Re: [bolger] Re: Micro Riff-Raff progress
Hi Bruce
The method you describe worked fine for me. I roughed out the hatch opening
first though. Since the cuddy interior was already painted I masked for the
goop squeezeout with tape and poly sheet, and that worked well.
Cheers
Derek
The method you describe worked fine for me. I roughed out the hatch opening
first though. Since the cuddy interior was already painted I masked for the
goop squeezeout with tape and poly sheet, and that worked well.
Cheers
Derek
I was going to screw fasten two temporay deck beams as temporary
supports running from either side of the hatchway to bulkhead B.
Tthen I was going to make a slightly oversize cabin roof with a
payson butt on the centreline and slap it on a big bead of thickened
epoxy. I like the idea of making a trial fit, but am leary of my fine
carpentry skills (I don't have any) making a beautiful fair curce.
I'll probably end up with a very strong yet strangely crooked roof.
supports running from either side of the hatchway to bulkhead B.
Tthen I was going to make a slightly oversize cabin roof with a
payson butt on the centreline and slap it on a big bead of thickened
epoxy. I like the idea of making a trial fit, but am leary of my fine
carpentry skills (I don't have any) making a beautiful fair curce.
I'll probably end up with a very strong yet strangely crooked roof.
Hi Bruce,
How are you planning on supporting the middle part of that
lamination,traditional deck beams or the two fore and aft stringers
shown on the plans?
Whichever route you choose,you must first make sure that all is
very fair especially since that roof camber is not exactly a simple
cylinder(unless this is how you have adjusted things).
Anyway,I very much like your idea of doing a laminated
roof/deck top although I would have gone with 3 layers of 1/4"
instead of two 3/8".So long as the crown of your forward bulkhead and
aft cabin bulkhead are fair,I do not see why you could not just first
screw the first layer down temporarily,check for odd gaps all around
(especially where the shear clamps are),as well as sighting along the
roof top for no weird bulges or buckles.
If all looks good and fair,trace out the outline of that
panel,cut and secure with epoxy.
If you do not use deck beams,I am not sure how you will cover
the seam between the more-then-one sheet needed to cover the cabin
top.Perhaps a deck beam could be placed right where you expect to
have the forward end of your companionway opening?
I know this is not really helping you or answering your question
but I hope it gives you some clues as to what to look for,especially
regarding that developed roof top!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,who just vaguely recalls the fun he had getting all his
Micro deckbeams to lay fair before the plywood went on,from the
shores of the St.Lawrence.......
How are you planning on supporting the middle part of that
lamination,traditional deck beams or the two fore and aft stringers
shown on the plans?
Whichever route you choose,you must first make sure that all is
very fair especially since that roof camber is not exactly a simple
cylinder(unless this is how you have adjusted things).
Anyway,I very much like your idea of doing a laminated
roof/deck top although I would have gone with 3 layers of 1/4"
instead of two 3/8".So long as the crown of your forward bulkhead and
aft cabin bulkhead are fair,I do not see why you could not just first
screw the first layer down temporarily,check for odd gaps all around
(especially where the shear clamps are),as well as sighting along the
roof top for no weird bulges or buckles.
If all looks good and fair,trace out the outline of that
panel,cut and secure with epoxy.
If you do not use deck beams,I am not sure how you will cover
the seam between the more-then-one sheet needed to cover the cabin
top.Perhaps a deck beam could be placed right where you expect to
have the forward end of your companionway opening?
I know this is not really helping you or answering your question
but I hope it gives you some clues as to what to look for,especially
regarding that developed roof top!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,who just vaguely recalls the fun he had getting all his
Micro deckbeams to lay fair before the plywood went on,from the
shores of the St.Lawrence.......
--- In bolger@y..., "Bruce Hector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
>
> Any one got any tips on laying down the cabin roof for a Micro? I
was
> thinking of bonding down a sheet of 3/8" ply without any hatch
> coutout to get a nice, fair curve, laminating another on top so
> chubby skippers like myself can bound about on an arched, laminated
> 3/4" in cabin roof fearlessly. And cutting out the harch openening
a
> day later when all was solid.
>
> Pros and cons welcome.
Sunday night, berth flats are in, full width shelf under vent opening
in, shelf lip to keep stuff on shelf on, dorade frames epoxied in,
but changed so it can also function as a "Wiley Window". Photo's
taken, roll almost done, will post them soon.
Had brunch in rooftop restaurant this a.m. and got some photo's ot
the "Fair Jeanne", an approx. 70 foot brigantine sailing by with all
canvas up, looked really good. Sailing in front of Kingston harbour
with Martello Towers, Fort Henry, Thousand Islands in the background
and the leaves beginning to turn crimson it all could almost have
been 1840. Beautiful. Next fall I'll be a trailler sailor and able to
get out on late season perfect days like today was.
Any one got any tips on laying down the cabin roof for a Micro? I was
thinking of bonding down a sheet of 3/8" ply without any hatch
coutout to get a nice, fair curve, laminating another on top so
chubby skippers like myself can bound about on an arched, laminated
3/4" in cabin roof fearlessly. And cutting out the harch openening a
day later when all was solid.
Pros and cons welcome.
in, shelf lip to keep stuff on shelf on, dorade frames epoxied in,
but changed so it can also function as a "Wiley Window". Photo's
taken, roll almost done, will post them soon.
Had brunch in rooftop restaurant this a.m. and got some photo's ot
the "Fair Jeanne", an approx. 70 foot brigantine sailing by with all
canvas up, looked really good. Sailing in front of Kingston harbour
with Martello Towers, Fort Henry, Thousand Islands in the background
and the leaves beginning to turn crimson it all could almost have
been 1840. Beautiful. Next fall I'll be a trailler sailor and able to
get out on late season perfect days like today was.
Any one got any tips on laying down the cabin roof for a Micro? I was
thinking of bonding down a sheet of 3/8" ply without any hatch
coutout to get a nice, fair curve, laminating another on top so
chubby skippers like myself can bound about on an arched, laminated
3/4" in cabin roof fearlessly. And cutting out the harch openening a
day later when all was solid.
Pros and cons welcome.