Vera Cruise
by David Ellingson
29 September 2008
Here are some pictures of my Vera Cruise project. The first 3
photos are the helm consoles. I finished them this winter,
they're all ready to bolt onto the hull.
The last 3 are of the hull. I started the hull in early May.
Right now I am fairing the keel, chine, and sheer.
20 February 2009
Here's some more pictures of my Vera Cruise. Holy cow! I
thought I would never finish fairing the keel, chine, and
sheer! The white oak I used is really dense. After destroying
a couple hand plane blades, I bought two high quality Hock
blades. They hold a sharp edge considerably longer and cut
with less effort.
Well, I am almost done fairing the battens, that part is
going pretty quickly. Next I cut the limbers then start
planking.
