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Re: Strip: Sheer clamps - how fair is fair?
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 3/2/2002, 11:13 pm

Hi Ken, Fair is what's fair to the eye regardless of the measurements. It's smart to take a good long look... Some mistakes become very evident and will keep bugging you. Some mistakes you just forget about. One thing I'm convinced of: every boat has mistakes in it. Part of the trick is looking at what would be ideal versus what you're willing to do and spend a little time working it out.

It may be that one form wasn't drawn well. I've never seen it mentioned on a kayak but I remember reading about a project in WB where the builder simply removed the offending form and built without it. You do get to a point when you have to just move on.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Sheer clamps - how fair is fair?
KenC -- 3/2/2002, 11:46 am
Re: Strip: Sheer clamps - how fair is fair?
Chip Sandresky -- 3/2/2002, 11:13 pm
Re: Strip: Sheer clamps - how fair is fair?
Scott Dollmeyer -- 3/2/2002, 6:25 pm
Re: Strip: Sheer clamps - how fair is fair?
KenC -- 3/3/2002, 10:28 am
Re: Go with your eye! It sees fair! *NM*
Bob -- 3/2/2002, 11:46 pm
Re: Strip: Sheer clamps - how fair is fair?
Bobby Curtis -- 3/2/2002, 4:47 pm