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Construction

021   Power tools
022   Working inside the keel becomes difficult
023   Planks sewn on securely
024   Detail of the stitching
025   Twisting the coir ropes
026   Two of our Omani workers
027   Two more of our Omani workers
028   The team checks the levels
029   The boat is progressing well
030   Hammering the husks to produce fibre
031   Hammering flat the stitches
032   Looking along the hull
033   The stitching is checked
034   Directing work from inside the hull
035   With 6 strakes attached, the ship's curve can be seen
036   The timbers reinforce the hull
037   The end of another hard day's work
038   The only way to see inside the hull is from up high
039   The stitching in the stern
040   Stitching is being done on both sides now
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