Batu back and Transom built....

Orchids in our yard, loving the rain and heat.... iPhone MarbleCam App

Well, the wood that needed to be replaned was done by last Wednesday and I've made up the Transom and cut the Keelson ready to go on the backbone.  But I'm going to wait until the painters and scaffolding have gone before getting into the planking.
Also, the beveling of the edge of the transom is proving a bit of a challenge.  The book says use a jig-saw for rough cut, then chisel.  I gave the a go yesterday and it looks like it'll be quite time-consuming.  The Batu is a really hard hardwood and the cut takes ages, even with new blade.
While I was waiting for the wood, I glued the two pieces of board together to make the centreboard and planed it down along the bevel line, to produce the finished piece, which looks quite nice....

Glued up transom blank (3/4" Batu).  Note the cool Japanese clamps, which I didn't have
the last time round, when I build a blank with 1" Batu, and only with
rope to tighten them together.  Not really ideal, and this re-do is much better.

And this is the transom cut out on bandsaw.  The vertical lines mark where
I placed biscuits for strength.  The join's pretty strong.  Marks on the
sides are where the bevel has to be cut to.  It's a bit of a challenge.

The transom join even stronger with the addition of the Transom Cheeks

While waiting for the wood, I joined up the two pieces
of 3/8" ply for Centreboard and beveled with planes.  The hole is
for the lanyard to pull up the centreboard. Doing this
is relaxing, satisfying Zen-like work.
Where it says "Lead" is to be cut out and 20 lbs of lead added.
Then the whole Centreboard is fiberglassed.

And for something completely different.... 

.... a few photos taken with the iPhone SlowShutter App.  For sure these need to be taken in small doses...

The ICC Tower, 108 floors, with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on the top
20 floors, the world's highest hotel.  Our Discovery Bay Ferry
Terminal on the right.  Taken the other night on my way back from
China Coast Race Week committee meeting.

ICC Tower, Kowloon, Hong Kong, from Ferry, the waves reflect in the photo
Shutter speed 3 seconds (iPhone SlowShutter App)

ICC tower at less of a shutter speed (1/2 second)