Kingplank spanning eight floors and extending back into the engine bearer structure
The keel king plank is installed two days ahead of schedule. The plans call for a 15 mm by 150 mm king plank and rather than plane down an 18 mm plank I used the full 18 mm thickness. That saved a bit of time but the real time saver was not having to spline glue the plank in sections. Because the frames behind the keel in the 40Cr version are spaced further apart than in the 38 version the whole length of the king plank could be slid into position in one go.
It is hard to get a good picture but here is a section with the clamp still in place while the glue dries.