Creativity

One of the things I absolutely love about building a boat like this is that there is no wrong way to do anything - since this is a prototype, Thomas and I get to decide how we want things to look and use our own judgment on things.

Here is a photo of how we've finished the transom (still in primer mind you). We decided to cut the laminated sheer clamp flush with the angled transom - so it would not trap a sheet or tiller extension. The transition from transom to rail is smooth, but we've tried to visually make it appear like the sheer is a distinct element on it's own.

Here is a different view of the same thing.  This one shows how we cut the sheer clamp to merge with the diagonals coming from the transom up to the sheer.