Plastic cable-ties
Hi. A year ago my two boys (14 and 12) and I built two Nymphs. While
trying to assemble the hull and struggling to bend 7mm exterior ply
(especially the bottom), I decided to use releasable cable-ties
(those
plastic ones they use for electrical wiring). Not many was needed, 3
per side of transoms, 4 along bottom and bilge panels and two per
edge of the frames. As all the holes were measured everything lined
up
pretty good. We assembled the panels loosely and after everything was
assembled tightened them. The releasable cable_ties enable one to
loosen and retighten some panels if things go out of line. After
tightening, the boat is so strong it can be picked up and moved
around, good for moving outside to do the glassing. After glassing
the
insides, the outside bits of the ties are cut off before glassing the
outsides. Just a tip that may help minimise some frustrations with a
small boat exploding when you tempory fasten the last panel!! regards
paul
trying to assemble the hull and struggling to bend 7mm exterior ply
(especially the bottom), I decided to use releasable cable-ties
(those
plastic ones they use for electrical wiring). Not many was needed, 3
per side of transoms, 4 along bottom and bilge panels and two per
edge of the frames. As all the holes were measured everything lined
up
pretty good. We assembled the panels loosely and after everything was
assembled tightened them. The releasable cable_ties enable one to
loosen and retighten some panels if things go out of line. After
tightening, the boat is so strong it can be picked up and moved
around, good for moving outside to do the glassing. After glassing
the
insides, the outside bits of the ties are cut off before glassing the
outsides. Just a tip that may help minimise some frustrations with a
small boat exploding when you tempory fasten the last panel!! regards
paul