ledgers

a ledger, kerfed and ready to install

august, 2021

After taking a break from the boat project for the better part of the spring and summer, I got back to work on the framing by working on the ledgers.

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The ledgers are the bits of framing that run along the side panels between the frames to create the final supporting edge for the plywood decking.

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Each ledger was kerfed (the notches seen in the left photo) to allow them to bend and form to the curved sides of the boat.

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These ledgers were a deceptively large amount of work, there were 20 of them to cut and fit, and of course, because it's a boat everything was curved and angled meaning there was a fair bit of thinking involved, too!