FS-17 Again

[Reid]

Rover1,

I just took a look at the CNC nesting diagram. Here is what you should have for the transom: 1 full transom (this would serve as the outside layer), 2 clamping boards. One of the clamping boards is in two pieces and should have been used as the middle layer. The middle clamping board that was in two pieces was nested on sheets H8 and H9. The overall thickness of the transom at the top should be three layers of 9mm.
It is hard to see from the picture if you used all three layers or not. If not, this would account for the gap.
-Reid

[narfi]

I just took a look at the CNC nesting diagram.

Could you check with Jacques on that? It is different than the plans. Perhaps the kit was decided to only need 3 layers total, but the plans are very clear on their being 4 layers.

I know lots of kits have successfully been built, so perhaps there isn't any issue, but it is a pretty big discrepancy between kit and plans if so.

[Reid]

Narfi,

After looking at the plans you are correct. It appears as if we may have left out a clamping board layer from the CNC kit.

Rover1,
Please give me a call at the shop. 772-742-8535. Let's see what we can do to get you what you need.

-Reid

[Rover1]

Thanks Narfi. Very Helpful.

Reid,
Just checked- three layers total. There is no 4th layer. I do remember that there were 4 pieces to the clamping board- the two half pieces, the one piece for the transom and the one
piece inside clamping board.
I will call in the morning.
Rover1

[OneWayTraffic]

It might be a similar situation to the C17. The nesting diagram shows four layers, the building notes say three. When asked the designer said that the fourth layer wasn't needed, but there's room on the ply so why not?

[Rover1]

Spoke with Reid this morning. The problem with the transom has been taken care of to everyone's satisfaction.
The missing piece is being sent and corrections to the kits will be made. I will add the wayward part once in hand.

In the meantime I have been working on completing the glassing of the seams.. Son will help complete those tomorrow, Friday.

Rover1

[Fuzz]

The last page of this thread is what makes this site/forum so great! The builder, material supplier, designer, and forum members all working to make sure the finished product is correct. And it was ALL done in a friendly and helpful manner. I have found nothing like it on the world wide web. Makes me proud to be a member.

[Rover1]

Okay, have made a bit of progress. I was able to complete glassing the seams and start the inside large areas. Not sure will be able to continue due to cold weather The inside of the shed is warn enough to work but the second the heaters are turn off temperature drops rapidly and slows the epoxy setting time. It has not been a problem in the past just concerned my luck will run out.
I think the next piece to go on will be done in smaller sections the one big sheet was to much and I could barely reach some of it. Some air pockets were so big I was tempted to pull out the whole sheet and start over but settled on just cutting slits so glass would lay down. It helped a lot doing that way. There could still be some dry spots though. We'll see in the morning.

Not sure about the order of the pictures. I think future pictures are going to be named so they can be put up in order.

[Rover1]

Oh C%$P! Epoxy did not set up overnight in the cold.Will need to do some grinding when it finally does.
Noticed several dry spots that will need tending to. Heaters now on and hoping.
Rover1

[Rover1]

Recieved order from BBC. Thanks Reid and company.

I thought there would be a couple of dry spots on the last epoxy and glass work. Worse then I thought. Was able to actually peel off several large pieces.
I should have worked on a smaller area.

glass removed from the dry spots