The prototype boat is progressing well

the hull build is progressing nicely, the internal structures are being built, the transom made of marine plywood is glassed in and the gunwales are being glassed aswell. This is a different construction to our previous boats and has not been tried before, but it will give us a deck that is 50mm above the height of the others so adds a lot of extra volume and buoyancy to the hull. It is something that Naomi has in the wooden structure but not something that has been repeated in the glassfibre clones of her. It should give us a deck that does not flood when stationary, and raise the tubes higher out of the water so giving less resistance

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