Re: [bolger] Re: Meadowlark and ply
In a message dated 04/24/2001 9:<BR46:<BR27 AM
Eastern Daylight ,kwilson800@...writes:
longitudinal stringers as discussed at length in a recent thread, you'd
likely need no transverse frames except what was required as bulkheads.
I'd never tackle a boat that complex, but I've often thought how nice she'd
look with finely lined-off lapstrakes :-)
Cheers/Carron
Eastern Daylight ,kwilson800@...writes:
> Actually, the Meadowlark can't be built in sheet plywood withoutUnless you wanted to go with lapstrake plywood fastened with epoxy. Using
> serious changes to the shape of the bottom. In fact, it has the
> reputation of being devilishly difficult to build as designed. You
> could cold-mold the bottom and use sheet ply for the sides, I think.
> L. Francis Herreshoff supposedly designed it to be easily built by
> amateurs, but practicality wasn't one of his strong points. They're
> wonderful boats, though.
longitudinal stringers as discussed at length in a recent thread, you'd
likely need no transverse frames except what was required as bulkheads.
I'd never tackle a boat that complex, but I've often thought how nice she'd
look with finely lined-off lapstrakes :-)
Cheers/Carron