She-Kon! love the build! I'm on the wooden boat forum too. (same name). Do you post over there? (tough crowd)
gotta love stitch and glue!
Still moving in 'a direction' albeit in Slow-Mo-Shun!
Tinkered around with a few things the last few days in between thunder storms, heat & humidity. Engine beds have first layer of glass on them and I've brought a couple of the bulkheads aboard to begin to get them aligned for glue & tape.
Web log updated: https://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2016/07/slow-mo-shun.html
Hi Denise. Thanks for looking in.
I used to post over there but the 'tough crowd' chased me away a few years ago. I do check in once in awhile to see what my ole' buddy Peter Lenihan is up to. Unfortunately he's been AWOL for quite awhile now.
Thanks again.
Rick. Don't forget to drink lots of fluids. Nothing sucks worse than a ride to the er for dehydration.
You'll be hammerin the lid on this boat in no time.It seems like things pick up after the bulkheads are in, and then slows down again when it's time fur the details.
Greetings,
Mr. SK. Have you decided on ballast yet?
Hey rick . I just had a thought. I'm not sure if you have checked into or not. But what about iron filings from an automotive place that does brakes. You could make iron/led ingots. It won't be as heavy as a lead only ingot but it will definitely add to the weight.
Hey BC
The machine shop that's doing my rudder build has an old SS prop shaft from an ancient farm machine. It's about 6" in dia and 13' long. He said he'd cut it up into 1' lengths. Should yield over 1200 lbs. More than I need.
Always looking for options though. You never know when a deal might pop up!
Mr. SK. GREAT find on the shaft! How about having it cut to the width of your keel cavity and having the axis of the shaft pieces at right angles to the keel? A few wedges to keep the pieces from rolling fore and aft. Looked it up....One foot of 6" SS shaft is about 100lbs.
Greetings,
Mr. SK. Why the gap betwixt the bulkhead and the hull if the bulkhead will be tabbed to the hull and essentially be part of the hull?
IIRC bulkheads formerly caused hard spots on the hull that eventually showed up on the outside. Builders added some cushioning to spread the load.
IMO just using tabbing to take the load is questionable