David is grinding the stainless screw tips off both sides of the boat sides.

Tim using the belt sander to give the smooth finish to the sides.

The Hart boys working in unison .......they make a fine wood working team.

David grinding the flip side of the boat......note the shim between the sides to protect the bottom sheet from screw tips.

Tim is  examining the two sides clamped together ready to sanded to identical perfection.

We are ready to put the belt sander on the bottom edge to make a perfect boat.

An example of a section that Tim has sanded........looks like a single piece.

Laying out the first side......preparing to attach to the bow beam.

Tony putting in the stainless screws and glue attaching the first side to the beam.

Our first picture of the boat upside down with both sides attached to the bow beam.......Note we had to move the boat outside the barn to attach due to the natural bow angle and flare of the sides.

A magical thing happened......Tony attached a spanish windlass to both sides of the boat and pulled the ends together ....... Dave and Tim stood in amazement for over 10 minutes.   The cool thing was we were able to put the boat back in the barn.  It was cold tonight 3/2/16

We had a moment of doubt about the 7 foot 6 inch spacer that was called for the shaping of the boat.
This spacer or spreader is what makes the boat lines and creates the wide beam look.

We were all happy after the installation.