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Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
By:ddaniels
Date: 4/15/2013, 5:47 pm
In Response To: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid *PIC* (Etienne Muller)

Hi Et,

Very nice boats and very good building logs. I always do not take enough pictures to much taken by building. I am not a photograper like you.
I have a question about building the Fire Star. I started finally but have much trouble with my flexible poplar strips becaus of the big distance between the frames. I did build the Night Heron with the same wood and strip thickness an had no problems than. But now I have to use a guide strip of WRC which is much stiffer in the same thickness (4.8 mmm).
I have only placed two keel strips and two shearstrips on each side but they wobble.
Think I have to mill new thicker strips.
What strip thickness did you use on the North Star?

Greetings from the Nehterlands
Daan

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 4/14/2013, 5:53 pm
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
Daniel Thaler -- 4/14/2013, 6:42 pm
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
ddaniels -- 4/15/2013, 5:47 pm
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 4/15/2013, 6:35 pm
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2013, 12:51 am
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
john vanburen -- 4/16/2013, 7:29 am
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 4/16/2013, 10:14 am
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2013, 12:43 am
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
Etienne Muller -- 4/17/2013, 4:16 am
Re: Strip: Build log of the Shearwater 17 Hybrid
Bill Hamm -- 4/18/2013, 12:39 am