Now on to setting the ribs for the other side. Putting this on the casters is proving to be a great idea. I can roll it
out in the middle of the shop and work on it and then roll it back out of the way to do my regular work.
out in the middle of the shop and work on it and then roll it back out of the way to do my regular work.
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The Steam tug "Salty" built from Reliable Steams' plans Page 7
The Steam tug "Salty" built from Reliable Steams' plans Page 7
Thats all the frames installed. Starting to look like a boat. It actually looks like a huge beetle. Ready to start installing the
chines. We played around with one today to see how much trouble it would be and it looks like it isn't going to be that
tough. The fantail sheer and knuckle will have to be formed up as they essentially dictate the shape of the transom. This
1/2" hot roll bends so easily, it shouldn't be too difficult.
I was calculating the time a bit this evening, I could potentially be skinning this thing by the weekend. If the chines go
smoothly. I'm going to go ahead and determine where the floor supports go and install them now, it will never be any
easier than now. Strangely, I haven't given the interior layout much thought as the hull has been perceived as such a
hurtle, if I could get past that, the rest would be gravy. Better do some figuring on that.
For the sheer and knuckle, I'll plot the shape X an Y from the cad to the layout table and simply cold bend them around
the profile. Some discs from 1" dowell simply drywall screwed to the table should do the trick. I'll explain all that on the
next page (8).
chines. We played around with one today to see how much trouble it would be and it looks like it isn't going to be that
tough. The fantail sheer and knuckle will have to be formed up as they essentially dictate the shape of the transom. This
1/2" hot roll bends so easily, it shouldn't be too difficult.
I was calculating the time a bit this evening, I could potentially be skinning this thing by the weekend. If the chines go
smoothly. I'm going to go ahead and determine where the floor supports go and install them now, it will never be any
easier than now. Strangely, I haven't given the interior layout much thought as the hull has been perceived as such a
hurtle, if I could get past that, the rest would be gravy. Better do some figuring on that.
For the sheer and knuckle, I'll plot the shape X an Y from the cad to the layout table and simply cold bend them around
the profile. Some discs from 1" dowell simply drywall screwed to the table should do the trick. I'll explain all that on the
next page (8).
