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Re: Skin-on-Frame: More questions....Who knew!
By:Martin B
Date: 9/1/2012, 10:42 pm

Sean,

Which Yost design is your craft please?

I am at about the same stage with my Sea Cruiser as the craft in your pic [except for the actual coaming].

Did you have the cockpit coaming made and available at the time you installed your deck beams? I am concerned at ending up with an unsightly bump/bulge in the skin (will be 9.8oz ballistic nylon + Corey's Goop) caused by the foredeck beams being proud of the frame at the fore end of the cockpit (Frame #3) and not "faired-in" with the coaming or coaming ring.
I think now that I should have continued my deckbeams aft of Frame #3 to meet the as-yet-not-built coaming and/or left the deckbeams unglued until the coaming was there to check the fit-up.

Sean, if you have a lengthy response with lots of pics then please email me at mcbunny09@gmail.com

[Sorry Stefalo for hijacking your thread to some extent]

Cheers from Martin Bunny,
Mandurah, Western Australia

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Skin-on-Frame: More questions....Who knew!
stefalo -- 8/30/2012, 5:17 pm
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Chuck Smith -- 8/30/2012, 10:34 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 8/30/2012, 11:56 pm
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stefalo -- 8/31/2012, 1:19 am
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ancient kayaker -- 8/31/2012, 10:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: More questions....Who knew! *PIC*
Sean Dawe -- 8/31/2012, 7:53 am
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stefalo -- 8/31/2012, 12:55 pm
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Martin B -- 9/1/2012, 10:42 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 9/2/2012, 10:22 am