10 things...waterline
7. Quick and dirty waterline
Not having anything like a level floor or table large enough to work
from, I had a hard time striking a waterline on this boat. (On my Brick
it was just a straight line on a flat surface, and my Yellow Leaf is all
one color outside. At that point in the project I'm always in a hurry
to get finished and get on the water. So here's what I did....
I measured off the plans (out of the book, in this case) to guesstimate
the end points of the waterline at stem and transom and put small brads
in the sides just in from those points. With the boat right side up
(IMPORTANT!) and more or less level, I ran a strong string (fishing line
would have been better) from a heavy weight on the ground below one end
over the brad, along the side, and over the other brad, and attached the
end to a heavy, dangling weight (an old iron in this case). By pulling
the line out from the side and letting it snap back (weight bobbles), I
could get a pretty smooth, very slightly curved line between those
points. With the boat right side up, the curve was higher at the
ends--acceptable in terms of looks. I taped the line down and used it
to guide my masking tape, noting how far from the chine I crossed the
main fram, then did the same on the other side, shooting for the same
height. I am sure that the two sides are not identical, but who can
tell? The waterline looks fine to me, though I am admittedly biased.
--
Matthew, Agnès & Fletcher Peillet-Long
Saint-Priest, France
Boats, planes, baby and more!
Des bateaux, des avions, le bébé, et encore plus!
http://www.geocities.com/owlnmole
Not having anything like a level floor or table large enough to work
from, I had a hard time striking a waterline on this boat. (On my Brick
it was just a straight line on a flat surface, and my Yellow Leaf is all
one color outside. At that point in the project I'm always in a hurry
to get finished and get on the water. So here's what I did....
I measured off the plans (out of the book, in this case) to guesstimate
the end points of the waterline at stem and transom and put small brads
in the sides just in from those points. With the boat right side up
(IMPORTANT!) and more or less level, I ran a strong string (fishing line
would have been better) from a heavy weight on the ground below one end
over the brad, along the side, and over the other brad, and attached the
end to a heavy, dangling weight (an old iron in this case). By pulling
the line out from the side and letting it snap back (weight bobbles), I
could get a pretty smooth, very slightly curved line between those
points. With the boat right side up, the curve was higher at the
ends--acceptable in terms of looks. I taped the line down and used it
to guide my masking tape, noting how far from the chine I crossed the
main fram, then did the same on the other side, shooting for the same
height. I am sure that the two sides are not identical, but who can
tell? The waterline looks fine to me, though I am admittedly biased.
--
Matthew, Agnès & Fletcher Peillet-Long
Saint-Priest, France
Boats, planes, baby and more!
Des bateaux, des avions, le bébé, et encore plus!
http://www.geocities.com/owlnmole