So as promised, here is the weekend update.
After the first half had been planked, the second one was done in a day. The whole hull was then sanded down as well as the remaining spanten to make sure that they flow nicely into the lines of the hull.
Romp en spanten geschuurd.
En dit is dan hoe die Leudo lyk nadat die eerste laag van die beplanking gedoen is. In die geval kan mens egter nie se die "romp is dicht" nie!
So very happy with that result, it was time to move onto the second layer.
The first two strakes of the Pear Wood planking are laid down.
And then the bomb dropped. The Admiraal made a quick visit to the scheepshelling and declared my final planking effort as "onnet" (sloppy)

and took over !!!
Admiraal Anna in charge.
Seeing that I was not doing the planking anymore, I kept myself busy with other things like making ...
Hatches
Kajuit vir die kapitein en stuurman
Op die foto sien ek nou daar is nog twee haartjies van die kwas wat ek moet verwijder.
Word vervolg ...