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Re: Strip: Stem issues
By:Jbird
Date: 6/17/2008, 8:14 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Stem issues (Etienne Muller)

: My tuppance coming up

: If you are happy with the hull shape in general I wouldn't worry too much.
: The entry point for a normal sea state is quite far down toward the keel
: in any case. I you wanted a finer entry you could possibly laminate an
: extra inch, or two even, of timber onto your stem and refine your bow
: sharpness that way. You could vary the timber colours and make a feature
: of it that looks deliberate even.

: To aid with the above you could add a bit of filleting or even some veneer or
: some short half thickness strip lengths to the hull around the inner stem
: and plane and sand the hull strips a lot thinner where they converge at
: the pointy end. Or just reinforce the thinned area with a couple of extra
: layers of glass.

: Et

I created the same problem while buildng my Petral. I'm solving it by making a stainless steel cap for both ends. I'm using real thin sheet stainless. I think it will look something like the steel caps you see on cowboy boot toes. Jbird

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Stem issues
Kimmer Olesak -- 6/13/2008, 10:17 am
Re: Strip: Stem issues *LINK*
Glen Smith -- 6/13/2008, 10:46 am
Re: Strip: Stem issues
Kimmer Olesak -- 6/13/2008, 11:00 am
Re: Strip: Stem issues
Glen Smith -- 6/13/2008, 12:27 pm
Re: Strip: Stem issues
Etienne Muller -- 6/13/2008, 11:55 am
Re: Strip: Stem issues
Jbird -- 6/17/2008, 8:14 pm