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Re: hard-chine edges
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 5/22/2000, 11:39 pm
In Response To: hard-chine edges (Tom Kurth)

No sharper than the radius of a pencil--you can't get the glass to lay flat around the corner if it's sharper. Actually, you can go rather "soft" and not really sacrifice the hard-chined hull's performance.

Shawn

: When fairing a hard-chined plywood boat prior to glassing, how sharp do you
: make the edges? Thanks, Tom.

Messages In This Thread

hard-chine edges
Tom Kurth -- 5/22/2000, 11:00 pm
Re: hard-chine edges
Mike -- 5/23/2000, 10:46 am
Keel?
Tom Kurth -- 5/23/2000, 9:13 pm
Re: Keel on Walrus?
Mike Hanks -- 5/24/2000, 12:25 am
Re: hard-chine edges
Shawn Baker -- 5/22/2000, 11:39 pm