Cutting and assembling frames
Purchased a stack of ply and douglas fir with epoxy etc to make a start. But it’ll be slow at first because I have to finish last build as well.

new build
Eland 36
Andrew Donald · 2026
A build log
Eland 36
kept by Andrew Donald
2026
The boat
Fourth build under a carport. Just started cutting out frames
What it took
The work
Chapter 01
Building the strongback or ladder frame and setting up station molds.
Purchased a stack of ply and douglas fir with epoxy etc to make a start. But it’ll be slow at first because I have to finish last build as well.
I’ve started building all the frames starting with the transom and working forwards (Dudley Dix recommends setting up from frame 0.5 first) so once I get the shelter setup and building stocks I can start from the first frame. Some of the frames are actually bulkheads and have various pieces of trim glued on. Cleats, door trim and hand-holds etc. I’ve added some of the drawings from Dudley’s website here.
I found a picture of the transom which has two layers of 1/2” and another two layers making up the frame. It’s about 3’6” high and 9’ wide. Beam of the boat is approx 12’ 6”. .
boatbuildlog.com
Eland 36
3 entries,
6 photographs,
written down as the work was done.
The words and photographs in this log belong to Andrew Donald.
The log itself lives at
https://boatbuildlog.com/builds/eland-36
Printed 7 September 2026