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Simple Inside Templates *Pic*
By:Joe Greenley
Date: 11/2/2000, 11:36 pm
In Response To: Simple Inside Templates (mike allen --->)

I have used a technique very similar to Mick's idea for sizing bulkheads - this photo shows how to size your bulkheads using a station:

1. Choose a station that is smaller than the bulkhead and screw an L-bracket or 24" piece of 2x4 to it - this is simply to free up your hands and allows the station to stand upright by itself inside the kayak. As you can see, you needn't be concerned about whether or not the station is level.

2. Place the station at your bulkhead location and hot-glue scrap pointers to it about every 1.5" or so. Be sure to glue a pointer at the deck/hull joint.

3. Remove the station, lay it on your bulkhead material, (foam, ply, or stripped panel) connect the dots, and then cut it out - piece of cake!

Joe Greenley
Redfish Kayaks

Messages In This Thread

Moving a bulkhead *Pic*
Mark -- 11/1/2000, 10:59 pm
add, don't move
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/2/2000, 9:00 pm
Thanks for all the responses
Mark -- 11/2/2000, 3:12 pm
Re: Moving a bulkhead
Jack Martin -- 11/2/2000, 2:14 pm
Re: Moving a bulkhead
David Dick -- 11/2/2000, 8:01 am
Re: Moving a bulkhead
Shawn Baker -- 11/3/2000, 11:39 am
Re: Moving a bulkhead
Bob Deutsch -- 11/2/2000, 6:22 pm
Re: Moving a bulkhead
Ian Johnston -- 11/2/2000, 4:15 am
Simple Inside Templates
mike allen ---> -- 11/2/2000, 4:05 pm
Simple Inside Templates *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 11/2/2000, 11:36 pm
What? Interior String Lines????
mike allen ---> -- 11/3/2000, 12:55 pm
DUH! Simpler Outside
mike allen ---> -- 11/3/2000, 4:52 pm
Re:Simple and Elegant solution
Shawn Baker -- 11/3/2000, 5:59 pm
Re: What? Interior String Lines????
Joe Greenley -- 11/3/2000, 2:04 pm
Ratz, misread the tea leaves!
mike allen ---> -- 11/3/2000, 2:35 pm
Re: Simple Inside Templates
Ian Johnston -- 11/2/2000, 10:12 pm
Necky Nightmares
Brian Nystrom -- 11/3/2000, 10:56 am
Re: Moving a bulkhead
Shawn Baker -- 11/1/2000, 11:18 pm
Re: Moving a bulkhead
Mark -- 11/3/2000, 11:18 pm
related question -- move seat?
Mark -- 11/1/2000, 11:02 pm
Re: related question -- move seat?
Brian Nystrom -- 11/2/2000, 11:38 am
Re: related question -- move seat?
Dave Houser -- 11/2/2000, 3:00 pm