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Boat Model
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Downeast
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Boat Name
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Shangri La
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Zone of Work
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Deck
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Location:
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Date
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Author
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Michael Homsany
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Hard Dodger on SHANGRI LA - Michael Homsany, Kendra Pinsker
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Design goals were for the dodger to have a removable top, be dry and comfy, strong enough to take a large wave, hold the solar panels, collect water and for the lines to flow into the lines of the DE. Time will tell on the strength, it is dry and comfy, and collects water well. The lines are in the eye of the beholder, but it looks ok to me (I can see it finished).
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Footprint outlined on deck
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Laying out footer
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Footer glued on deck
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Laying up sides (construction braces removed later)
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Roof lip rabbeted to beams
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Sides with corner beams & fixed roof beam
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Cutting in roof beams
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Aft view of clamped roof
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View from forward
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