Mounting Frames on the Strongback

This Flash animation demonstrates how to set up stantions, waterline marks, and how to mount the frames and stem.

Here is the original strongback without frames:

and with frames:

a little closer, viewed from aft:

and a front view, sans the stem which was temporarily removed.

As seen below, a view of most of the deck beams which have been temporarily dry fit and bolted only for notching for the inwale.

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