Day 24 - Bottom's UP

I have the bottom on the jig now and things are looking good. It's very fair in the aft part of the hull but I'm seeing the same problem with the stringer angles in the forward section that Stephen mentioned when building his jumbo. As I move the stringers forward things start to line up but the forward tips touch first. I'll do the same thing Stephen did, sleep on it and put a clear head to the problem in the morning. 

I spent some time shaping the bowstem with my power planer and I have a pretty good fit there now. I'm not exactly sure how the sides are to attach to the shelves and still have a fair bow or will the chine shelf extend right to the stem? I'll have to look at some of the photos of the other jumbo's being built. It's nothing a few minutes with a grinder would not fix. My shelves extend right to the stem. I could fair them back to within one inch and end up with a smooth transition between the bottom and sides. It will take some time to get things fair and ready for gluing then the sides will go on. I'm still feeling like progress is good and things are going well. I should have the hull ready to turn by the end of July.