{"id":363,"date":"2021-11-12T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/?p=363"},"modified":"2021-11-20T11:11:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T11:11:17","slug":"bracing-the-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/index.php\/2021\/11\/12\/bracing-the-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Bracing the structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process of bending the deck shelf around the bulkheads exerts high forces which would distort the boat\u2019s alignment without good bracing.  You can see in the pictures below the struts I have added.  It will be interesting to find if this is enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3331-scaled.jpg?w=2250 2250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>The transom certainly needs bracing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3332-scaled.jpg?w=2250 2250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-1024x768.jpg?resize=750%2C563&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-scaled.jpg?resize=1568%2C1176&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hpwd.co.uk\/theslowboatbuilder\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/img_3333-scaled.jpg?w=2250 2250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of bending the deck shelf around the bulkheads exerts high forces which would distort the boat\u2019s alignment without good bracing. 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