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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 7/8/2010, 11:17 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka (Peter Lord)

: Thanks Mike. The photos are great and the training wheels
: arrangement will be very helpful. When you scaled it down, was
: it all dimensions or just the length by spacing the frames
: closer?
: Peter

I reduced the form spacing to get it down to 8'. I kept the beam the same. I scaled down the depth to reduce it by something like 1" or 1.5". Scaling the depth gave it less deadrise and greater flare, which gained back some of the stability lost by shortening the length, that is until the gunwhale goes under, which will happen sooner. ;)

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Mark Seilis -- 6/7/2010, 1:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/8/2010, 12:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Peter Lord -- 7/7/2010, 5:08 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:08 am
Re: Like this! *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:31 am
Re: Like this!
Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2010, 1:59 am
Re: And this! *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:34 am
Re: One more *NM* *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:36 am
Awesome pictures!
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 7:56 am
Kids in boats *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/8/2010, 12:13 pm
Re: Kids in boats
Simeon -- 7/8/2010, 5:08 pm
Re: Kids in boats *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 11:45 pm
Re: Kids in boats
Doug S -- 7/8/2010, 12:36 pm
Re: Kids in boats
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/8/2010, 2:12 pm
Re: Kids in boats *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 8:13 pm
Re: Kids in boats *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 7/8/2010, 5:28 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 12:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Peter Lord -- 7/8/2010, 6:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Mike Hanks -- 7/8/2010, 11:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sadie's Kidarka
Peter Lord -- 7/9/2010, 3:43 am
Re: Layback *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:22 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:16 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 12:19 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame
Dave Gentry -- 6/6/2010, 8:37 am
Re: Getting Blood on the Frame
Mike Hanks -- 6/6/2010, 11:17 am