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Re: Strip: Bjorn Thomasson HUNTER project start
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 11/20/2013, 2:36 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Bjorn Thomasson HUNTER project start (Björn Thomasson)

Sorry Bjorn, if I gave the impression that the plans were not enough. As I said in a previous post, they are accurate and fine.

I don't need an instruction manual, but the one on your site also seems fine.

Regarding the stems, I just eyeballed the drawing and went for it, slight curve, and they are working out fine.

I am not actually going to leave the stems in. I have taped them and will use as small a fillet as possible. I am trying to keep the weight down on this one.

At this point I am just turning the corner of the chine (eight strips each side so far) and the shape has been very accommodating. Probably the easiest hull I have built so far regarding the very minimal bending and twisting involved in the planking.

Lovely looking shape, I will be posting photos again as soon as I have fully passed the chine, two more days at the current rate, too much else going on at the moment.

I will be putting in a skeg. I didn't used to do it, but as I get older I get lazier, especially on long quartering offwind crossings. This is how I build my skegs:

http://etiennemuller.com/SkegProject.pdf

I realise that the Black Pearl has probably eclipsed the Hunter to a large degree, being the full on sexy looking ultra low profile Greenlander that she is, but I am guessing that this project is going to generate some added interest in this boat. I will be doing the usual photo log of the project. I took a long time pondering what I was going to build this time, and I almost asked you to scale a BP for me, but I kept being attracted back to the drawings of the Hunter, so I thought, "Let's just go with instinct." So far, the further the project develops, the happier I am.

My intention at the moment is to use a smallish cockpit. I have gone with the higher deck profile on the plans.

I am still pondering on what to do with the hatches. I don't like the look of the rubberised ones, but it is a low boat. I still have time to consider. We will see if beauty triumphs over expedience.

Thanks for the ride so far.

Etienne.

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Etienne Muller -- 11/12/2013, 4:13 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/12/2013, 5:00 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/12/2013, 5:07 pm
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Howie -- 11/12/2013, 5:56 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/12/2013, 7:07 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/12/2013, 11:51 pm
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Ralph Merriman -- 11/13/2013, 12:29 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/13/2013, 4:08 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/13/2013, 4:10 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/13/2013, 12:51 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/13/2013, 1:21 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/12/2013, 5:03 pm
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Paul Davies -- 11/12/2013, 6:07 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/12/2013, 9:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/13/2013, 12:20 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/13/2013, 4:04 am
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John Messinger -- 11/13/2013, 9:53 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 11/14/2013, 9:02 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/19/2013, 6:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/16/2013, 8:02 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 11/16/2013, 10:38 am
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Etienne Muller -- 11/16/2013, 4:07 pm
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george jung -- 11/17/2013, 7:01 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/19/2013, 2:36 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/20/2013, 2:36 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/21/2013, 5:28 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/19/2013, 5:58 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 11/22/2013, 12:33 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/6/2013, 1:29 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/7/2013, 9:44 am
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Bill Mayberry -- 12/7/2013, 2:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 3/14/2014, 6:38 pm
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Björn Thomasson -- 3/20/2014, 11:17 am