Re: martha jane sponsons
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Good to hear you're getting stuck in to the modifications Steve, and
thanks for the tips. Can't wait to see some photos some time in the
future!
Just a question about those big rudders, being externally hung, how
strong does the design look at their potentially weakest points, i.e.
rudder to transom, joining likages etc? Do you think it would be as
strong as the original?
Col
-- Inbolger@egroups.com, hwal@a... wrote:
Good to hear you're getting stuck in to the modifications Steve, and
thanks for the tips. Can't wait to see some photos some time in the
future!
Just a question about those big rudders, being externally hung, how
strong does the design look at their potentially weakest points, i.e.
rudder to transom, joining likages etc? Do you think it would be as
strong as the original?
Col
-- Inbolger@egroups.com, hwal@a... wrote:
> Just a word for fans of martha janes - I believe I am the firstperson to be
> working on the sponsons - (and the new rudders). My rudders are 98percent
> finished. I'm currently heavily into the sponsons- which I thoughtwould be
> pretty easy and straight forward - NOT. For those of you withsponsons still
> ahead of you - remember - the rub rail curves and the sheer line iscurved -
> that makes the construction of the sponsons very interesting - ifyou're
> going to follow those curves. And for those who are just startingtheir boats
> - I recommend that when you build the transom - consider extendingyour top
> frame outward to form a frame for the top of your sponsons you alsomight
> consider building a bottom sponson frame into the transom frame.Just a
> thought - it has been interesting. Landroval's revisions should befinished
> in a couple of weeks - no high house - just sponsons, new rudders (they are
> extremely large and heavy) and of course ballast. Steve Anderson
Just a word for fans of martha janes - I believe I am the first person to be
working on the sponsons - (and the new rudders). My rudders are 98 percent
finished. I'm currently heavily into the sponsons- which I thought would be
pretty easy and straight forward - NOT. For those of you with sponsons still
ahead of you - remember - the rub rail curves and the sheer line is curved -
that makes the construction of the sponsons very interesting - if you're
going to follow those curves. And for those who are just starting their boats
- I recommend that when you build the transom - consider extending your top
frame outward to form a frame for the top of your sponsons you also might
consider building a bottom sponson frame into the transom frame. Just a
thought - it has been interesting. Landroval's revisions should be finished
in a couple of weeks - no high house - just sponsons, new rudders ( they are
extremely large and heavy) and of course ballast. Steve Anderson
working on the sponsons - (and the new rudders). My rudders are 98 percent
finished. I'm currently heavily into the sponsons- which I thought would be
pretty easy and straight forward - NOT. For those of you with sponsons still
ahead of you - remember - the rub rail curves and the sheer line is curved -
that makes the construction of the sponsons very interesting - if you're
going to follow those curves. And for those who are just starting their boats
- I recommend that when you build the transom - consider extending your top
frame outward to form a frame for the top of your sponsons you also might
consider building a bottom sponson frame into the transom frame. Just a
thought - it has been interesting. Landroval's revisions should be finished
in a couple of weeks - no high house - just sponsons, new rudders ( they are
extremely large and heavy) and of course ballast. Steve Anderson