"Meindert Sprang" ) writes:
"Gerry Wolfe" wrote in message
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Recently purchased these plans and am considering building this
sailing pram.

Anyone out there with any experience with this one???
I'm a novice woodworker; is this lapstrake construction beyone me???
Instructions call for copper nails (rivets) for lap fastenings (1/2"
planks). How about using brass screws instead???

The purpose of the nails are to hold the strakes together when they swell
from moisture, thus creating a watertight seam. The resulting pressure is
rather high, so screws will be torn out, I'm afraid.

You'll probably need a helper for rivets or clenched nails because you
won't be able to reach both ends yourself. If that's not covered in the
instructions you might have to ask the designer if it can be built
single-handed.
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