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String Marking Of Strongback
By:Elliott
Date: 2/15/2001, 7:35 am

I am starting an Expedition single, I have made my strongback out of 11/16 Cabinet grade ply. I built the suggested forms and i am now in the process of laying out. My question is does anyone else have problems with the string method of finding your top center and side guide marks. I am hesitant as the strongback is not perfectly straight, and level. There is a constant feeling that, well if i move this stand just a touch. Would it be easier to mark the strongback at the known center of the material then run the string and make sure the string is over the marks,to straighten out the strongback? I get the feeling this is a very important part of building as if this is wrong everything else will be too! Thanks for your patience and help and as always thank you very much.

Messages In This Thread

String Marking Of Strongback
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 7:35 am
String Align *Pic*
mike allen ---> -- 2/16/2001, 5:45 pm
Do I detect a low volume deck shape? Very cool *NM*
RUSS -- 2/17/2001, 9:15 am
Do I detect a low volume boat?
Russ -- 2/17/2001, 9:02 am
Re: Do I detect a low volume boat?
mike allen ---> -- 2/19/2001, 3:51 pm
Re: 2nd the string thing *NM* *Pic*
Larry C. -- 2/16/2001, 8:57 pm
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
RUSS -- 2/15/2001, 5:20 pm
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ray Port Angeles -- 2/15/2001, 3:05 pm
Re: Rays response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:55 am
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Ben Staley -- 2/15/2001, 3:48 pm
Re: Bens response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 9:05 am
Re: pls call me BEHN :)
Ben Staley -- 2/16/2001, 10:34 am
Re: String Marking Of Strongback
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 8:21 am
Re: Rehd
Elliott -- 2/15/2001, 9:17 am
A sore toe -- guaranteed
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/16/2001, 1:19 am
Re: A sore toe -- guaranteed
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:53 am
You laughed? And I was serious. :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/18/2001, 11:10 pm
Re: You laughed? And I was serious. :)
daren -- 2/18/2001, 11:32 pm
And I forgot to add . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 3:14 am
Re: And I forgot to add . . .
daren -- 2/19/2001, 9:28 pm
it has been tried, and it is more expensive
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/19/2001, 10:38 pm
Re: Rehd
Rehd -- 2/15/2001, 7:56 pm
Re: Rehds response
Elliott Wagner -- 2/16/2001, 8:48 am