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Shotgun Holes
By:mike allen ---}
Date: 3/20/2000, 11:30 am
In Response To: Re: Marking Forms for String Lines (Spidey)

> "Hey, 1/128th of an inch OFF! What, do you cut your cockpit out with
> a shotgun discharge also????" [VBG]

Hi Spidey,

But you see, I forgot to make cutouts large enough in the cockpit forms for the recessed coaming, so here I was after doin some major stripping wondering (as usual) what the heck do I do now? So I got out the 1/2in drill w/ the forstner bit and started hacking - and you know - it looks JUST like a shotgun blast at each coaming recess. Holes and splinters everywhere. And I didn't hit the stripping once. . . . (well, except for . . .)

So much for preplanning. So much for reusable forms. Oh well, next time.

And yah - don't all yaks have drainage holes??? close to the cockpit?? Near the top??? Like a few of them just in case???

-mick

Messages In This Thread

you didn't warn me...
Chris Loeliger -- 3/14/2000, 3:02 am
laser level/plumb - if you can borrow one
Bruce -- 3/18/2000, 2:04 pm
Using string
mike allen ---} -- 3/16/2000, 1:20 pm
Re: Using string
John Waddington -- 3/17/2000, 7:17 am
Marking Forms for String Lines
mike allen ---} -- 3/17/2000, 11:50 am
Re: Marking Forms for String Lines
Spidey -- 3/18/2000, 5:13 pm
Rethinking String Orientation
mike allen ---} -- 3/20/2000, 12:11 pm
Shotgun Holes
mike allen ---} -- 3/20/2000, 11:30 am
Re: Marking Forms for String Lines
John Waddington -- 3/18/2000, 7:30 am
Re: Using string
mark stevens -- 3/17/2000, 9:48 am
It sounds crazy, but ignore the even number forms
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/15/2000, 4:48 am
Re: you didn't warn me...
Ray -- 3/14/2000, 4:29 pm
Re: boat stand improvement.
Greg -- 3/15/2000, 1:11 am
Re: you didn't warn me...
Jim Eisenmenger -- 3/14/2000, 6:56 am