: Folks,
: Have arrived at the stage of putting the forms on the stronback for my first
: build guillemot. Did a trial fit of the forms: working from the stern
: forms 15 to 9 are spaced at 12 inches and from the bow 2 to 7 have the
: req'd 12 inches ...whats the story with form 8?...not enough room to leave
: 12" either side - presume just place equadistant right?....
: Can anybody get me started with regards to the sheer stips?..Am confused by
: Nicks description in the book. As I see it theres a choice at the keel of
: arriving with two coves or two beads. I'd have thought the chances of
: inserting a strip into two coves are better than two beads so cut the bead
: off the sheer and proceed. But what's the rolling bevel/sighting the floor
: all about?..am confused!. Anybody got a photo or a sketch they'd be kind
: enought to let me have!
: Podge

Hi Podge
I ran into the same problem and it sounds like I'm at the same stage as you are in the building process. I have measured this @$@$#@ thing at least a dozen times and no matter what I still end up with the same problem. Even if I could fiqure out what was wrong my strong back has already been cut to length and I think I would run out of room at one end or the other if I try to make the full 12" adjustment for all the forms. I'm not very experienced at this because this is my first kayak but my logic was that the small adjustment that would be required to center form #8 should not make that much difference in the overall kayak. Of course I'm waiting for a deluge of responses telling us that this is not so.

Dave