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Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
By:Don Lucas
Date: 4/23/2003, 9:57 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats *LINK* *Pic* (Greg Morse)

: Tony,

: As I remember it, until most of the keel wires were in and partially
: tightened, the whole thing was very floppy. The temporary forms didn't
: firm up until at least the next hull plank was in and wired to the forms.
: I've got a few pictures on the web at the link below. They include the one
: below which may be close to where you are in the build process. You can
: easily adjust the wires to get the forms in the proper position as you
: work your way up the sides of the hull.

: Hope this helps.

: Greg

There also is a tip in the West Epoxy site for using a short piece of dowel inside the seams with the wire around it to keep the panels edge to edge,worth a look. The nice thing about a S&G you can do all the wiring up with out doing something that will paint you in to a corner. I it does not look right, just cut the wires and start over. If you look and check for fairness before you commit to Epoxy you should be fine. Greg is 100% right, it is a wet noodle before you get the wires tight. I got a litle too happy with the pliers and had to add a few new holes. Just take them up little at a time.
Don

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Pygmy Boats
Tony Scott -- 4/22/2003, 9:01 am
Pygmy Building Link
gregory -- 4/23/2003, 10:08 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Greg Morse -- 4/22/2003, 10:41 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Tony Scott -- 4/23/2003, 7:08 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats *LINK*
Mark Normand -- 4/24/2003, 9:02 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Ken Sutherland -- 4/28/2003, 4:33 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Tony Scott -- 4/24/2003, 9:39 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats *LINK* *Pic*
Greg Morse -- 4/23/2003, 7:38 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Don Lucas -- 4/23/2003, 9:57 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Randy Knauff -- 4/22/2003, 5:57 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Taylor Warren -- 4/22/2003, 10:14 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Tony Scott -- 4/22/2003, 1:58 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Ken -- 4/22/2003, 3:33 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Tony Scott -- 4/22/2003, 3:42 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Jeff The Tall -- 4/22/2003, 5:42 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Don Lucas -- 4/22/2003, 7:58 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Jeff The Tall -- 4/23/2003, 2:46 am
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
Taylor Warren -- 4/22/2003, 2:52 pm
Re: S&G: Pygmy Boats
LeeG -- 4/22/2003, 9:41 am