: Rehd, if its not to late, use a strong back. The forms all the way to the
: floor are unstable, shift side to side and have a tendancy to get out of
: square. I've been fighting this all along. Its hard to tell in my pics,
: but the keel is not perfectly straight on my walrus. The main blame for
: this is standing floor forms.

: Roger

Hi Roger

Thanks! Bill, Mike and I had discussed this ( aside ) and I cut the forms short, as per Paul Jacobsens numbers from a past post. My forms are about 21" high ( avg ) and I'm building the Strongbench as per Ted Moore's book. I'm also going to lose a little of the eccess plywood from under these forms. It will be well braced from the bench. If someone has the time, for future use, an internal strongback could be easily drawn in and I think it will be an improvement on the system. Placement would be a bit critical, as the floor braces have to be fitted in there.

Rehd