I would screw or clamp a cheap 1x2 to the top and bottom edge of the sides. This would stiffen up the pannels and force them to take a nice curve.
JeffS
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- Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:57 am
- Forum: Small Boats
- Topic: FL12 Assembly
- Replies: 92
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- Tue May 16, 2006 11:17 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: GF-16T launched!!!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6116
- Sat Feb 11, 2006 4:47 pm
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: XF-20 bottom. Kevlar instead of second layer of 1708?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3286
- Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:44 pm
- Forum: Builder's Small Boats
- Topic: GF12-14-15 Question About Paint Cracking
- Replies: 11
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- Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:26 pm
- Forum: Core Materials: Plywood, Foam core and Honeycomb
- Topic: BENDING WOOD
- Replies: 20
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I have a little experience with a steam box. You can make one out of PVC Pipe. Make sure your rail can fit in the pipe. I put a tea pot on a camping stove and piped the steam to the PVC with a hose like a off of a shop vac. I got some fitting to connect to the PVC. On the open end, I stuffed a shop ...
- Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:11 pm
- Forum: Questions before purchasing the plans and announcements..
- Topic: Plans for small models
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There is ususally quite a few boat building books at my local Borders book store and Barnes and Noble. If you want to build models of big boats you may be out of luck, but for small to medium boats you will find some with plans. I have one by Monk that has around 12 boat plans in it from small to 18...
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:46 pm
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Measuring Resin
- Replies: 19
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- Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:45 pm
- Forum: Resins, Fiberglass and Paint
- Topic: Measuring Resin
- Replies: 19
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Measuring by weight is different than by volume due to differences in density. I do not know the weight/ volume differences between resin and hardener of different brands of epoxy. My example was for a resin such as West system epoxy, which you mix as a 5:1 Vol:vol ratio. System three is 2:1 vol:vol...
- Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:16 am
- Forum: Small Boats
- Topic: Small boat plan recomendations ?
- Replies: 18
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- Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:08 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: D15 bottom straightness/flatness
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1357