Whisper part 11
Skip had to figure out how to get all the plans and materials to build the catboat. He had his eye on one in particular that was designed by a famous yacht designer who was one of his heroes. To get the plans, skip wrote a letter to the designer and soon the plans came in the mail, wrapped in a tube. The plans showed every conceivable detail, what sized bronze nails to use for fastening the planks to the frames, what kind of wood to use for the rails, all the dimensions for all the pieces to be cut, what kind of glue and paint to use, and how to assemble all the pieces. Skip was very excited to be studying the plans because he was on his way to making his dream a reality.
The delivery truck arrived with sheets of marine plywood in various thicknesses, spruce boards for the mast and spars, mahogany for the sheer clamps, floor boards, bed logs for the centerboard trunk, long pieces for the shoe, and the toe rails, two gallons of Epoxy and fiberglass cloth, and all the necessary screws and nails. This was going to be a huge project.
Skip had to figure out how to get all the plans and materials to build the catboat. He had his eye on one in particular that was designed by a famous yacht designer who was one of his heroes. To get the plans, skip wrote a letter to the designer and soon the plans came in the mail, wrapped in a tube. The plans showed every conceivable detail, what sized bronze nails to use for fastening the planks to the frames, what kind of wood to use for the rails, all the dimensions for all the pieces to be cut, what kind of glue and paint to use, and how to assemble all the pieces. Skip was very excited to be studying the plans because he was on his way to making his dream a reality.
The delivery truck arrived with sheets of marine plywood in various thicknesses, spruce boards for the mast and spars, mahogany for the sheer clamps, floor boards, bed logs for the centerboard trunk, long pieces for the shoe, and the toe rails, two gallons of Epoxy and fiberglass cloth, and all the necessary screws and nails. This was going to be a huge project.
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