Joel Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 I was dry fitting the transom today. It loos like it would fit better with the bottom cut at an angle. The plans call for the "top and bottom edges square". Any thoughts? joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T. Nelson Surbrook Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 Joel, Here is the deal, all the parts for the weekender need to be fit together to bulid the boat. When you are putting the parts together and it looks to you like you should cut a little off here or there or put a bevel or whatever, do it. The plans give dimensions to build the boat and when using them you must adjust them for your needs. You will find this is what all the other builders have done. Good luck. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islands Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 :?: Joel as I remember from the tape they did cut it square across the bottom, I need to look at my Vacationer plans and see if there is a differance..... :roll: looking at the Vacationer plan compaired to the weekend, in the installed point one is tapered, the other is not, I am going to guess that they did taper both though :shock: :shock: :shock: :arrow: John I think too much :idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Cox Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 Joel, the plans for the Vacationer show both the top and bottom cut square. I did not do this. I added a 1/4" to the top of the transom and then cut both top and bottom at a 32 degree angle. Don't know what the angle is on a Weekender. I didn't like the idea of a seam on the bottom that I was going to have to fill. Plus, it's nice to have the transom match the deck without an excessive amount of sanding. That's just how I felt about it. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 Thanks guys, I guess I'll measure the angle and cut the bottom to match. I cut the transom with the curve at the top as shown in the plans, so the top angle is not an issue. If I decide to go with a taffrail, I will trim the top flush with the router. joel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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