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Tony,

That looks fantastic.

Lee

Glad to help. To answer your questions: 1) I nailed my gussets with ring shank nails per the plans. I drilled pilot holes through the gussets first. I did use #8 screws for the floor timbers per the plans. 2) I didn't notch the frames in the stringers. The clips hold them very well but pay attention...

Thank you Carl. I appreciate it. Yes, it will be worth it for sure but mine aren't perfect either

Lee

Good luck with your build. In response to your questions: 1) I think putting them on both sides would be overkill. Glen-L knew what he was doing when he designed these boats :) 2) I made most out of one piece on my Monaco but I don't think you need to. 3) If you look closely at the drawings, some fa...

Carl,

I was wondering too. Looking good.

Lee

Thank you Neel.

Lee

I finished the first row of final side planking including the first row on the transom :) I started working on the second row. The first two pieces on the starboard side are fitted. Saying it takes a long time to get a tight fit between the final side planking pieces is an understatement but with pa...

Stephen, I have used a cross line laser level to check various things as my build has progressed including checking that after fairing, the outer edges of the transom were in the same horizontal plane by pointing the laser level at the transom. I also used it to check that the forward frames were fa...

Neel,

Using a stain that gives more working time would be better for me. I work kind of slow It is also good to know that they switched to Lo Boat. More forgiving is also a good thing for me. I guess I will really need to consider Lo Boat.

Lee

Neel,

That is looking great. Your seams look nice and tight and clean. I might actually catch up to you on my Monaco build while you are in Florida Is your final planking layer genuine mahogany?

Lee

Neel,

Thank you for the information. Was there something about the Interlux filler stain that you didn't like?

Lee

Matt, Thank you. I am learning more as I go, just like many other parts of the build. Neel, Thank you for the reply. Yes, I did see your picture and post on your PB thread about the side planking. I just replied to your post (sorry I didn't reply sooner). I do plan on a cutwater so that is why I was...

Neel,

Thank you for the information. I guess I will have to see how hard it will be to get the planks to conform. I wondered about making relief cuts if necessary so it is nice to know someone else did that

Lee

I epoxied my first final side planking piece :) Since it is at the sheer, I didn't have to use any wood washers and composite nails except I did use two screws at the stem. It is too bad you can't directly clamp all of the rows. For the other rows, I will use a combination of wood washers and compos...

Before I epoxy the first strake of side planking, I am slipping the second strake behind the first to mark the lines. The plans call for the side and bottom final planking layers to lap the final transom layer. This makes sense to me on the bottom and on the sides up to the water line to relieve str...