The DE25

This is a Jacques Mertens design called the DownEast 25 that is being built on commission. We obtained a CNC package of cut parts to facilitate our construction.

We start by gluing up the full-length panels that will form the hull. The specified butt joints were made using two layer biaxial tape on either side of the seam.


Next, laying out the station molds along the leveled strongback frame. Some of these are temporary molds, and some are actual bulkheads that will eventually be incorporated into the boat.



And then they are erected and slotted into alignment in egg-crate fashion using the same stringers that will later be incorporated.