{"id":1060,"date":"2026-08-27T16:43:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/?p=1060"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:43:53","slug":"playing-with-planks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/playing-with-planks\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing with Planks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My next task is to complete the keel by adding &#8220;false&#8221; keel pieces for and aft of the lead keel.  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