> Last night ? I drew his whole number stations out as per his distance from
> the baseline ? numbers, but at the same time keeping forms true to the
> center line. This ? time I used french curves to aline the sheer line in a
> smooth arc from bow ? to stern. Now we have whole number stations that
> aline, or at least the ? hull! My dilemma is now the deck fairness, and
> creation of the stations ? between the whole number stations, that are 20?
> or so apart from each ? other. Rob's original deck lines climb and fall
> two times from cock pit to ? the nose of the boat.

> ? Questions (HELP!)

> ? 1/ Deck fairness cock pit to nose (bow). Do I just make a progresion of
> ? line nice and smooth equaly spaced, or do I stager the spacing close ?
> together at the cockpit and further apart as I move forward. Whats a good
> ? way to do this?

> Don't quite know what yer gettin at but I would try to use the given forms
> but just carefully place them as below. I would assume that using the
> given spacing for your 1st sheet (20.5in?) for ea form.

> ? 2/ With 20? + spaces between stations, and building the boat from 1/4 ?
> thick strips do I need stations between?

> Its probably a good idea, so go for it.

> ? 3/ If so any sugestions on a good way to draw in these forms? Or do I
> just ? draw line half way between and far them on the srong back? But I
> think ? that that is no differant then what Rob wants me to do with his
> plans, but ? instead of being able to see this problum with unfair sheer
> lines on ? papper, it will appear with my first sheer line strip stapled
> to our ? forms?

> Speaking for myself, I would like much better control and foresight than
> fairing on the strong back. So this would mean:

> Assuming that you did a good job overlaying forms and drawing the sheer
> lines. If not, use a 2h or harder pencil and get the shear locations
> exactly. Make sure the sheer is one continuous thin smooth line.

> I don't know the numbering, but lets assume form 3 is near the bow and
> form4 is closer to the cockpit. Make a tracing of form 3.5 from your
> second sheet and overlay on your compilation dwg and move the 3.5trace up
> the ctrline until the sheer touches the sheer curve that you drew. Mark
> the curve exactly. Draw a perpendicular up from this pt. for an inch or
> so, draw a perp up from form4 for and inch or so. Draw a horiz line from
> form3 sheer across the two perps.

> The horiz dist from form3 sheer to form4 sheer represents the spacing
> given(20.5 in??), the proportional dist to form3.5 gives the proportion of
> 20.5in to use.

> I would bet the big bucks that the forms close to the cockpit could be set
> at the half pt., so spend the most time on the ends.
> ? Cheers: Brian ? Theresa.

> Be careful and good luck

> -mick

> I guess last fittings dwg was not too far off, except the Pain in the Ache
> was for this one.

Hi Mick

I am starting to feel like I have a real pen pal. Thanks for your idea's. There is a lot there, tonights the night I get back to it, I will let you know how it goes. What kind of boats have you built? Anything to look out for when building? And do you get out paddling mutch? I am hoping to get out more this summer.

Cheers: Brian (from Canada)