Armington - Herrin Sailing

         This past week we have been working on the plug for the beams.  It was constructed out of 5 layers of particle board that was run through a planer to make it exactly 3.5 inches.  The plug was then rounded by sanding and using a custom circular cut squeegee to fill in any low spots to make the beam round.  Then there were ends added that will dive under the deck.  The top of the front beam will sit flush with the deck and the bottom of the rear beam will be flush with the deck, exposing the knuckle of the beam.  Lastly, the jig to line up the hulls was assembled and my hulls were put into it, which made it look close to completion.  Keep following for more updates

Beam plug

Knuckle of beam plug, the corner will show on the rear beam.

                                                                               
                                           Trimmed flange

                                                     A-cat in jig