wegcagle's GV-15

[Terry E Gustine]

Webcagle
Be sure to use the bow jig and go to NAPA now and get the strongest ties that they have for the bow section. It is a real pull.

Terry

[TomW]

Lots of us with epoxy on the concrete to grind off.

Tom

[wegcagle]

Be sure to use the bow jig and go to NAPA now and get the strongest ties that they have for the bow section. It is a real pull.

I was planning on making the bow jig after reading about the Zen Basser. Will do on the zip ties. Thanks for the FYI Terry. That's what I love about this forum. Learning from each other's difficulties

Will

[wegcagle]

Just a few update pics on my way to the big family christmas bash.




Will

[wegcagle]

Here's a few more updated pictures. I'm obviously not done tinkering with the stitches but it's actually REALLY close. I never would have imagined all of those pieces of meranti would come together this easily. The designer needs to get a huge credit on how well these boats come together. I've quickly learned that if something isn't working the way it is supposed to, it's MY fault Usually it's a lack of reading the plans. Luckily so far so good though

[Lon]

"Lots of us with epoxy on the concrete to grind off."
Or: heat, scrape and rub with old towel.

[ks8]

She's coming together quickly!

I haven't built a planing hull. I'm just wondering, looking at this shot, is there a bit of hook in those stringers, or is it the camera lens distorting things? Maybe the design is supposed to have a slight bit of hook to push the bow down? I don't know. Just thought I'd toss the question out there. I can't tell if it is in the bottom panels, at least not from the pictures with the panels in place.



Hope the Christmas bash was/is a good time!

[wegcagle]

I think (and hope) that it's the camera. Before I stitched it up I checked my diagonal distances and tryed my best to check the lines. I thought it was all correct. After I stitched it up I tied a string to the bow and pull it tight across the transom from keep to chine to make sure there's no rocker or large gaps. (I tried to learn the lesson from the Zen Basser and his adventure with a nasty rocker in his hull). After I get the boat completely stitched and situated I plan to recheck diagonals and recheck the boat for any rocker before doing ANY epoxy/fiberglassing. So far this has been a very enjoyable, addicting, and fairly pain free experience (which scares the hell out of me that I'm forgetting something.)

Will

[Terry E Gustine]

Will
Mine looked like that also, but when stitched up, I put a long level on the keel and above the stringers. They all checked out ok,but not perfect. It didn't take tomuch fairing to take care of it. After the flip ,the stringers needed some triming bht not drastic. Double check and carry on.

Terry

[ks8]

So far this has been a very enjoyable, addicting, and fairly pain free experience (which scares the hell out of me that I'm forgetting something.)

Don't forget to secure the flimsomflogga in place before starting the seams. I imagine the less hell inside, the better.