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Re: S&G: Bowing hull between exterior forms.
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 12/3/2010, 12:41 am

: I often have unfair areas on a stitch and glue hull before joining
: to the deck, especially near sloppy scarf joints. My solution is
: to attach a temporary gunnel to the hull using drywall screws to
: force a fair curve. The gunnel is removed after joining with the
: deck. Works great. If the unfair area is really big, it's
: probably best to fix it before working the inside of the hull.

: John

I avoid the problem by gluing the inwale to the sheers while they are flat, which ensures a perfect full-length joint and stiffens the planks enough that they stay fair around frames and molds.

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S&G: Bowing hull between exterior forms.
Damian Wentzel -- 11/30/2010, 6:07 pm
Re: S&G: Bowing hull between exterior forms. *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 12/1/2010, 1:42 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/3/2010, 12:41 am
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John Caldeira -- 12/3/2010, 12:53 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/3/2010, 5:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 6:02 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/3/2010, 7:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:44 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/4/2010, 6:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:33 pm
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Damian Wentzel -- 12/1/2010, 8:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/1/2010, 1:28 am
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Rehd Brown -- 12/1/2010, 12:29 am
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wwfloyd -- 11/30/2010, 7:07 pm
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Farback -- 11/30/2010, 6:57 pm