Fig. 23 Cradles are made to the hull contours to support the hull once righted. These can be made as noted for the foam sandwich method, with contours taken from the patterns. The strips of carpet protect the hull. At this point, the hull can be painted and completely finished on the outside before righting, or the hull can be righted and the balance of the construction done on the inside with final finishing completed at one time if the boat is small enough to be reinverted.

Fig. 24 On this boat, the formwork was removed from the building form, the hull then righted, and then set back on the building form. Optionally, the boat together with the building form and formwork could be righted at once, or the entire hull could be removed from the formwork and set into a separate cradle for the balance of the construction. In most hulls of fiberglass planking, the hull will be strong enough to be self-supporting once completed, unlike foam sandwich hulls which require reinforcing until the inner laminate is applied. In this boat, the forward bulkhead will remain in the hull, however, much of the formwork aft will be removed. Also, note that the sheer clamps remain in position for later bonding in place. BACK