New photo added 9/4/08

Asboat likes to work from CNC cut material so is now making cutting files for all their projects. I'm glad Kaya is doing it because I do NOT have the skills and my ADD keeps me from even trying to learn. While making these files takes some time, if you build more than 2 boats of the same design it ends up saving a good deal of building time, which helps in keeping the costs down. It also allows the yard to offer steel kits if they decide they want that side of the business. Here's a view of the cutting file Kaya made for the 41-Plus DUCK. It is used for the second and all following ones going together there. I think he put in the interior and the outside stantions and rails just to show off....

The Asboat yard in Izmir, Turkey, (see the "Link" to them on my Links page) is serious about custom building my designs. Here's their first one, the 41-plus DUCK, going together.

Frames and bulkheads erected. Note the heavy "I" beam on each side, used to hold things absolutely rigid while the longs and chine go in. I haven't seen this done before.

Here's a close-up showing the setup above. Note how "fair" things are.

Stern view

Frame detail shows neat work.

Entire frame is up, most notches cut for the longs, forward house walls in place, and primer painted. This was just a few days to get to this point.

Bow view showing. Crash Bulkhead.

Deck plate going down

Bottom complete and most of the frame in. Note these folks are building right side up as does Seahorse. The 45-Plus in Pt. Townsend was built upside down as her photos show. Which is better? It's all personal preference and each proponent says their way is simpler!

Nice view of the stern and shaft log. The "ripple" look on the bottom is in the paint, NOT the plate!

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