-Ripple- Ultralight dinghy from scratch build

I went to an architect to have the PDF plans printed out. Then I glue them to a thin piece of plywood to make templates for the router to follow on the finish planks later on.

After cutting out all the parts with the router. I carefully laid out all the planks in the correct order right, left, ins, and outs. I didn't use copper wire, I used less the expensive soft steel baling wire for the plywood stitches that I got from Home Depot. I used Tight Bond 2 to glue all the planks together instead of superglue. That's what I had in the shop, so I just used what was on hand. My wife helped me hold each plank and with the stitching. Then we celebrated the last plank with a shot of whiskey!

After removing all the stitches, the boat was strictly held together by wood glue only. I fill it at the inside of the planks with wood flower and resin. After grinding down the rough fillets on the inside. I laid out the 4 ounce fiberglass cloth on the inside of the boat. Taped off the areas that I didn't want to have cloth so I could cut it easier later on after the resin set up.

Flipped the boat over, filleted all the board joints. Installed the 6 ounce cloth to the bottom and the keel. Built out the seat, trimmed, continued filling, sanding, faring, and all the stuff you would do to build up the finish of the hull before painting.

This picture displays the keel after it was installed and filleted. I didn't cut a handle in my keel. Wanted to have the best tracking when I towed behind the boat.