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No fastener explanation.
By:Nickle
Date: 12/3/2003, 4:25 pm
In Response To: Began in winter...finished early summer! (Bill Cruz)

: Yeah, you sure can be very pleased! Looks great! I think I'm a little baffled
: as to how you did it without fasteners....but hey, cool. Great!
: Bill Cruz

The fastener thing wasnt a specific goal of the project. I just realised that I hadn't used any at the end of the project. It just turned out that way with the fittings choices I made. The wooden fittings on the deck are all epoxied down and the foot braces are the same as the ones out of nicks book. The coaming is strip built so there are no nails in that, the back brace is rigged through slots in the hip braces and one of the wooden deck arches under the back of the deck. I used lots of clamps and a lot of tape to hold everything in place.

Odd that it happened without trying specifically for no fasteners as my WR has a lot of fasteners in it. I just hope the epoxy holds!

Regards

Nick

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River *Pic*
Nickle -- 12/2/2003, 3:43 am
Began in winter...finished early summer!
Bill Cruz -- 12/3/2003, 2:23 pm
No fastener explanation.
Nickle -- 12/3/2003, 4:25 pm
Gravity must work differently in Australia!
Bill Cruz -- 12/4/2003, 9:56 am
Gravity is upside down here. *Pic*
Nickle -- 12/4/2003, 5:01 pm
I've seen this before!
Bill Cruz -- 12/5/2003, 12:19 am
Re: I've seen this before!
Nickle -- 12/5/2003, 12:37 am
Groovin' on the International Interaction!
Bill Cruz -- 12/5/2003, 9:45 am
Nice work
Sam McFadden -- 12/2/2003, 10:32 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
John K -- 12/2/2003, 5:25 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
Nickle -- 12/2/2003, 6:50 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
David Humphries -- 12/2/2003, 3:02 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
Paul Jacob -- 12/2/2003, 12:47 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
Robert N Pruden -- 12/4/2003, 1:02 am
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
LeeG -- 12/2/2003, 7:34 am
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
Petewp -- 12/2/2003, 6:38 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
LeeG -- 12/2/2003, 7:01 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
Nickle -- 12/2/2003, 5:00 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
LeeG -- 12/2/2003, 6:20 pm
Re: Launching: Merganser 16 On the Murray River
Ryan -- 12/2/2003, 12:17 pm
Right on, mate! It looks great!
Robert N Pruden -- 12/2/2003, 7:32 am
Re: Right on, mate! It looks great!
Petewp -- 12/2/2003, 6:35 pm
Re: Right on, mate! It looks great!
Robert N Pruden -- 12/3/2003, 3:53 am