Fitting Thwarts
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Episode Summary
The importance of getting thwarts to fit correctly and look good is often underappreciated. They may look simple, but thwarts are sophisticated architectural components designed to be in specific locations for reinforcing the hull, balancing passenger load, and indexing things such as mast partners and centerboard trunks.
Host Rich Hilsinger and instructor Greg Rössel will take the viewer through the various steps of determining thwart location, and creating foolproof patterns that capture their exact length, end curvature, bevels, and notches. It’s all about the miracle of patterns!