Re: worse day of boatbuilding, top this one!
> Ok, There is my confession. Let's hear some more horrorDon't think that disasters happen only to amateurs. Did you read the
> stories. Misery loves company.
story about Eric Goetz and the "Pyewacket" that he built for Roy
Disney? The boat was laid up in or over some kind of mold and then
treated in some way to may the laminate cure. When they tried to take
the hull off the mold, they found that the laminate had not cured
properly. Goetz had to call Disney and tell him that the boat would
be late because they had to start all over again.
Goetz also built the America's Cup boat that folded in NZ.
So things go wrong the fancy shops at the cutting edge, as well as in
garages.
PHV
> Ok, There is my confession. Let's hear some more horrorDon't think that disasters happen only to amateurs. Did you read the
> stories. Misery loves company.
story about Eric Goetz and the "Pyewacket" that he built for Roy
Disney? The boat was laid up in or over some kind of mold and then
treated in some way to may the laminate cure. When they tried to take
the hull off the mold, they found that the laminate had not cured
properly. Goetz had to call Disney and tell him that the boat would
be late because they had to start all over again.
Goetz also built the America's Cup boat that folded in NZ.
So things go wrong the fancy shops at the cutting edge, as well as in
garages.
PHV
I finally got around to building Micro's (a.k.a Firefly) sides
with the marine ply I ordered. I layed out a grid for the stations,
and transferred the marks for the shear and bottom curves. I then
proceeded to apply the double butt straps to the side. (I left out
the part about the wrong stations/misplaced measurings/cut out the
shear curve a little funny will fill with goop!) I had some 3/4 inch
clench nails from a previous project, these are nice nails from
Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth NH, and applied butt strap #1 to one
half of the side. Then drilled out more holes for the 1 1/4" nails
for the butt strap doubler. I broke 3 drills. Then I slathered up
the
seam with glue and then clenched the nails over. I had inadvertently
missed half of the doubler with epoxy. It then dawned on me that I
should have doubled the butt strap first, then attached it to the
side! Oops. Many expletives later, I reattached the butt strap to
the side and got the whole thing glued up and clenched to both
halves
of the side. I went off to work and then returned a few hours later
to check my unhandy work. I stood back and then realized that I had
oriented the butt strap so that the natural bend of the wood matched
the natural bend of the ply. The whole thing had about a 1" curve to
it! Oh no! It does appear that I will be able to screw it to Frame B
and then glass/epoxy it in place to insure it will remain where I
intend it to be.
I did the second side today, my 5 year old was the one who
pointed out that it was going backwards, as I intend to have the A
side of the AB ply on the outer face! We erased our marks and
started
over again. This time I will double the butt straps then attach
them,
making sure that I do not induce any curvature into the ply
inadvertently.
Ok, There is my confession. Let's hear some more horror
stories. Misery loves company.
with the marine ply I ordered. I layed out a grid for the stations,
and transferred the marks for the shear and bottom curves. I then
proceeded to apply the double butt straps to the side. (I left out
the part about the wrong stations/misplaced measurings/cut out the
shear curve a little funny will fill with goop!) I had some 3/4 inch
clench nails from a previous project, these are nice nails from
Strawberry Banke in Portsmouth NH, and applied butt strap #1 to one
half of the side. Then drilled out more holes for the 1 1/4" nails
for the butt strap doubler. I broke 3 drills. Then I slathered up
the
seam with glue and then clenched the nails over. I had inadvertently
missed half of the doubler with epoxy. It then dawned on me that I
should have doubled the butt strap first, then attached it to the
side! Oops. Many expletives later, I reattached the butt strap to
the side and got the whole thing glued up and clenched to both
halves
of the side. I went off to work and then returned a few hours later
to check my unhandy work. I stood back and then realized that I had
oriented the butt strap so that the natural bend of the wood matched
the natural bend of the ply. The whole thing had about a 1" curve to
it! Oh no! It does appear that I will be able to screw it to Frame B
and then glass/epoxy it in place to insure it will remain where I
intend it to be.
I did the second side today, my 5 year old was the one who
pointed out that it was going backwards, as I intend to have the A
side of the AB ply on the outer face! We erased our marks and
started
over again. This time I will double the butt straps then attach
them,
making sure that I do not induce any curvature into the ply
inadvertently.
Ok, There is my confession. Let's hear some more horror
stories. Misery loves company.