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Re: here's how I did it *Pic*
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 7/31/2000, 6:36 pm
In Response To: stripping the hull - stem transition (Steve Schulz)

This is my inverted Outer Island. I didn't use cove-and-bead strips. I stripped over the top (top in an inverted sense) of the inner stem form and rough-planed the keel for the outer stem lay-ups. I then notched the strips with a knife and file to accept the half-width strip running down the keel. The half-width strip is sitting a bit high compared to the planed area so that the next strips to be laid have a small place for the (very thin) fitted end to go. The outer stem laminations cover up the ugly intersection of these 3 strips.

I, too, scratched my head on this one. We just have to figure it out on the fly, because the keel won't come together the same way twice...

Hope this helps!

Dean

Messages In This Thread

stripping the hull - stem transition
Steve Schulz -- 7/31/2000, 4:30 pm
Re: stripping the hull - stem transition
Rich Bechtold -- 8/1/2000, 1:12 pm
Re: here's how I did it *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 7/31/2000, 6:36 pm