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Laser level the WL on the bottom panels
Using the laser level to mark the waterline a section at a time.  The straight runs below (above... its upside down :P ) were done using a water level, matching it every four inches to the mark on the transom, after the hull was leveled of course.  How was the hull leveled?  I knew where the WL was on the bow and the transom, so used the Water Level for that to level in *pitch*.  Then leveled the two sheers at the midframe for *roll* level.  Water level then became a useful tool to make the WL marks on the topsides.  The bottom panels, because of the changing curves and the limits of a water level, needed the laser level treatment.

Laser level the WL on the bottom panels

Using the laser level to mark the waterline a section at a time. The straight runs below (above... its upside down :P ) were done using a water level, matching it every four inches to the mark on the transom, after the hull was leveled of course. How was the hull leveled? I knew where the WL was on the bow and the transom, so used the Water Level for that to level in *pitch*. Then leveled the two sheers at the midframe for *roll* level. Water level then became a useful tool to make the WL marks on the topsides. The bottom panels, because of the changing curves and the limits of a water level, needed the laser level treatment.

DSC06654 LASER LEVEL WL.jpg DSC06660 final tooling.jpg DSC06666 drip lip prep.jpg DSC06670 Bow eye holes.jpg DSC06672 stern WL tape.jpg
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Filename:DSC06654 LASER LEVEL WL.jpg
Album name:ks8 / Topsides and WL
Boat Plan name:CV16 Caravelle
Filesize:59 KiB
Date added:Aug 23, 2008
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