Marking the Waterline

Today I marked the waterline. I wanted a waterline that sticks up a couple inches out of the water when the boat sits at the dock. I noticed that most Zips sit fairly low at the stern when sitting in the water and the waterline ends up submerged. To correct this I angled mine to be high in the stern and its just my best guess at how high to make it. I hope I didnt over do it.

In the front I had the waterline follow fairly close to the chine and up to the stem. I did this so the paint will cover up the flaws where the side and bottom planking meet towards the bow.

Someone once said Craftsmanship is just how good you hide your mistakes.