A section of 14mm x 130mm spotted gum was used to get the shape of the wave breaker. It is a curved section that runs from gunnel to gunnel right across the bow. The shape of the curve was the best I could get without steaming the timber. That seemed like to much trouble. Scuppers were cut through the hull just forward of the wave breaker.
To get a ‘lie back’ on the wave breaker a wedge shaped piece of timber was clamped to one of the new deck beams. A plywood template was then clamped onto the wedge and marked to follow the curve of the deck and the curve of the wave breaker.
In this photo you can see the wedge and the pencil lines that mark where the wave breaker will go. The port side scupper is also visible. It has been cut out and exposed timber sealed with epidure for protection. The scuppers will be completed with a layer of glass matting and epxoy resin.
Wave breaker location and scupper. The wedge gives the lie-back for the wave breaker.
Closeup of the port side scupper sealed with everdure