With Decoys construction, I found with the first plank set into a routered slot the full length of the keel plate left me near
the bow a situation where the second plank on each side required a 45 degree transition [or change in general direction]
So after deciding to leave these two planks out and progress planking further out and upward would assist with more hull
straightness & stability
Upon returning to these problematical areas I did not plank them as such but just blocked them by inserting a piece of
3/8" thick cedar x the approximate hull profile & West epoxied the blocks in [naturally leaving plenty for external sanding]
I don't consider this to be sort of cheating as I believe wooden ships from older periods used similar construction methods
The only down side to drilling the hole in the plastic lid of the electric jug is that the wattage is not make up for lost steam
and it will never turn itself off - Derek
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