Sheer strake, port.
Last strake on port side. A bit challenging at first to position as there are no more landings on station molds and bulkheads end before top (bottom right now) of the strake.
I clamped it temporarily and gave my brain some time to process the thing. My kerosene stove needed service again - it was outputting almost no heat. It took me a few hours to clean it, empty fuel tank (messy job) and adjust the wick. In vain - it was not burning as it should. In the end I decided to change the wick - it was clogged with dust and I could not burn it out anymore.
The problem is that these stoves are gone from Jula. Impossible to find one in the whole kingdom. That’s certainly due to the ongoing war and energy crisis, folks are hamstring heat sources in case shit hits the fan. I was glad that I bought it years ago but I forgot to buy spare wicks. These are also mostly gone now but I found that in nearby city they still have one. Jumped in the car and rushed to get it - this stove is crucial for my boat building, without it I would have to use IR-lamps which will probably yield the whole business uneconomical with current electricity prices.
Turns out they had two these wicks! Well, now they have none…
After wick change the stove came back to life. I will have to remove it from the shed every time I produce dust.
As the boat is now very close to it I reinforced my home-made heat deflector to be more robust. I leave the stove running during nights, to cure epoxy, so I need to be sure that all stays put and fire-safe.
With 8 C outside the shed keeps 23 C in the coldest corner. Additional isolation and new wick are doing the job well.
Back to boat-building.
Before I started building my Ilur I was planning to make sheer line very dramatic, with pronounced curvature, high stem and transom, like American boats.
Since then I changed my attitude and find balanced, delicate line of Ilur’s sheer more appealing. During the build I run across so many details and solutions which show that Francois Vivier really has refined and though through this design that I decided to build her as close to original design as possible. It is just so good - why change it?
Shear line shall land 17mm above bulkheads ends.
When the plank is positioned like that the edge of station molds - all three - is exactly on the edge of the plank.
To maintain these 17mm gaps during gluing I clamped small pieces of wood, wrapped in plastic tape, on the strake. They will guide me when I place the plank on glue and will prevent the plank from gliding away from its designed position.
For easier alignment and as a support I clamped L-shaped piece of plywood onto three station molds.
Apart from gains - both on transom and stem part - there was no need for beveling the previous plank. At the transom I embedded plank edge in transom’s crown.
Landing on design line at the stem. I didn’t bevel this part before planking, leaving it to this moment. It shows that I could have done it in the first place - the plank lands nicely on its lines.
The strake dry-fitted, masking tape set - I could finally spread the glue and finish the job.
Clamping this last strake was a bit complicated, I had to be creative.
With the stove running on 3/4 power I left the shed, happy with the result.
Next will come sheer strake on starboard and planking will be finished!
