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Re: And to hold the bungee cords
By:daren neufeld
Date: 2/3/2002, 12:03 am
In Response To: And to hold the bungee cords (Paul G. Jacobson)

hey Paul;
sounds like a bunch of extra work that you really don't need to do.
the b-cord starts at the outside of the shear strip in a block clamped to strip. then it goes up, over and down to the inside to the station form and is clamped to it (the station form)with a spring clamp at the angle and placement required. a halo form near the bow and stern look after those nasty hollows that never want to co-operate.
this system makes the job go a little slower but who's in a big hurry anyways :)
i've been working on my spring run since last spring, but, i have other boats. don't we all? :D

: You can make easily moved posts for holding hte ends of the bungee cords from
: inexpensive 1/4 inch bolts. Get some that are 2 or 2 1/2 inches long, and
: a matching number of regular nuts and wing nuts. You'll need two for each
: bungee cord.

: Drill a 5/16 inch hole in your forms, spin a nut about halfway onto the bolt,
: and poke the bolt into the hole. The nut keeps it from going in all the
: way. Hold it in place with the wingnut, and you'll have an easily moveable
: metal post. After adding several rows of strips you may want ot move the
: bolt to a new position. Drill a new hole, spin off the wingnut and presto!
: you have another bungee mount.

: PGJ

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Small gaps between strips
Dave S -- 2/1/2002, 9:08 pm
You'll get those gaps tighter if
Dale Frolander -- 2/1/2002, 9:36 pm
Re: You'll get those gaps tighter if
daren neufeld -- 2/1/2002, 10:10 pm
And to hold the bungee cords
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/2/2002, 5:17 pm
Re: And to hold the bungee cords
daren neufeld -- 2/3/2002, 12:03 am
Re: You'll get those gaps tighter if
Rich D -- 2/2/2002, 8:44 am
Re: You'll get those gaps tighter if
Dale Frolander -- 2/2/2002, 1:06 am
Re: bungies over hull *Pic*
daren neufeld -- 2/3/2002, 9:54 am
Re: Strip: Small gaps between strips
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/1/2002, 9:17 pm