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Chine

Just for the hull of it

Posted on December 9, 2019December 8, 2023 by David

After getting the shear strip set, I started planking the hull. My design called for the sides to be linear to the chine. Stop! What on earth is a chine? Well I’m glad you asked. Warning: technical stuff! A chine is the where the side of the boat transitions to the bottom of the boat….

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