Hatseflats Hull Build
A 15ft Pram for Dinghy Cruising
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Today I finally started cutting the hull panels out of the sheets using a circular saw. I used styrodur foam panels as a sacrificial layer. Cutting 3 panels took only 20 minutes, whereas drawing them took 4 hours.

20170715_IMG_0025.JPG Drawing the transition lines between two sheets.
20170715_IMG_0026.JPG Temporary fastenings.
20170715_IMG_0027.JPG Doublesided tape is used to stick the foam panels on the under layer
20170715_IMG_0028.JPG Foam layer of 4 styrodur panels 30mm
20170715_IMG_0030.JPG Circular saw set to app. 12mm depth for 8mm plywood.
20170715_IMG_0031.JPG The first three panels