flipping hull

**Daddles** · 15th November 2009, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by dnb5

I gave up trying to keep the inside clean after about a dozen strips so she is pretty messy.

And that's probably pretty normal. Cleaning up the inside of Sixpence was the biggest job of all and we'd tried to clean up as we go. I think you need to clean up one new hull to learn the true discipline of cleaning up as you go. There's one good thing though, there'll be nothing there you can't get off with a chisel, a mallet and a detail sander such as my beloved Mouse.

Richard

**honkongphoie** · 15th November 2009, 09:31 PM

this is the tool you need for the clean up.

this is a UK listing but you must be able to get them in Australia (they are used in car body repairs)

Flexible File Holder - comes with 9tpi STD Cut Blade on eBay (end time 17-Nov-09 12:53:27 GMT)

i wish I'd had one when doing my yellowtail it would have taken half the time.
Having bought one recently to clean up the epoxy ooze on my scarf joints, i'm really pleased with it but you do have to take care not gouge the plywood (like i did on my first sheet)

as the file is very sharp. One of the best features is you can bend to file to the profile of the hull inside and out.

**tda0307** · 15th November 2009, 10:06 PM

The attached PDF illustrates how I did it if it is of any help. Used the many hands makes light work approach and rolled it over on some matresses to protect the hull. Used people with ropes to control the rate at which it fell and when it was a bit over 90 degrees, had three people pull the lower side out from under and it just flopped down very easily and in a quite confined space. It really was alot easier than I thought it would be.

Now slightly off topic, has anyone got any good methods for getting a boat up onto a trailer?

**b.o.a.t.** · 16th November 2009, 03:16 AM

A winch ?

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I dropped my TS16 off onto blocks one time to do some work on the bottom.
As the boat was already off the ground, I used the winch to pull the trailer back under
the (stationary) boat. Does that help?
cheers
AJ

**b.o.a.t.** · 16th November 2009, 03:25 AM

Originally Posted by honkongphoie

this is the tool you need for the clean up.

this is a UK listing but you must be able to get them in Australia (they are used in car body repairs)

Flexible File Holder - comes with 9tpi STD Cut Blade on eBay (end time 17-Nov-09 12:53:27 GMT)

The panel beater supplier I got my file from had something similar.
For a -lot- more $$.
I just screwed mine to a bit of 19x45mm, glued on some dowel handles, & wedged
cardboard between wood & file to bow it a little.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...ing-butt-2.jpg

A wonderful bit of gear, aren't they !!
cheers
AJ

**honkongphoie** · 16th November 2009, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by b.o.a.t.

The panel beater supplier I got my file from had something similar.
For a -lot- more $$.
I just screwed mine to a bit of 19x45mm, glued on some dowel handles, & wedged
cardboard between wood & file to bow it a little.
https://www.woodworkforums.com/attach...ing-butt-2.jpg

A wonderful bit of gear, aren't they !!
cheers
AJ

they certainly are and make light work of a horrible job, but they can also do a lot of damage if your not careful.

**dnb5** · 13th December 2009, 08:49 AM

Turned her without any trouble at all.About 15 people,a few beers and a barbie.Here she is upright and ready for some internal work.
Doug

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