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Re: Off Topic: Bulkhead for existing kayak
By:Steve Hill
Date: 7/7/2011, 4:39 pm
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Bulkhead for existing kayak (Reg Lake)

: The easy way is to put in a rough cardboard bulkhead in place that
: comes within 1.5" of the kayak and now do a tracing with a
: pencil or pen in the middle of a 3" disc rolled around the
: inside of the kayak. Cut this undersize template out and trace
: it on to your bulkhead material with the same 3" disc and
: you will have an accurate template. Complex shapes benefit from
: a smaller diameter disc or wheel.

There's a good explanation of this method at http://www.practical-sailor.com/newspics/charts/893scribing.pdf

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Off Topic: Bulkhead for existing kayak
Pat -- 7/7/2011, 1:00 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/7/2011, 2:14 pm
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StephenHJ -- 7/7/2011, 2:42 pm
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David Bynoe -- 7/7/2011, 3:11 pm
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Mike Savage -- 7/7/2011, 6:19 pm
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David Bynoe -- 7/8/2011, 10:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2011, 6:21 am
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Deano -- 7/8/2011, 9:14 am
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Reg Lake -- 7/7/2011, 4:03 pm
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Steve Hill -- 7/7/2011, 4:39 pm
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george jung -- 7/9/2011, 12:05 am
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Rob Hallett -- 7/7/2011, 4:14 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/7/2011, 6:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2011, 6:24 am
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Mike Savage -- 7/7/2011, 6:28 pm
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Pat -- 7/8/2011, 4:45 am
Interesting little challenge
Jay Babina -- 7/8/2011, 7:57 am
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Dave Houser -- 7/8/2011, 3:12 pm
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JohnK -- 7/8/2011, 9:31 pm