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Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 2/28/2016, 1:26 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question (T Duncan)

Do you mean it litterally hogged the keel?
Turned it into curving up in the center?
I hope you just meant the rocker was less than designed?

The heaviest part of the boat is the Gunwales.
You should fasten that down first, it will help keep the lower stringers from bending the keel up wards as much.
But the boat shape is a combination of the stiffness and curvature of all the stringers.

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Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Rich Wagner -- 2/26/2016, 2:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/26/2016, 4:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2016, 12:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Rich Wagner -- 2/28/2016, 2:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2016, 5:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Rich Wagner -- 2/28/2016, 6:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2016, 8:01 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2016, 12:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
T Duncan -- 2/28/2016, 10:58 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2016, 1:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question *PIC*
T Duncan -- 2/29/2016, 10:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
T Duncan -- 2/29/2016, 11:06 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question *PIC*
T Duncan -- 2/29/2016, 11:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/29/2016, 8:26 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
T Duncan -- 2/29/2016, 9:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/29/2016, 9:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Rich Wagner -- 2/29/2016, 10:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 3/1/2016, 8:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Rich Wagner -- 3/1/2016, 9:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Rich Wagner -- 3/1/2016, 9:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Rich Wagner -- 3/1/2016, 4:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Bill Hamm -- 3/1/2016, 12:23 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/29/2016, 8:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Marc Upchurch -- 2/28/2016, 5:06 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: fuselage rocker question
Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2016, 12:28 am