop the strip plank from sticking to them. I'm just in the final stages of attaching the gunwale to the stem and decided last night that I'll need to check these in to the stem. I can then profile this to fit the planks as they come to the stem and will allow a good area for them to mate onto. So, almost ready for the planking to start. I'm using the West System for glueing the planks, plus other items. I've cut out the parts for the centre case, which I'll glass, but think I'll fit this once we've turned the hull over and the temporary frames have been removed. I think it'll be easier to fit then. Comments anybody? However, I'll cut out the slot in the keelson & keel while it's upside down, rather than try to do this from underneath. In the meantime, I've scarfed the keelson and gunwales - (an interesting exercise when you don't really have all the tools you need!) - from memory I used a ratio of 25:1. Certainly took an aweful lot of planing and sanding - in fact, 4 hours hand sanding to finish, but the joints do need to be perfect.
Attached are some updated photos, incl some where I trialled the planking. It's going to be an intersting exercise planking it up, as the boat is only 16' 6" long overall, but the beam is 8'. The stern area is very tucked in too. The little yacht has been based on mullet boats, which are very popular in Auckland, although the majority are 22' to 26', with massive sail areas - a real handful to manage, particulalry in a breeze. The mulleties have been around since the turn of the century and many are still sailing, plus the occasional recent builds. The owners and crew have a bit of a reputation as being hard men....
See attached link: http://news.mulletboatracing.co.nz/