: Hey, all. I've got all my forms set (I think a couple need some tweaking,
: though), with the exception of the stern and bow. I'm confused on the
: tapering of the internal stem pieces.

: From the perspective of the boat floating in the water, where does the
: 3/4" to 1/8" taper begin and end?

: Is it 3/4 at the very tip (up by the grab loop) down to 1/8 by the time it
: hits the water line? Or, 3/4 from tip to water line then 1/8 beyond that?
: Or, do I have the 3/4 and 1/8 reversed, or what???????

: Thanks for the help.

I tapered the stem from the tip to the first form. If I remember correctly, I bent a flexible straight edge along the stem and marked a taper from a little less than 3/4" at the tip to about 1/8" at the bottom/first full form. A few pictures that may help you are at my webpage. Follow the links to Outer Island form setup and external stem laminations. I'd add a photo, but it is huge in the preview. How do I decrease the size of attached photos?

Kurt