The centerboard for Lydia Ann is no small thing!Constructed of four layers of 3/4″ epoxy coated marine plywood. Dimensions are roughly 10.5′ long x 4′ deep x 3.75″ thick. With a weight between 400-450 lbs, it took six strong men to turn it over. The pin, a 9″ x 1.5″...
Construction of the deck framing, centerboard trunk and centerboard is under way.The shear clamps, long boards running fore and aft along both sides of the interior of the hull, support deck beams. Deck beams are the boards that run across the boat, or athwart ship,...
Thursday, November 12, 2015, was a BIG day! We turned over the hull of Lydia Ann, our scow schooner, and are now ready to tackle the interior and decks.
