I beveled the stem blank on the band saw and did some hand planing to adjust the angle. The angle varies from tip to keel, so it needs to be adjusted so the planks will lie flat.
The connection at the top has a #6 brass screw up into the deck. The bottom joint is a scarf joint. Both ends are glued in place with epoxy. I took of a few more planking pieces, but I need to add new planks before I take anymore off. The first ribs aren't nailed to the stem, so the planks are holding them in position. I don't know if there were nails originally, of if the rib ends were just nested up against each other.
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