Getting ready to cut the holes for the chase tubes. Was wondering if its ok to cut down through the floor frames and then cap on either side with the battens or should I cut the pipe into three pieces and use couplers?
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Gary's GF18
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Glassed over the top of my nicely painted transom.
Now its got the F-Uglies.
Now its got the F-Uglies.
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Re: Gary's GF18
garym wrote:Getting ready to cut the holes for the chase tubes. Was wondering if its ok to cut down through the floor frames and then cap on either side with the battens or should I cut the pipe into three pieces and use couplers?
Yes, it's better to cut the pipe than the frames.
Hank
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Put my wife to work over the weekend.
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she out fishes me and probably is a better boat builder. How embarrasing.
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Anybody know why I can't get the image to display in the post???
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she out fishes me and probably is a better boat builder. How embarrasing.
http://gallery.bateau2.com/displayimage ... play_media
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Anybody know why I can't get the image to display in the post???
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- Cracker Larry
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Re: Gary's GF18
Don't cut through the top of the frames! Use a hole saw and drill through the center of them.
Completed GF12 X 2, GF16, OD18, FS18, GF5, GF18, CL6
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See the next post - All of the tubes are in.
The pics are not showing in the post anymore. Must have had a brain fart!
The pics are not showing in the post anymore. Must have had a brain fart!
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Completed GF12 X 2, GF16, OD18, FS18, GF5, GF18, CL6
"Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made." -Robert N. Rose
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How'd you do that?
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Open the picture full size in your gallery. Right click on it and select "Copy image location". Paste the link in your reply, highlight it, then click on the box above that says "Img"
Completed GF12 X 2, GF16, OD18, FS18, GF5, GF18, CL6
"Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made." -Robert N. Rose
Re: Gary's GF18
Got all battens glued in place. I should have coated everything with neat epoxy before I glued them in but I like to do things the hard way. The hot melt glue idea for holding the battens in place was genious. The boat would have taken an extra month without that little trick.
Should start pouring foam later this week. My preference is not to overfill the spaces. CL suggested trimming with a hand saw.
Not sure how you do that close to the sides?
We will see how it goes.
Should start pouring foam later this week. My preference is not to overfill the spaces. CL suggested trimming with a hand saw.
Not sure how you do that close to the sides?
We will see how it goes.
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