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Stringer flush with side.
Stringer flush with bottom.
Top stringer installed.
Stringers
Next, we will install the stringers. Make sure you
follow along closely, as these are very important to
the final shape.
Grab the four 1/4x1/4x48 sticks. Carefully check
them for knots or other imperfections. If you find
any, be sure they are installed towards the rear,
where the
bend isn’t so great.
When fitting the stringers to the notches in the
bulkheads, they should be flush with the sides.
Most of the time, the stringers are not exactly
square, so if they are not flush with the sides, try
turning them. They usually measure .250x.260 or
so.
Having them flush will make building much easier.
Also, be sure that you glue the stringers so that
they are flat, in relation to the sides.
Using CA, glue one of the top (closest to the bench)
stringers to the notch in bulkhead 5.
You can lay it in the notch on bulkhead 4 while the
glue dries; just don’t glue it to 4 yet.
Hit the glue joint with accelerator. Hold it in place for
60 seconds or so.
When you are sure the glue is completely cured,
glue to bulkhead 4.
If bulkhead 4 is twisted or warped, straighten it
when you glue the stringers on.
They will hold it in place.
Hit that with accelerator, hold for 30 seconds or so,
then move ahead to 3, then 2, then 1.
While the glue is curing on 1, bend the stringer to
the keel, and hold it there until the glue joint on 1 is
cured.