"It's a moot point now that I've already cut the notches by tracing the outline of the chine log on every frame, but just to clarify....
I was questioning the plans instructions to cut each…"
Wooden Boat People
"I see quite a few boats moving through Craigslist and Facebook marketplace."
"That 25 degree bevel on the chine log will allow it to follow the side of the boat. If the sides of a drift boat were vertical then that chine bevel would be 0 or 90 degrees depending on how you look…"
"Maybe I'm not following, but the plans call for a constant 25deg bevel at the top of the chine. This implies there is a corresponding constant 25deg bevel at the mating surface on each…"
"The bottom has rocker, is curved, so the bevel at the bottom of each frame is different, increasing towards the bow and stern. The cut in the side of the frame should be parallel to the bottom of the…"
"I have an old picture of the floor plan. It was 12’11” long. So about 14’ was the overall."
"Biaxle tape. Like 45/45 does corners well. Also known as stitched glass. If not you’ll just have to cut reliefs in the regular glass. Heat your resin up prior to mixing this will make it like…"
"Tape it is! Does it make sense to do a few layers of tape, and/or some actual cloth on top of the tape? "
"Chopped glass has no strength so if you can find some tape that works best. Besides chopped glass is nasty to work with. If you can find it you can do some nice detail work with silicon micro…"
"Thank you Tungsten, David, and Jerry for the responses. Yes, you are correct that you are seeing delamination. I'll sand it back further and try to get to un-delaminated spots and…"
