Planking the plug

Planking the plug of the J class yacht 'Ranger' over our laser cut frames. No tracing, no lofting, no cutting. Glue them together and in an hours time, be planking away. The estimate is this saves about 10 hours or more depending on your skill level in the build process and allows you to move into the planking stage. We'll post detail pics of the bow and stern soon.

Using 36" strips butt joined together. Ca glue to frames. No steaming or wetting. Bends easily. 

At the stern where there is high concave twist, edges of planks leave small ridges. This will easily be sanded out before filling. 

As you can see in the photo, planks were staggered every two frames. This minimizes weak spots and allows for easier fairing with less "hard" spots.