Inner stern post and knee with sail number and date. Not all Finesse’s had these engravings.
Planking was built from the keel up, bent around station moulds, and copper rivetted
Base of keel case in the forest of moulds
Clamps lie inside the hull, ready for the next plank
Cutlass bearing housing on the stern post. Each plank was cut flush with the transom after installation.
The moulds were all numbered and the boat type named – Finesse 24 in this case
Moulds were numbered and had a ‘way round’ (numbering seen from the front of the hull).
Nearing completion of the planking- only the port sheer plank is missing. The Finesse was built the Viking way- frames were added after the hull was planking was complete.
Clamps holding the sheer strake prior to riveting.
Laminated stem, shaped to the required cutwater shape. The excess length is cut down later.
At this later stage of the build, the steam-bent frames have been rivetted in and the stringers and deck beams installed. Now the superstructure can be added.
Deck beams, roof beams and bulkheads are all in place. The cabin sides have been bent from wide single planks.
Port side detail.
Starboard side. Number 20 was built with stub bilge keels.
