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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers &
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/30/2007, 1:04 am

: There are now 8 sections with "0" being a 9th optional section as
: explained at the bottom of the offsets page. I'm not sure I still have the
: older 7 section offset numbers or 7 section spacing any longer. If you have
: the 7 section spacing numbers, you will be ok as is, if not, and you haven't
: cut out the plywood sections yet, I suggest redoing the offsets to paper and
: making an 8 section boat.

: How much larger ? Forward only as the back of coaming is where it should be
: for balance. If only an inch or two larger, maybe it will be ok. ...however,
: if you move the section forward, you run the risk of changing the hull shape,
: and causing a misalignment of the stringers during construction.

: The 8 section boat has a 32.5" coaming. Contact me my email and I will
: create
: new front of coaming section offsets based on your required coaming size. I
: will also check to see if I still have the original numbers for a 7 section
: boat.

: Aren't we all :)

: Tom

Hi Tom,

Heck if I knew you'd come up with a new section I'd have contacted you on the Sea Ranger I'm building. I just made my own mod, which works fine. Just now have to half sections, the one at the previous forward edge of the cockpit is not cut off at the gunnel and there is a new upper half section at the forward edge of the larger coaming. Don't think the spacing would work as well having only one section at the forward edge of the coaming anyway :)

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers & spacing
Rich P -- 9/27/2007, 12:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers & *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/27/2007, 1:30 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers &
Bill Hamm -- 9/30/2007, 1:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers & *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/30/2007, 3:55 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers &
Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2007, 2:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers & *LINK* *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/30/2007, 3:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers &
Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2007, 2:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers &
Rich P -- 9/27/2007, 2:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Nikumi cross section numbers &
Tom Yost -- 9/27/2007, 5:27 pm