A nice and easy introduction to the build:
Because we are using a corner of a yard in a bit of a thoroughfare we decided that it was best to build a good sturdy platform that would resist both our clumsiness and any other knocks that might arise from people passing by.
The frame is also very easy to build and make level and means that the addition of the bulkheads is a quick and painless operation. We reckon that if the frame is true the boat will be true.
We used a good smear of U-pol to affix the frame to the concrete floor and screwed the cross beams and uprights (which take the bulkheads) to the main longitudinals.
Stuff we used on Day 1:
3 off 6m lenghts of 6"x2", uprights 13m of 2"x2"
A packet of good long wood screws
An electric screwdriver/drill
Small Chop Saw
Some U-pol
A spirit level
Note the addition of a plumb line above the boat which we could slide the bob up and down as required e.g. when adding the bulkheads.
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