Bowstem

Almost done cutting out the pieces!  Here is the bowstem.  That is the very front part of the boat. It is more complicated than it looks.  The pattern shows all the angles.

Here is the approximate angle it will sit. Pretend there is a boat around it

Looks good.

Add it to the pile with the stringers, shelves, and transom. Soon we can put all these pieces together!

Transom

The transom is the back end of the boat. Here's a picture of the pattern for it:

Cutting it out, putting it together....

Layers put together with epoxy, then screwed to the floor to let the epoxy dry.

Chris cut out a hole at what will be the back bottom of the boat and replaced it with epoxy.  Later, he will cut a plug hole out of that filled part and it will be much smoother and neater than if he cut it out of the plywood and epoxied it afterwards.

The transom: