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Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/6/2009, 9:46 am
In Response To: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition (Adrian)

: Hello,

: I was just wondering if anyone who had built a Night Heron has decided to
: transition from a low front deck to a high rear deck (I've read on an old
: post that someone was thinking about doing this) ? I've decided that this
: is the way I would like to go with my Night Heron project. I am wondering
: at which form should I transfer from the low deck form height to the high
: deck form height. By looking at the plans, my best guess is that FORM 9
: should be my last low deck form and FORM 10 should be my first high deck
: form.

: Any ideas?

: Thanks for all the help,

: Adrian

Don't have plans for that boat, but deck height transitions are usually made around the cockpit. Can be relatively easy if the cockpit is long, can be kinda tricky if the cockpit is round and tiny. Making the strips narrower helps alot, if they are standard width be prepared to use heat (hot air gun) to persuade the strips to make the curves.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Adrian -- 2/5/2009, 6:15 pm
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition *Pic*
Roger Turgeon -- 2/15/2009, 7:56 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition *Pic*
Roger Turgeon -- 2/15/2009, 8:11 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition *Pic*
Roger Turgeon -- 2/15/2009, 8:00 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Etienne Muller -- 2/8/2009, 4:17 pm
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2009, 1:03 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Danial Daniels -- 2/9/2009, 4:03 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Bill Hamm -- 2/10/2009, 1:26 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Adrian -- 2/8/2009, 9:00 pm
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Etienne Muller------WebKitFormBoundary3t+uojWj1lA6 -- 2/9/2009, 1:01 pm
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2009, 1:10 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2009, 9:46 am
Re: Strip: Low Deck - High Deck Transition
Darren -- 2/5/2009, 11:56 pm