The First Steps

I had been wanting to build another sailboat and decided to start another. The one will be 12 feet long and a variation on a traditional Cat boat, a single sail, wide and stable boat.

The plan having been selected, the first step is to draw full size drawings of the side panel and the frames (ribs) of the boat. These drawings will serve to provide the dimensions and angles for each frame piece. This will be shown later.

36" Kraft paper, a 48" Aluminum ruler, carpenters pencil, carpenter's square and a good eraser are the tools needed.

The work is done on the floor of the living room and starts with frame #1 and finishes with #11, the transom or back piece of the hull.



After the frames are all done, the side view will be drawn to full size.

When that is completed, the real work begins.