Thread: What am I working on ?

Thanks for the replies guys - I must apologise for being a liitle slow to respond. Got on a plane at 2.45am on Sunday to go to London and have been travelling/recovering ever since.
Retromilling I think you are spot on with the rowboat idea. The boat has two rowlock blocks which although still there are now hidden because I cut them down flush to fit the side decking. The transom was a originally a three piece planked construction (joined with dowels) that had a hardwood (red gum I think) batten affixed for strength. I added a hardwood section to the batten to make it 20" deep and fit 18mm plywood sections to build up the transom to constant width. I then put a rectangular 18mm plywood section inside the hull to take the outboard mounting hardware. I also laminated the entire transom with a 6mm plywood sheet to give me a nice finish and to further "beef up" the transom I added larger transom knees.
Par was also correct with my overblown foredeck design. I am indeed putting a 6mm plywood sheet on the foredeck which wiill be foam filled. I don't intend to dance on it but with my "man sized" frame I want to be sure that when I kneel, walk or sit on it that I won't embarress myself ! Designers like Par are clever enough to calculate these things whilst the rest of us sometimes have to engineer with our eyes.
I think it is time for another sleep.

In future engineering endeavors with this boat, think light. Again, weight is a performance killer in small craft and cause untold other difficulties with loading and strain transmission.

Thanks Par I appreciate your advice - it must be a constant theme in your line of work to balance the weight/strength ratio.

Originally Posted by PAR

In future engineering endeavors with this boat, think light. Again, weight is a performance killer in small craft and cause untold other difficulties with loading and strain transmission.

Paul warns us about weight, and a day later I find this wee discussion:

http://intheboatshed.net/2009/08/18/...ther-progress/

Yes, it's being made out of STEEL

Richard

I wonder how MIK would react to a steel GIS or PDR...
Nearly be worth it to see the look on his face !!
AJ

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