Re: ?'s about measurements
Loose Moose 2 was a metric design and given a choice it would be my choice for any future boat build. Metric makes all kinds of sense!
Bob
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Bob
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This, of course, leads dangerously into the land of Copyright infringement. Especially if that person sells or shares those redrawn plans without permission.
Tracy
Bruce Hallman wrote:
On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Harry James <welshman@ptialaska. net> wrote:
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> Thats what they are, if there is a plus or minus after, then add or
> subtract a 1/16.
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> HJ
(Big smile.) Though it is a rare boat or boat builder that needs to
work to an accuracy of 1/16 an inch. (Grin.)
That said, working from the drawings in books, (I've done it several
times myself) has a disadvantage over working from the scale plans.
When working from the scale plans you can use an measuring scale to
read dimensions measured directly from the scaled plans. In my
experience, this measuring process off the scale plans can easily save
you a mistake which costs well more than the price of the plans.
Remember the old shipyard joke.Engineers measure to the nearest thou,platers to the nearest eightth,carpenters to the nearest quarter,and shipwrights to the nearest ship.
cheers
Andy Airey
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Andy Airey
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Mr Bolger did a couple drawings in the metric system all others I have seen were feet, inches and 1/8's hth
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "dickpensil" <dickpensil@...> wrote:
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> I have a Bolger design taken from a book that shows measurements as a set of three numbers. they are not really legiable but i am curiuos if they are feet/inches and eighths. that seems the logical assumption but i am not sure. the scale is 3/4" equals 1 foot but the copy is too small to check with a scale. any help would be appreciated.
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> dick
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On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Harry James <welshman@...> wrote:
work to an accuracy of 1/16 an inch. (Grin.)
That said, working from the drawings in books, (I've done it several
times myself) has a disadvantage over working from the scale plans.
When working from the scale plans you can use an measuring scale to
read dimensions measured directly from the scaled plans. In my
experience, this measuring process off the scale plans can easily save
you a mistake which costs well more than the price of the plans.
>(Big smile.) Though it is a rare boat or boat builder that needs to
>
>
> Thats what they are, if there is a plus or minus after, then add or
> subtract a 1/16.
>
> HJ
work to an accuracy of 1/16 an inch. (Grin.)
That said, working from the drawings in books, (I've done it several
times myself) has a disadvantage over working from the scale plans.
When working from the scale plans you can use an measuring scale to
read dimensions measured directly from the scaled plans. In my
experience, this measuring process off the scale plans can easily save
you a mistake which costs well more than the price of the plans.
Thats what they are, if there is a plus or minus after, then add or
subtract a 1/16.
HJ
dickpensil wrote:
subtract a 1/16.
HJ
dickpensil wrote:
> I have a Bolger design taken from a book that shows measurements as a set of three numbers. they are not really legiable but i am curiuos if they are feet/inches and eighths. that seems the logical assumption but i am not sure. the scale is 3/4" equals 1 foot but the copy is too small to check with a scale. any help would be appreciated.
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> dick
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I have a Bolger design taken from a book that shows measurements as a set of three numbers. they are not really legiable but i am curiuos if they are feet/inches and eighths. that seems the logical assumption but i am not sure. the scale is 3/4" equals 1 foot but the copy is too small to check with a scale. any help would be appreciated.
dick
dick