DWL is the design water line.
If a boat is sitting on a very still lake, the line around the boat that the surface of the water creates is right on the DWL. That is if the boat is loaded properly and everything went according to plan.
I wanted to do two things before I removed the building forms.
First is to level the boat fore and aft as well as side to side. It is easiest to do this before the jig is removed because the base of the jig lies in a straight line parallel to the DWL.
Sally is adjusting one of the straps that has the hull suspended so it can be leveled and a cradle fitted under.
Second is to build a cradle that will support the boat while I finish the interior.
This is the forward cradle. I wanted something to hug the hull and prevent the forward sections from spreading when the jig was removed.
This is a support for the hull about two feet forward of the transom.
My third support structure is a little less elaborate. Go figure.
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