Re: bukheadsand frames are in!.....bottom planking?
Didn't you say you were going to glass below the waterline? If so, why
not use the fir on the outside of the bottom? Or did I miss something?
not use the fir on the outside of the bottom? Or did I miss something?
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Lincoln Ross <lincolnr@r...> wrote:
You're right glass from the waterline down.....i just don't want
that fir to check through.....it's 6oz dynel...i also wanted to make
the bottom finishing easy and that mdo is oh so smooth.
Jason
> Didn't you say you were going to glass below the waterline? If so,why
> not use the fir on the outside of the bottom? Or did I misssomething?
You're right glass from the waterline down.....i just don't want
that fir to check through.....it's 6oz dynel...i also wanted to make
the bottom finishing easy and that mdo is oh so smooth.
Jason
>--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Stancil" <jasonstancil@h...>The undersides of my Light Scooner deck are unpainted, uncoated, bare
>wrote:
>>> well?......wondering cause in an effot to save some of my MDO for
>> the cabin top i was thinking of doing the inner bottom layer in fir
>> and the outer in MDO for that oh so smooth finish. I can pick up
>the
>> marine fir cheap in my hometown (beaufort, nc) which i'm going to
>> visit in a week or so.
fir plywood. No exposure to UV, no checking in 4 years of continuous
outdoor storage.
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--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Stancil" <jasonstancil@h...>
wrote:
exterior anyway. And even if it checks, who is going to see it?
Most of the interior is covered up by the bunk flats and floorboards
except for the stern hold, in which a non-skid surface would be an
advantage. Or even some parquet flooring, or even a bearskin rug:-)
So in that case just use one layer of 1/2" marine fir plywood and be
done with it!
Cheers, Nels.
wrote:
>> well?......wondering cause in an effot to save some of my MDO forthe
> the cabin top i was thinking of doing the inner bottom layer in fir
> and the outer in MDO for that oh so smooth finish. I can pick up
> marine fir cheap in my hometown (beaufort, nc) which i'm going toI think either way would work, since you are glassing the hull
> visit in a week or so.
>
> Jason
exterior anyway. And even if it checks, who is going to see it?
Most of the interior is covered up by the bunk flats and floorboards
except for the stern hold, in which a non-skid surface would be an
advantage. Or even some parquet flooring, or even a bearskin rug:-)
So in that case just use one layer of 1/2" marine fir plywood and be
done with it!
Cheers, Nels.
Fir plywood will check where it is exposed to the weather,
particularly the sun. I should not check where it is "interior" but no
guarantees. Bob Chamberland
particularly the sun. I should not check where it is "interior" but no
guarantees. Bob Chamberland
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Jason Stancil" <jasonstancil@h...> wrote:
>
> Does marine fir only check on the outside of the curve? or inside as
> well?......wondering cause in an effot to save some of my MDO for
> the cabin top i was thinking of doing the inner bottom layer in fir
> and the outer in MDO for that oh so smooth finish. I can pick up the
> marine fir cheap in my hometown (beaufort, nc) which i'm going to
> visit in a week or so.
>
> Jason
Done deal with the frames. They are glued in place and are pretty
damn true.....i came out less than an eigth inch off overall and 3/8
narrower than the plans (must have been from beveling the frames.
I'll fill it some gaps around the logs next and then i'll get the
bottom on, when my sister visits next week.....she does'nt know it
yet but i need more hands.
Does marine fir only check on the outside of the curve? or inside as
well?......wondering cause in an effot to save some of my MDO for
the cabin top i was thinking of doing the inner bottom layer in fir
and the outer in MDO for that oh so smooth finish. I can pick up the
marine fir cheap in my hometown (beaufort, nc) which i'm going to
visit in a week or so.
Jason
damn true.....i came out less than an eigth inch off overall and 3/8
narrower than the plans (must have been from beveling the frames.
I'll fill it some gaps around the logs next and then i'll get the
bottom on, when my sister visits next week.....she does'nt know it
yet but i need more hands.
Does marine fir only check on the outside of the curve? or inside as
well?......wondering cause in an effot to save some of my MDO for
the cabin top i was thinking of doing the inner bottom layer in fir
and the outer in MDO for that oh so smooth finish. I can pick up the
marine fir cheap in my hometown (beaufort, nc) which i'm going to
visit in a week or so.
Jason