The Backbone Is Finally Coming Together - Poulsbo Boat Project - Episode 5

In this episode of the Poulsbo Boat Project, I continue building the backbone of this classic 15’ sport fishing boat design. This week is all about dry fitting the centerline structure: stem, keelson, transom, transom knee, and cutwater.

After refining the transom in the last episode and setting up the station molds on the strongback, it’s time to start bringing the backbone together. I trim and fit the transom knee, steam-bend the aft section of the keelson into place, and continue shaping and fitting the cutwater assembly before final planking begins.

This project is a modern cedar strip reinterpretation of a classic 1950s Ronald Young - designed Poulsbo Boat, originally built as a traditional carvel-planked sport fishing boat in Poulsbo, Washington.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction & project recap
00:23 What is the boat backbone?
01:00 Fitting the transom knee
02:04 Cutting the keelson notch in the transom
03:34 Marking cuts with tape for visibility
04:26 Final fitting the knee
05:39 Steam bending the keelson
07:39 Building and fitting the cutwater
09:45 Laying out the upper cutwater section
11:10 Cutting and shaping the hook scarf
17:23 Fine tuning the fit
18:51 Thinking ahead in boatbuilding
20:21 Kerfing and sweetening joints
20:47 Week 5 progress update
22:35 What’s next in the build

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