: Hi Dan,
: I think I understand some of your questions. So here goes.
: You asked how deep to inset the keel. I make mine 3/4" deep
: from the keel point. I have done this on the Nikumi I have built
: and the Sea Tour 15.
: I didn't understand the bulkhead question as there are no bulkheads
: in the design. However I think you may be referring to the
: station forms. Are you laying out the forms? The offsets that
: are provided on the Yost site are measured from the horizontal
: and vertical baselines. Once the station is cut out I don't
: normally refer back to the base line. When you attach the forms
: to the strong back only the first and last stations are
: attached. The others are held in place by the stringers sorta
: like floating above the strong back. The spacing of the stations
: along the length is important to get the shape the designer
: intended.
: I hope I didn't confuse the question and this helps some what.
: Good luck with your build.
: Clayton Plunkett

Thank you, and yes, the "bulkhead" I am referring to are the "cross sections" in the Yost instructions, or they could be called frames. Anyway yes I know that only the first and last are attached to the strongback. However the Baseline is NOT the surface of the strong back it is also no longer present on the cross section. My question then is how do you go about getting the two attached at the correct height on the stations? Also as to the keel layout thing, For the Sea Bee on the Yost page on cross section layout and construction the keel is actually half above the offset point and half below in his example ( IE the mark he makes in the ply wood representing the keel offset is the center point of the keel beam so in essence the keel is half inch lower than the offset marks ) ... on the multi chine example the bottom of the keel is actually ON the off set point. Since neither example IS the Sea Tour I have to pick one, just curious what most people did.