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Fred Droney Builds His Original 1956 Ace



Fred Droney of Missouri will building an original 12 foot Ace over the winter of 2007-8. Come back for the updates.

Gotta Start Somewhere
Fred is using an old door to support the paper for drawing the full size plans.


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A metal ruler is curved around some nails to get the stem curvature just right.


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The stem has been drawn to scale.


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The stem was cut out oversized with a reciprocating saw. A belt sander and 40 grit paper then brought it down to the line.


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The stem is ready for the 1/4 inch plywood.


More progress is shown below.
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Ready for Sea Trials on Kentucky Lake!
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Good job Fred!!!
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