Charlie,

I just looked at the Chappelle drawings. His offsetts are for station molds set 1' apart. I was thinking that he had more than 6 stations in his offsetts (By luck my book was in the car. I'd had it at the shop in case I got the chance to start lofting.....I brought it home last night!). So there ya go.......you should be set once you get the Smithsonian drawings......

: Hey all: I'm a long time lurker, and a one time builder of a strip built
: Great Auk. Recently my thoughts have turned to strip building a small sail
: boat. After looking far and wide, the "Melonseed Skiff" has
: caught my eye. It's a beauty! There's a guy selling fiberglass
: reproductions at http://www.melonseed.com

: I just received a copy of plans from the Mystic Seaport museum, which include
: offsets. I also ordered the original Chappelle drawings (with offsets)
: from the Smithsonian, which I'm still waiting for.

: The offsets included with the Mystic plans are for 6 stations plus the
: transom, so 7 total. They are to be spaced 2 feet apart.

: My question: Will it be difficult to strip build with stations 2 feet apart?
: It seems an awfully big distance to keep the strips together without
: resorting to some sort of improvised system.

: I have no problem lofting from a set of offsets, which brings up question
: number 2: Is there anyway for me to calculate the offsets for additional,
: "in between" stations? I'm guessing I could probably do it with
: sophisticated hull design software, but is there any "back of the
: napkin" short cuts?

: Any advice would be appreciated!

: Thanks in advance,
: Charlie