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They run from 6 inches to 2 inches in width.
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Weather has me on hold :(
I have to build that shop.
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:dance: :dance:
My epoxy and glass came in today ,so I can go back to work on the Wind.
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bowgarguide wrote::dance: :dance:
My epoxy and glass came in today ,so I can go back to work on the Wind.
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Don't know about your area, but there is absolutely no way I could attempt glassing in Houston right now. There is a green film of pine pollen thick on everything. It even gets in the house. Nasty, nasty stuff.
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I think this will be my nicest looking boat. If you havent noticed this is a strip stitch and glue. But it has no filets :D :D , I figured with a twelve panel hull it would look like a bengal tiger with all those filets.
What I did was to take a block plane and flush fit the joints and then glue them just like a striper . it seems to have turned out pretty well.
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Did you use goopie or the titebond in the jionts ? and looks like you applied from the outside, how lond did it take to plane those varyable bevels ? and where are more recent pics ?

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I used a combination , titebond in places and just plain epoxy in some
parts ,depended on how tight the joint was.
The panels fit pretty good so it was just shave a little in places and depending on the panels I planed a bevel on some to close them up
Pics will be coming before long.
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Between laying out my shop and trying to get some done on this boat I havent posted to many pics.
Well here is a few.
Bulkheads built glassed and fileted in
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started gluing the shear strips. That sure does start shaping the boat up.

Here is a close up of the seams , they still need a little sanding

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same area wet down with water

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and backed up to show some of the color of this boat.

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After a saturation coat I will go back and match the color of the different areas filling in the stitch holes.

Thats it for now.
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been wandering about the absence of your updates, getting a shop set up is apretty good excuse. :lol:

Boat sure is looking good, color matching is a pain in the posterior :!:

are you bringing it to the round up :?:

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I hope so. We've got a lot of interesting boats to look at this year.
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I had a pretty good day on the Northwind today.
Got my decks layed out ,glued up and planed . Have them tacked down and rough cut.
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These are the dropped nose balanced de3cks I like.

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she is really starting to shape up

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she came out with about the look I wanted

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Thats all for now.
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This thing is really looking nice! Very interesting build.
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Ron when you get done with this is that tandem, I have wondered what hapened to, next??? :)
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Woodsman
it will be coming up pretty quick.( Mako)
I figure the North Wind will hit the water in the next couple weeks.
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Ron you must have quite a collection in you're "quiver" :)



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Steve
I have the Mako Tandem I am going to build and one experimental design I want to build , If the North wind does what I think it will I probably want build another T-V.
These are for me I have one boat I am going to build for another person.
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Ron my daughter wants me to build a tandem for her.
I was thinking of a TV 15-32. I would like to modify the deck by attaching a sheer clamp where the tumblehome panel begins. Then radius the tumblehome panel into a deck at each end and narrow down the sides...making it possible to do away with the thwarts. The tandem in my avatar was only 14'

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Northwind is lookin' good! Looking forward to seeing it in person! Thanks for the pics!!
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Steve
I think the T-V 15 32 would make a good tandem, My 15 28 has carried loads in excess of 5 hundred lbs with no problem.
I cant picture in my head what you are talking about on the decks but a man should be able to design that any way he wants. The reason for the 20 ft boat ( Mako) ,I wanted a boat long enough so Darrel and I wouldnt be smacking each other with the paddles and also to carry a big load and move it pretty fast when needed.
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Ron what I was meaning was add a sheer clamp to the first side panel (forget the last tumblehome panel) incorporate a deck similar to my first tandem.
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Got the decks pulled and the back side glassed
block glued in nose and stern
tabs on bulkheads glued on
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I got to wet the whole hull down today and I sure like her looks and lines.
Like Darrel says wetting her down all the way gives you and i deal of how she will look.

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Be a few days before I can get back on her.
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Hull is still light :D
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That's a good looking hull.
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real pretty :!:

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Thanks Guys
I am pleased with how she has turned out so far, looking at the bottom shape she should track like she is on rails.
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