Captain Jack's Graf Spee

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  1. Craig

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    Ok..... we start with some prep here. I went with the quarter inch forum in combat x. I've got the stringer and ribs marked out... Here's what I've got so far...
     
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    I wish I had a steadier hand with the marker. I tried to keep the stringer above the bulge here.......
     
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    The ribs are darker for the pictures.

    Here's my math:
    50.83 is the length
    43.20 is 85%
    7.63 is the difference
    4.63 the remainder after the 2 inch bow and 1 inch.
    18.52 is 4.63 divided by 1/4 inch or .250
    meaning I have 18 ribs.

    The stringer is 1/4 inch as per combat x formula.

    What do you think Curt?
     
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    Looks good so far Craig. Interesting setup. Nasty Cruiser,Battlecruiser, pocket battleship whatever you lable it .It will kick some A%^&$$
     
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    It is so ugly it is almost cute. It will be one nasty ship.
     
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    Alright continuing on with the build here.... I needed to know the weight.... I have the Wii Fit and put some stuff like stanley cups, maple syrup, my coin collection and a 6v12a battery.... I then popped it on the balance board.
     
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    I figured to get 12 to 13 pounds would be accurate for the model and then I could test out the stringer and what Graf looked like on the pool...
     
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    Well Graf would turn out to be 13 pounds, which is what I wanted.... his BMI is 7.12 which is not so good... underweight for a human, but, perfect for a float test in the pool!
     
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    That looks good! The pool is at the end of season so it is done.... boy it can use some cleaning.... but, the Graf looks about right.... I marked it out pretty close... Cutting will be fun....
     
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    Graf's rear end sticks out something fierce out of the water! Once I have everything balanced he will really start to look good.... it should be a very stable platform.... knocking it around, it only took a bounce or two to right itself...
     
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    Here is a waterline shot of the stern. That does ride high out of the water.... there is 13 pounds of stuff in there... this could get interesting...
     
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    The predator approaches! I need to adjust the coin collection ballast... bit of a list....
     
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    Here is the best shot of the midship area. Looks like 1/4 inch clearance from the water to the stringer. That's what I wanted. Not a lot to shoot at!
     
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    Another shot. I like this ship....
     
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    Well the first side turned out well....
     
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    Another shot of the first side.
     
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    The pretty ugly thing done. It took an hour and ten minutes to cut out.
     
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    There we go... I now appreciate the work that goes into cutting one of these things out. I went through two cutting wheels and am covered in dust. *cough*cough*
     
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    Oh.... he we go... what could I be doing here...
     
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