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CVK PATTERNS

SAILBOAT-PLANS-CVK-PATTERNS/title></head><body><p><p>CVK is short for "Center Vertical Keel". The CVK is also referred to as the keel or keelson.</p> </p><p><p>From a design point of view it is referred to as the "Fairbody Line". The Fairbody Lines follows the curve along the centerline bottom of the hull.</p></p><p><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/SAILBOAT-PLANS-CVK-PATTERNS-1.png" width="550" height="206" align="top" hspace="0" vspace="0"><br><br></p><p><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/SAILBOAT-PLANS-CVK-PATTERNS-2.png" width="550" height="207" align="top" hspace="0" vspace="0"><br><br></p><p></body></html> </p><hr size="4" width="100%" align="Center" > <p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalsailboats.com/SAILBOAT-KEELSON.html">MORE INFORMATION ON THE CVK</a> </p><hr size="4" width="100%" align="Center" > <p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://metalsailboats.com/SAILBOAT-KITS.html">RETURN TO - "LIST OF DRAWINGS"</a> </p><hr size="4" width="100%" align="Center" > <div align="center">Dennis Schaffer, Yacht Designer</div><br><div align="center">Telephone - 617-653-1063</div><br><p><div align="center"><b><font size="+1">Bézier Curve DESIGN</font></b></div><div align="center"><font size="-2"><font color="#990000">(The next logical step)</font></font></div></p> <br> <script src="/ssjs/socializeit.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript">socializeit({pack: 1, domain:'metalsailboats.com', payItText:'Enjoy this page? 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daysailer being built right now. <br>You can follow it's progress on the button links below.</font><br> <p><a href="http://metalsailboats.com/PROLOGUE.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>About the 12.5 Design</b><br>  Design History</p></p><p><a href="http://metalsailboats.com/BEZIER-12-5-DRAWINGS.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>12.5 Archtictural Drawings</b> <br>  View drawings</p> <p><FONT size=3>PreFabrication:</font></p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-SAWCUT.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>Saw Cut</b> <br>  Longitudinal's</p></p><p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-ROLL-FORMED.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>Roll Formed</b> <br>  Longitudinal's</p></p><p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-FRAMES.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>Assembling</b> <br>  Transverse Frames</p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-TRANSOM.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>Transom</b> <br>  Transom Fabrication</p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-BOATBUILDING-KEEL.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>Fabrication of</b><br>  The Keel</p></p><p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-HULL-STRONGBACK.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>Fabrication of</b><br>  <b>Assembly of</b> <br>      Hull Strongback</p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-TRUEROUND-FABRICATION.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></font></a>  <b>Fabrication of</b><br>  Bezier Shell Plating</p></p><p><p><br><B><FONT size=3>Fabrication of the Hull:</B></FONT></p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-FRAME-SETUP.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"></a>  <b>Framework</b> <br>  Construction</p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-PLATING-TR.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"><font face="arial, verdana" font color="#990000">   New!</font></a>  <b>Plating the</b><br>  True Round Hull Section<br>      Part I</p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-HULL-PLATING-PART-2.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"><font face="arial, verdana" font color="#990000">   New!</font></a>  <b>Plating the</b><br>  True Round Hull Section<br>      Part II</p></p><p><a href="BEZIER-125-WELDING.html" onMouseOut="RestoreImg()" onMouseOver="SwitchImg('document.Blue-Button','document.Blue-Button','Blue-Button.jpg')"><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/Blue-Button.jpg" name="Blue-Button" width="15" height="22" align="left" alt="" border="0"><font face="arial, verdana" font color="#990000">   New!</font></a>  <b>Welding the</b><br>  True Round Section <br>      </p></p><p></p><p><FONT size=3 color="#990000"><b>Current Stage of Construction<br>Below:</font></b><br></p><p><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/april-aa.jpg" width="225" height="167" align="left" hspace="10" vspace="10"></p><p><img src="http://www.metalsailboats.com/images/april-bb.jpg" width="225" height="167" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10"> <br clear="all"> </p> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>