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Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 1/10/2003, 2:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *Pic* (Bill Price)

: I don't know about Bobby, but I too tried to keep things neat and tidy over
: the cockpit area. Just habit I guess. Also I didn't know exactly where the
: cockpit cutout would be. Still I was able to get most of my scarfs within
: the cutout area, thus eliminating them from the final deck. Completely
: covering the cockpit gives a really pleasing flow from fore to aft. I
: wouldn't have believed it until I actually built the Spirit. It just seems
: natural to do for this type of design where the cockpit is canted similar
: to a SOF. I don't think it would work on other design types with recessed
: cockpits, however. As for the cutout, it made a great test bed for paints
: and varnishes :)

I admit the smooth, solid deck does look cool. But to me with the canted cockpit of the traditional greenland style cockpit, attempting to strip over the sharp fore-aft transition just seems like being a glutton for punishment. I have no doubt it can be done, but is the temporary cool look worth the effort? I am so relieved when I no longer have to try to fit both ends of a strip, that I happily forego the chance to see the solid smooth deck.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK*
Michael Brokenshire -- 1/8/2003, 8:39 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/10/2003, 11:01 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK*
Michael Brokenshire -- 1/11/2003, 10:01 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/11/2003, 1:26 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/10/2003, 12:17 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/10/2003, 5:03 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry *Pic*
Bill Price -- 1/10/2003, 1:12 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/10/2003, 2:43 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Bill Price -- 1/10/2003, 6:52 pm
curvature/colour matching
mike allen -- 1/10/2003, 3:14 pm
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Shawn Baker -- 1/10/2003, 1:06 pm
Another Picture *NM* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 1/10/2003, 11:02 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Jay Babina -- 1/9/2003, 11:54 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/9/2003, 9:41 am
Re: Strip: Impossible geometry
Shawn Baker -- 1/10/2003, 1:33 pm
Looks pretty easy ;)------------vQx0pAKs4wf4sCffI+
charles w------------vQx0pAKs4wf4sCffI+7Y07 -- 1/8/2003, 9:27 pm
%*#)*)#$ Why does it do that? @#$(*)(@#
charles w -- 1/8/2003, 9:29 pm
Re: %*#)*)#$ Why does it do that? @#$(*)(@#
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/9/2003, 9:29 am
Blame it on the browser, then ;)
charles w -- 1/9/2003, 9:39 am
Re: It is Opera
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/10/2003, 2:37 pm
Re: Auto-Swear :D
Chip Sandresky -- 1/10/2003, 1:21 pm
Testing Auto-Swear ...
charles w -- 1/10/2003, 2:49 pm
Re: Thank for the reminder
Ed Falis -- 1/9/2003, 5:49 pm
Thanks to Nick for the reminder ;)
charles w -- 1/9/2003, 6:06 pm
Re: %*#)*)#$ Why does it do that? @#$(*)(@#
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/8/2003, 11:49 pm
Re: Naw, Means "Sam" in Martian *NM*
Eric -- 1/9/2003, 8:02 am
the martians must be advertising MAS, :)
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/13/2003, 10:53 pm
I don't thnk so ;)
charles w -- 1/9/2003, 7:49 am