You would think that at the rate I’m posting these items about boatbuilding that these things actually happen this fast but, they do not. I have taken the liberty of shortening the process so that it’s more fun to read. In reality from drawings to frames and on to the plug stage takes months. You’re seeing it happen in "fast forward".
Once the plug has been milled to a reasonably close finish, the plug is taken off the router table and hand finishing begins. This is really important because the finish in the mold determines the appearance of the boats hull and deck in production. If we don’t spend time and effort here our boats don’t look great and our hulls and decks are regarded as some of the best finished in the production boat building business. If you’re paying attention you’ll notice that the image of this hull plug (the Sabreline 34 Express by the way) is upside down. I just showed it this way so it would like right to the viewers eye