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section/mold alignment method
By:Scott E. Davis
Date: 2/27/2001, 1:52 pm

Thanks to you all, I have arrived at a point where all of my great auk molds are screwed to extensions and c-clamped to strongback blocks. Yes it is a blend of both books. If you remember, I had some problems with flattening my strongback. I gave up perfection and settled for 1/16" error side to side. This has come back at me a little in the form of my DWLs variance of about 1/4". I have now placed "outriggers" with strings on each side of the boat, and lined them up with the DWLs. As I sight along them I can now reallign the clamped forms to match the outrigger strings and also the keel string recommended in the Moore book. Does anyone see a problem in doing it this way? It seems really accurate to me although I have not adjusted the forms yet.

Messages In This Thread

section/mold alignment method
Scott E. Davis -- 2/27/2001, 1:52 pm
Re: Winding sticks?
Geo. Cushing -- 3/1/2001, 5:16 pm
Re: Winding sticks?
Scott E. Davis -- 3/2/2001, 1:42 pm
Re: Winding sticks? *NM*
Scott E. Davis -- 3/2/2001, 1:24 pm
Re: section/mold alignment method
Mike Nicholson -- 2/27/2001, 6:43 pm
Re: section/mold alignment method
Scott E. Davis -- 2/28/2001, 8:28 am