As with the laterals, leaving the ski connected to the hub will flex it around the base of the keel and in either case this is not what we want as the adhesive cures. Again we can release the ski temporarily, though to keep things moving along we can also apply ballast to the boat stood upright, and clamp or tape the deck temporarily. To avoid the expense of a clamp you can also do this with the boat remaining inverted with weights both applied to the ski and used to apply pressure down each side.
I realise that involves the expense of purchasing a range of weights, but these are much more easily shifted come January on eBay than the alternative... I've yet to meet a woman who'd like a 36" screw-clamp at any time of year, but live in hope.
This completes construction prior 'fitting out' and applying the line's luxurious livery. Reviewing progress ~ which allowed for a coffee ~ I see the metadata spanned the time between 09:30 and 14:30, or five hours. Nice work if you can get it?
