The last kit-supplied CNC-routed panel to go on the boat was the front cockpit wall. All panels above, and including, the deck are manually marked up and cut. Some panels are quite challenging to make due to the fact that boats are not built square, like a house. Our preferred method is to cut any sides that are “known”, eg two straight right-angled sides, and then conservatively mark up the other sides, before cutting with a jigsaw. These edges are gradually sanded with a random orbital sander, in trial and error fashion, until the panel fits.
Today Tom and I juggled the jigsaw and sander to make two different types of panels. I started work on the panels for the transom voids which surround the kick-up rudder cassettes.
Meanwhile, Tom made the final recess walls that interface front cabin walls and the side cabin walls. Once he was satisfied with the fit, we glued and taped them. The black plastic at the top and bottom of the join will allow the two panels to be removed from the boat once it has cured. This makes it easier for Tom to rout a round-over edge on the reverse side prior to applying tape.
The Scrumble Project 