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Dragging side panels into position.
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Third panel being tacked into position.
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All panels tacked in place. The fairness of the hull can be seen from the smoothness of the chine curves.
At this stage the only framing is on the outside and has been used primarily to help set the starting angle for each panel while it is worked into position. The accurate shaping of all plates by computer controlled cutting is the primary factor that give the hull its fairness.
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All hull skin panels in place, awaiting bow cone.
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Bow cone fitted and tacked in place. The cone helps to establish the final alignment of the forward ends of the plates.
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Inside view of cone, which has been shaped in a break machine.
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