Many years ago my father, uncle and grandfather commenced construction of a Bustler tug, however for somewhat obscure reasons it was never finished, we don't even know what became of the hull. Sadly my grandfather recently died and knowing we had the plans I thought it would be nice to build a new one. Apart from the use of modern glues and tools I am also trying to build it as close to Vic Smeed's instructions as possible. Unfortunately the plans were very moth eaten so I invested in a brand new sheet.
Here is where I am to date. The hull is basically together, but it needs its stern tube and final filling and sandsealing. The hull for those unfamiliar with Bustler is bread and butter construction on a keel. The plans recommended 1/8 ply for the keel but the sheet I had was quite badly warped so I splashed out on some 1/8 spruce to ensure a reasonable chance of success
The deck is 1/8 ply and I was thankful for my electric fretsaw, cutting the deck out was no challenge at all. Some filling is required around the deck edges where I failed to sand the top of the hull sides to quite the correct profile (doh).
Next bit of thought after the hulls tidied up will go to the bulwarks.