Too hot to glue after about 11am, so made a start on the starboard quarter deck. The margins were already in place (see Time for Thought) so started on the strakes. These can be pulled into place by hand so don't require steaming. With the help of a couple of finger clamps and two self tapping screws and washers, they stayed put long enough to drill for the No. 6 brass screws. Once fitted, they are removed to machine the counter bores and trim the butt joins to give a 5mm gap which matches the rebate on the strake edges.
The bevel to the transom margin was easier to mark than I'd anticipated. I thought I might have to remove the margin piece.
The outer strake is 10 foot long, is cut to work round the cleat rosettes so probably stretches a little further. The second strake is about 3/4 length; the third 1/2 length etc. This ensures that the butt joins in the strakes are well spaced.
Strake number 5 has to fit round the cabin side and butt up against the transom margin - that will be interesting...
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