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Lay this first batten about 10mm from the keel. DO NOT FORCE the batten into position. It must lie where it wants to go without being forced laterally across its width. If it is forced against its natural flow any other planks cut to this shape will also cause problems when it comes to their laying. Space the other battens as mentioned before at the calculated width to suit your particular planking. Again lay these battens in a natural flow try to obtain something of an equal spacing particularly at the stem and stern areas if possible. If this can’t be obtained do not worry unduly as other methods can be used to break up the pattern and thereby reduce the number of planks going to the problem section. These methods will be dealt with later in a separate section.

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