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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC*
By:Steve Crawford
Date: 4/15/2012, 8:39 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC* (Steve Crawford)

How I laid out the forms..First I rest a straight edge across the top of the side panels and measure up from the center of the bottom for it's location.. Then the sides.. Then the widths...

In order to get an idea of the rocker in the hull I positioned the boat on my strong back and shimmed up each end until the center of the hull was the only part touching the strong back and measured the distance of the gap at each point where the frame brackets will be located.

All ready for the skin...

http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r302/scrawford_photos/Chesapeake%2016%20SOF%20Kayak/#!cpZZ1QQtppZZ16

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Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC*
Steve Crawford -- 4/15/2012, 8:33 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC*
Steve Crawford -- 4/15/2012, 8:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC*
Steve Crawford -- 4/15/2012, 8:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF
george jung -- 4/15/2012, 10:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF
Steve Crawford -- 4/15/2012, 12:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF
John Abercrombie -- 4/15/2012, 1:42 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC*
steve crawford -- 4/18/2012, 7:04 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC*
steve crawford -- 4/18/2012, 7:08 pm
Cool!!!! *NM*
John VanBuren -- 4/22/2012, 7:54 am
Re: Cool!!!! *PIC*
steve crawford -- 4/29/2012, 9:50 pm
Re: Cool!!!!
woodman -- 5/15/2012, 1:58 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF *PIC*
woodman -- 5/16/2012, 6:19 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Chesapeake 16 SOF
John Caldeira -- 4/15/2012, 10:33 am