RE: [bolger] Re: Micro bulkhead option
As a new boat builder, I'm pleased to see from you all that "thinking
outside the box" is OK, and that just because a building idea isn't spelled
out on the blueprints it may be worth exploring. I'm building a Micro.
I've completed the bulkheads and butted the sheets of plywood together for
the sides using tape and epoxy. They came out great. The next big event
for me is to get this all screwed together. Each step a challenge. If
there were only more spare time.
I write to comment on the framing. I think it will lend character to my
cabin. I took a router to the edges and will eventually paint the frames in
a manner to make them stand out as trim.
I'm enjoying the exchange of information, please keep it up.
Ed Gatza
outside the box" is OK, and that just because a building idea isn't spelled
out on the blueprints it may be worth exploring. I'm building a Micro.
I've completed the bulkheads and butted the sheets of plywood together for
the sides using tape and epoxy. They came out great. The next big event
for me is to get this all screwed together. Each step a challenge. If
there were only more spare time.
I write to comment on the framing. I think it will lend character to my
cabin. I took a router to the edges and will eventually paint the frames in
a manner to make them stand out as trim.
I'm enjoying the exchange of information, please keep it up.
Ed Gatza
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Vanderwaart [SMTP:pvanderw@...]
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2000 1:42 PM
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> Subject: [bolger] Re: Micro bulkhead option
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> Talk like this must be a leading source of grey hair among designers!
>
> First, I'm not sure if you mean to eliminate the longitudinal
> stringers (chine logs, etc.) Don't. Don't. Don't!
>
> As for the bulkheads, You might borrow an idea the Bruce Kirby used
> for his Norwalk Island Sharpies. He had the regular bulkhead of, say,
> 1/2" ply. Then he put a another layer of ply on each side. These were
> about 2-3 inches wide. So the finished bulkhead is 1 1/2 inches thick
> around the outside perimeter. The total amount of wood is about the
> same as the Bolger method using natural lumber, and he feels it is
> stronger. In the boat I saw, the edges of the doublings had been
> nicely rounded over so they appeared more as moldings than as
> reenforcements.
>
> There have been comments on this list that the bottom of a Micro
> built to the plans is fairly flexible. This suggests to me that
> leaving out some of the stiffening is not a good idea.
>
> Peter
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