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Re: Simple Footbraces
By:Will Clarke
Date: 4/1/2009, 7:49 am
In Response To: Simple Footbraces *Pic* (John Caldeira)

Thanks John - I should have thought to lighten the photo myself. So, you epoxied individual triangles directly to the hull, and used a guide to space them evenly? I was thinking about building the foot brace as a unit, with the triangles mounted on a piece of plywood - mostly because it seems easier than working inside the boat.... Anyway, I really like the idea.
Will

: Will, I don't have a better photo now, but lightened up the photo to show the
: footbraces better. I'll take another shot when I am back home but only get
: to good internet once a week or so.

: The footbraces are simply made from little wooden triangles, with the
: foot-facing edge slightly less than 90 degrees, so they hold the foot well
: during rolling while being comfortable.

: To align them, I created a guide for bottom edge - a stick covered with
: plastic packing tape - and spaced the triangles 2.5" apart on both
: sides.

: Next boats I may get a little fancy rounding the corners more on the blocks,
: but I'm converted to this style of footbrace now.

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Fiji Strippers *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 3/27/2009, 2:23 am
Re: Launching: Fiji Strippers
Will Clarke -- 3/31/2009, 9:34 pm
Simple Footbraces *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 3/31/2009, 11:13 pm
Re: Simple Footbraces
Will Clarke -- 4/1/2009, 7:49 am
Re: Launching: Fiji Strippers
george jung -- 3/31/2009, 4:16 pm
Re: Launching: Fiji Strippers
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2009, 8:21 pm
Re: Launching: Fiji Strippers
Kurt Maurer -- 3/27/2009, 6:32 pm
Polyurethane etc. *LINK* *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 3/30/2009, 2:17 am
One more thing... *Pic*
John Caldeira -- 3/27/2009, 2:33 am
Re: One more thing...
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2009, 8:22 pm
Re: One more thing...
Matthew -- 3/27/2009, 2:35 pm