Your questions are right in line with the questions I was having in my mind. 

On the Woodie Hindeman boat I did I actually deviated from the instructions in the book - used a timber strong back and took some of the rocker out of the little 14' boat in RF book.  I thought the of developing the design of new boat with temp. frames let into strong back, also temp attach stems to strong back.  This would serve as my form for clamping steamed chines and gunnels.  The side pannels would be…

Hi to all members, I am new to Wooden Boat People experience-although I have enjoyed reading many of your comments over the years.  Using the Roger Fletcher book as a guide with kind help for Randy and Sandy, I enjoyed building my first drift boat (14' Woody Hindeman Double Ender) three years ago. The boat is very fun to use, but I really like building as much as paddling.  Four strip canoes later the disease of building boats is taking hold much as it has other family members.  If you read…