Strip Planking Boat Hull

strip planking boat hull

This video is showing the method that i used to plank the hull sides on this boat. the original plans specify that the hull sides should be 9mm ply, instead of this i have used a combination of. Strip planking is a form of carvel planking. the hull is built over forms using strips of wood, edge-glued, and edge fastened together. the strips are kept narrow so that there is very little shaping required. strips are usually a minimum of 1/2″ thick, with a maximum width of 1 1/2 times the thickness.. Strip building of boats has been around for a long time. in the past large boats were carvel planked with heavy boards attached to solid ribs using sturdy fasteners or wood dowels. caulking of tar and fibers was driven between the planks and when the boat was launched the boards swelled, came closely together and formed a mostly watertight hull..

Speed strip™ planking for wooden boat hull construction

Strip planking wooden boat building.

strip planking boat hull This was going to be the supply for strip planking my hull, so claw hammers and crowbars went into action to salvage these tongue-and-groove boards before the building was demolished. we then had the challenge of converting these boards into 3/8 inch (12mm) bead and cove strips: ensuring all the fastenings were removed before cutting, scarfing. With our strip-planked hull faired and the outside stem attached, there are many techniques that could turn these strips into a boat. strip-planking may have been the first step after the dugout in the evolution of boatbuilding techniques; the way the quality of wood is going, it might be the last to survive..