Re: [bolger] re imperial
Hi All -
I might be missing something here but, if you have a set of plans in metrics wouldn't is be a simple matter to hop down to Home Depot or Lowes here in the US and just pick up a metric tape. They're available up to 25' that I've seen and perhaps for you boys that are building the world cruisers some places carry themin the 50' - 100' range.
Aloha - Jack - Ft Lauderdale
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I might be missing something here but, if you have a set of plans in metrics wouldn't is be a simple matter to hop down to Home Depot or Lowes here in the US and just pick up a metric tape. They're available up to 25' that I've seen and perhaps for you boys that are building the world cruisers some places carry themin the 50' - 100' range.
Aloha - Jack - Ft Lauderdale
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I have the reverse going on. I am just getting started on a Bantam, which is
all in metric. Bolgers older plans were in feet, inches & eighth's when I
built a micro-trawler, but he has apparently decided to go metric even though he
lives here in the U.S.A., which is still officially on the imperial system
No problem though, I'm just going to use a metric tape measure and will work in
metric.
If you really want confusion, most machinest and shops switched to metric
years ago because of international business. Everyone else is on metric. Also,
a lot of our cars in years past will be assembled with parts built in the U.S.
and in other countries, so they have parts that are imperial, and parts in
metric. This makes it necessary to have two sets of guages so that you can find
which one it is and buy accordingly. Outside of that, it's no big deal to
work in either system.
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all in metric. Bolgers older plans were in feet, inches & eighth's when I
built a micro-trawler, but he has apparently decided to go metric even though he
lives here in the U.S.A., which is still officially on the imperial system
No problem though, I'm just going to use a metric tape measure and will work in
metric.
If you really want confusion, most machinest and shops switched to metric
years ago because of international business. Everyone else is on metric. Also,
a lot of our cars in years past will be assembled with parts built in the U.S.
and in other countries, so they have parts that are imperial, and parts in
metric. This makes it necessary to have two sets of guages so that you can find
which one it is and buy accordingly. Outside of that, it's no big deal to
work in either system.
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