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Note: In figure 22 the hull is in the upright position. When tapering the hull planks taper the top edge of the plank only as indicated in figure 22.

Figure 23:

As with other rules tapering also has its rules governing what can and what shouldn’t be done. Generally all tapering should be reasonably long to avoid sharp bumps and changes in direction. Any bumps which cause a plank to sit away from its neighbour will result in an unwanted gap between the two. The top diagram in figure 22 shows the gap that can result where a taper is too short and does not give the upper planks lower edge a smooth surface to mate with. The lower diagram in figure 22 shows correctly cut and mated planks.

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