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Zip by Rick \"Skip\" Canton, Pine Island, Minnesota

$Here is my Zip \"any given day \" on a beautiful day on Cross Lake in Brainerd, Minnesota.$

$5/06-picture # 2: After a successful basketball season I ordered white oak for the keel, chine logs, sheers and battens. In the background you can see my meranti marine plywood and ribbon stripe mahogany plywood for the bottom and side planking. The chines were quite a challenge, trying to bend 1\" oak is quite a task, next time I think I would laminate two ½\" pieces of white oak or make/purchase a steam box to help bend the oak. Once in place the white oak gives the boat excellent strength. Brother Dan spent a weekend helping with the chines and sheers, we had a great time and he is already planning his next trip to help with the boat. I started fairing the chines and sheers my next picture will show the progress. Remember: When you are building your boat it is not a sprint but a jog to the finish. Rick “Skip” Canton$

$10/15/06 I put the top decking 1/4\" marine plywood on the bow and the side gunnels. I have to finish the plywood decking on my cross member just behind the front seats, hard to tell by this picture but a better picture of this area in my next update. I set my vintage 1960\'s windshield on the decking to see what it would look like, I like the look and will mount it later once the finished top decking is complete. Seats will go in this weekend along with the carpet.$