> Nick and Others

> I have noticed many folks having trouble with hulls and decks being way
> out of alignment and am wondering, is this a really common problem and
> rather than stressing all the decks and hulls by pulling them beck into
> shape, what would cure this problem before it happens ??? It seems that
> pieces built on the same mold would just naturally fit together
> problem-free. There are a lot of great minds out there, and it would be a
> great way to kill some time, kicking this problem around and see what
> comes of it. I admittedly, have NO experience with this particular
> problem, but, when I run into a situation where a lot of the same thing is
> happneing to a lot of different folks, I'm thinking there is a big NO NO
> going on there. Is this happening just to one sort of resin? Is it a
> particular technique that is causeing it? Is the cloth being laid on in an
> inapropriet direction? Is there some kind of srinkage going on from the
> fiberglassed side and not on the uncoated, or just resined side? Are the
> halves being removed from the frames or mols too soon? Hmmmmmmmmmm !! It
> just seems to me that there shouldn't be this sort of "Warpage"
> on something built on a frame or mold.

> Also, when the two pieces are being put together with such force, are you
> not creating stresses into the boat that would make it susseptable to
> damage a lot easier? I'm a first timer and getting ready to start on a
> boat and this is a bit stressing on ME !!

> Any takers on these questions??

> Rehd

Rehd, Im the one that I think most recently caused this discussion Most of the problems I had I think could have been eliminated with little difficulty. Here's what I will and will not do next time.

1. I glassed the outside of the hull with the deck removed from the forms for 3 days and sitting on saw horses. When I put the deck back on the form it had distorted a little but I didn't think it would be a problem. In hind site I should have done something to correct it. Next time I will make some spare forms and clamp/strap them on to help the deck keep its' shape.

2. After glassing the outside, the hull was removed from the forms for three days while I planed and sanded. I then glassed the ID without checking the hull by putting it back on the form. Next time I will put the spare forms in place each time I finish work for the day.

3. After glassing the ID I never gave the hull a second thought. I think that was the source of all my problems. Next time I will put some spacers or the spare forms wrapped with tape inside after glassing while the glass is still green like Ross shows in his response to you. I think that will solve it all.

4. In hind site I wrote to everybody on the board before I really gave it a good effort. Although I think it was the toughest part of the whole building project, with a little thought, a lot of force, an extra set of hands and a whole lot of tape it ended up no big deal.