he he, very funny! Besides, how's your 28sec Evstafi supposed to catch, let alone shoot at my 23 sec cruiser? Beaver
I don't think you're faster than my BBs, and you'd be surprised how things happen on the water It's not all straight-line speed nor all maneuverability. You'll see
Yeah, I think there are going to be lots of things I'm going to see in battle that I wasn't expecting. Marked a 1/4" line on the plywood. Used a very old tool to do it, which will be shown tonight. Beaver
Didn't get to cutting the cap-rails today. Went for a walk earlier today, and when I came home, I came down with a nasty headache. Ever since then, I haven't felt like doing anything related with a saw. I haven't felt like doing anything for that matter. But, I did get to marking the first line. So here are those promised photos. So here is my very old tool. I adjusted the scribe to 1/4" and then ran it along the edge of the plywood. After that, I took a well sharpened pencil and made it easier to see the line. And here is a photo of the Baltic Birch I picked up at a local wood store. And now I think I'm going to go lay down and try to shake off this nasty headache. Beaver
Classy! I've been meaning to make one of those. they have so much more class than the stainless steel one I'm using, which is good and accurate but soulless.
Thanks, although I like the old design, I think one of these would be neat. Sort of like stepping up one more class in "classiness". The headache went a way last night, so I should be able to start cutting cap-rails later today. Beaver
Got one 5ft section of cap-rail cut today. It was a lot of work for a small prize. I started out trying to use my big scroll saw, but it proved too difficult to move the plywood accurately by myself. Loss: 2in of wood. Next attempt/success was with a jig saw. Worked OK, but left a uneven edge on the rest of the board. So tomorrow I'm going to try using a table saw. Hopefully that will solve all my problems. How do you guys cut your cap-rails? Beaver
I lay the 1/8" ply on top of the hull, and trace the hull outline, then cut that out, cutting a little wide, then sand it to fit properly on the outside, then lay out the 1/4" line and cut it again on the inside. This also gives you a deck that fits the caprail. If there's a step that makes it easier, just do one part forward of the step, and one part aft.
I don't know why I didn't think of that before. I know that the bow step would be easier to do that way, but what about the stern step. Would it be easier doing the way you suggested, or the way Mike did it on his Bearn? Beaver
No, I'm talking about the method of cap-rail. Would it be easier to cut 1/4 cap-rails and glue them on, later tracing out decks, or the way you suggested? Beaver
I think it's easier the way I do it. I'm sure there are other skilled builders who do it a different way
Cut out the stern deck today. I'll post pictures tomorrow, but I wanted to know if it is better to waterproof the cap-rail before I secure it, or after? Beaver
