Just like the bottom, I have to rough cut the side planks and then soak them for two weeks. After that, I steam and fit them to the boat. I have to wait for the planks to dry before I can permanently fasten them to the boat. While waiting for them to dry, I cut out plugs from scrap mahogany for all the screw holes I’ll make. When dry and fastened, I’ll glue them in by hand, one at a time. Yep, it is very time consuming. When the glued plugs are dry, I then have to cut them flush and sand them smooth. Next week, we start the top rail on the top deck.
