I couldn't believe it myself, but you actually "drill holes in your boat" to complete this process . . . they call this Stitch & Glue. Once the holes are drilled, you stitch together the hull pieces with wire. You're only drilling 1/16" holes and you fill them later with epoxy and cover them with fiberglass.
Here you see the temporary frames that the hull pieces follow. By wiring them to these guides as you go the boat begins to take shape.
Here's a close-up of some of the stitching. You can also see where the seams of the pieces are lining up.
The bow of the boat is starting to emerge.
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