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Today was a long day. The time had finally come to bend the outer stem into place.
Spanish Cedar and Yellow Pine, together again
Before laminating it was decided that it would be best if the strips be bent into place and let set, so as to gain a memory to help the process.
Stem in place - Screwed, not glued
The next piece of the puzzle is to install the king plank, ensuring a solid flat back bone.
King plank in place and bonded to the hull
Some quick scribing and careful cutting and the king plank slid into position. Time to bond the stem to the hull.
A stem fitting for a Valkyrie
After all this work we realized something. That the hull is a little too high to work on so we had a lowering party, which went really well. Just taking the saw horses and support legs out from underneath the strongback freed up 16 inches allowing easy access to the keel without overextending.
Going Down
A very nice height indeed.
Just the right height
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