Corsair 13--Installation of Support Frames

Well it has been a week or so since I posted any updates on my progress so here goes....  This week I installed the the final support panels inside the hull of the boat. As you can see in photos 065-066, the bottom of the support frames were not matching up with the bottom panels.  With a lot of trial and error I propped several boards underneath the boat to try and reduce the gap between the frames.  Frame "C" in Photo 065 had a gap of about 1.75" and the only way I was finally able to close it up was to add some plywood to the back side of the support frame.  This was also the case in Frame "B" which is visible in photo 066.  I decided to go ahead and cut the access holes into frame "B" prior to installation.

I will offer one tip that worked out quite well while trying to install frame "B".  I used a pipe clamp to lay across the boat and lined it up with predetermined marks on the side walls.  I did NOT apply pressure with the pipe clamp to the sides.  The pipe clamp was only used so that I could use 2 hand clamps to hold the frame verticle and temporarily in place.

After all support frames were in place and epoxied, I then proceeded to apply the fiberglass to the bottom seam where the bottom panels and the side panels meet.  This order of installation seemed to work best because I was able to keep a uniform shape on the hull.  Again there were several modifications made to the support frames in order to keep an acceptable hull shape.  After such modifications, the boat will be approximately 3 inches wider @ frame "B" than what the plans were indicating. 

All in alll---the boat seems to be coming along very well but I can definitely see where an extra pair of hands would be beneficial.