Assembling the hull panels (2)

We had to work 4 more hours today to have the panels ready for the glue. One problem we discovered was that the pre-drilled holes in the stringers were not (as specified) large enough not to offer a grip to the drywall screws. So we had to remove the stringers, drill again the holes with a larger bit such that the screw grips only through the underlying plywood and particle board (hence working as a clamp), and screw them down again. Also, we cut to length the remaining stiffeners and pre-bored all the stiffeners and the buttblocks. Here's a view of the shop in the middle of the day

We had to think a little bit about the meaning of a note in the drawings regarding the bulkhead landing stringers on the butt blocks. The note says: 1" set back (outboard side only). By cross checking different drawings, we concluded that this means that the stringer should be cut 1 inch shorter on the keel side to leave room for the limber hole in the bulkhead corner...
Here's a view at the end of the day, with everything ready for the glue

And finally, here's a view of the section at the transom end. These are the outboard ama panels: on the left is the deck side (note the bevel), on the right the keel side.

Next week end we'll glue up everything and cross our fingers (please do the same).

Total work time to date: 49 hours.