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Re: first strip fairing question:
By:Joel
Date: 5/3/2001, 7:42 pm
In Response To: Re: first strip fairing question: (Ben Staley)

If I recall, I didn't have perfect setup on my forms and there was slight but noticable wavers in the stapled down cedar strips. When the glue is set and the staples removed, the hull and deck shape relaxed and settled into the curves dictated by their innate flexibility. I wouldn't get too upset over these slight deviations from the idealized curves you're not seeing.

Messages In This Thread

first strip fairing question:
Scott E. Davis -- 5/3/2001, 1:48 pm
Re: first strip fairing question:
Ben Staley -- 5/3/2001, 2:37 pm
Re: first strip fairing question:
Joel -- 5/3/2001, 7:42 pm
Thanks for both sides of the story *NM*
Scott E. Davis -- 5/4/2001, 1:52 pm