OK, my S&G Guillemot hull is done (less varnish) and I'm ready to start on the strip deck. A few problems are in front of me. I'm going to modify the offsets from Nick's book for the Guillemot to match my hull. Width doesn't seem to be a problem 'cuz I can scale it in AutoCad to the new numbers but, height is a bit confusing because I don't have a 0,0,0 reference on the hull and the shear on the hull isn't consistant with the shear on the strip plans. I have no common vertical reference point to start with.
How can I find a vertical reference point on the boat and xfer it to the strip plans so I can determin the new shear location on each form? I do not plan on using a strong back at all. I was going to hot glue the forms to the hull for suport and use the hull's shear as my aqlignment mark (and to ensure the deck will fit the hull)
I've been thinking about this problem ever since I started lofting the hull and I have no real solution other that the "FitsIt" measuring system, a dozen cardboard forms and one eyeball.
Any ideas, tricks, solutions or oversights?
Thanks much
-David