charlie foulds
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I finished the fillet work on the keelsons today
Got 3 coats of epoxy on em.Now I need to sand and install metal protection,and I will be ready to paint. I cant wait to get back to the interior
Finished fillet on keelsons
- Thread starter charlie foulds
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Charlie,
Very nice work.
One thing you might consider is beveling the leading end of the two outside keelsons. They appear squared off in your photo. In the past others on the board have done something similar to this. Beveling should help prevent catching one and tearing it off.
View attachment keel.JPG
View attachment keel.JPG
Very nice work.
One thing you might consider is beveling the leading end of the two outside keelsons. They appear squared off in your photo. In the past others on the board have done something similar to this. Beveling should help prevent catching one and tearing it off.
View attachment keel.JPG
View attachment keel.JPG
charlie foulds
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Thanks Dave ,they are cut at a 45,just hard to see from the angle of the pic. I love how you can do that drawing"thing".
Bill Burruss
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Charlie,
Seems like you are making quick progress. The boat looks great!
Take care,
Bill
Seems like you are making quick progress. The boat looks great!
Take care,
Bill
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Charlie,
I kinda figured you may have beveled them and just didn't show well in the photo. I can draw better than I type. hehe
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Charlie,
I kinda figured you may have beveled them and just didn't show well in the photo. I can draw better than I type. hehe
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Brandon Yuchasz
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Hey slow down I had to go out of town for a wedding and now have to catch up at work. All I got to do today was wash the hull..
Looking good man. I just picked up 300$ in electric. oars, locks, and fuel items today. OUCH!
Looking good man. I just picked up 300$ in electric. oars, locks, and fuel items today. OUCH!
Brandon.
One design mod that I did was to bring the outboard keelsons all the way to the bow. Glad I did it, the boat steers on a dime especially in wavy conditions. Plus, less chance of the end of the keelson hitting something nasty such as the trailer, rocks, sticks, etc.
Food for thougth.
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One design mod that I did was to bring the outboard keelsons all the way to the bow. Glad I did it, the boat steers on a dime especially in wavy conditions. Plus, less chance of the end of the keelson hitting something nasty such as the trailer, rocks, sticks, etc.
Food for thougth.
A.
Brandon Yuchasz
Well-known member
Charlie,
What dimensions did you end up going with?
Mine will either be white ash or oak depending on what I decide to use.
What dimensions did you end up going with?
Mine will either be white ash or oak depending on what I decide to use.
charlie foulds
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Brandon, I used mahogany and I ripped it down to 1 1/4 x 5/8, I started with 3/4 and it was just to hard to get it to lay down at the bow, so I ripped it down to 5/8 and was shocked at the difference it made.
James Dalton
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Charlie/Brandon - Bending around the bow was one of the major deciding factors when I chose the "Bolt" method. My keels are at 1"x3/4" and bent pretty smoothly. I wasn't sure about using the straps around the boat. My concern was putting too much pressure (pulling/squeezing) on the sides. My .02.