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Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
By:Don Goss
Date: 10/20/2012, 10:48 pm
In Response To: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid (Dave McKinney)

I made my own deck forms and placed them about every foot. I covered the edges of the forms with packaging tape to keep the strips from being glued to them. The forms were then hot glued to the inside of the glassed hull. Figure out how high you want the front of the cockpit and where your feet will be so that you have enough room. Then use a batten to get a nice curved line for the deck.

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: Hello All,
: I am toying with the idea of building a Point Bennet but with a
: strip deck. I've build an Outer Island and a Guillemot, but
: those forms are are already a part of the plans. It seems for
: this type of boat (a hybrid) you would have to make your own
: forms for the deck, but how is this done? I don't have access to
: any fancy CAD/CAM design software nor am I going to buy any, so
: is there an alternate method?
: Thanks,
: Dave

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Dave McKinney -- 10/20/2012, 9:05 am
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
John Abercrombie -- 10/20/2012, 11:40 am
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 2:13 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 2:22 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
John Abercrombie -- 10/20/2012, 5:26 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Marc Upchurch -- 10/20/2012, 5:34 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Craig Robinson -- 10/20/2012, 5:48 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
John Abercrombie -- 10/20/2012, 7:53 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2012, 12:34 am
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 7:59 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Dave McKinney -- 10/20/2012, 9:20 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Sean Dawe -- 10/20/2012, 9:38 pm
Re: S&G: Turning and S&G into a hybrid
Don Goss -- 10/20/2012, 10:48 pm