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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
By:QayaqGeek/Tavo
Date: 6/23/2011, 8:25 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers... (john raley)

: I made a similar mistake. I drafted my chine placement the wrong
: dimensions by accident. I had already drilled the holes for the
: cutouts before i realized it. My cross sections width was
: 3/4"-7/8" at the chine instead of 1". My solution
: was to glue a 3/4" x 2" piece of 3/8" ply across
: the narrow spot. Cross sections could take my full body weight
: compressing them after that. I've placed them so that the scabs
: face the bow and the stern so that no one will ever know my
: mistake...

: John R.

Good solution! I cannot tell you how many times I've measured/remeasured/re-remeasured those drawings on wood... Then I'll measure before cutting just to make sure.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/22/2011, 5:55 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2011, 7:31 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/23/2011, 6:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
john raley -- 6/23/2011, 3:06 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
QayaqGeek/Tavo -- 6/23/2011, 8:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
john raley -- 6/23/2011, 8:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
Leonard Koscianski -- 6/27/2011, 1:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
Bob Johns -- 6/24/2011, 6:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Offsets and stringers...
Bill Hamm -- 6/24/2011, 7:47 am