Greetings from South Africa!
I acquired plans for a Spindrift 10 (#989) - one-piece, not nested - in Dec last year and I am very excited about the building that lies ahead. This will also be my first venture into anything with a sail on it.
For the sake of consistency, I have copied and pasted an email (see below) that I sent to Carla soon after receiving my plans. She promised to get back to me as soon as Graham got back from Australia later that month. Early in January I sent a follow up email but have not had any reply. If anyone can shed some light on the queries below it would be a good start:
(Note: the plans are in metric units)
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Dear Carla,
I have received the plans a few days ago, thank you very much!
I have been going forwards and backwards through the plans a good deal, familiarizing myself with the parts and processes. I cannot however find
any details or templates for the following parts:
any details or templates for the following parts:
foredeck
aft bulkhead
temporary center frame
center bulkhead
outboard pad
tansom stiffener.
In the construction guide text, reference is made to the following drawing sheets which I do not seem to have received:
Transom, Boom Detail, Mainsheet Detail
Hull Construction plan
Sheet #1 seems to be missing two dimensions:
On the side panel, at station 1.5m, the word "BULKHEAD" is double printed over the vertical diminsion to the lower edge. I drew it on my CAD
program and 0.337m gives a a smooth curve)
program and 0.337m gives a a smooth curve)
On the bottom panel, the horizontal dimension to the very foremost tip (it seems a good deal less than the 0.1m spacing of the preceding stations).
On my CAD drawing, a value of 0.052 gives the smoothest curve fit, while 0.062 gives a better edge-to-edge fit for the butterfly butt-join.
On my CAD drawing, a value of 0.052 gives the smoothest curve fit, while 0.062 gives a better edge-to-edge fit for the butterfly butt-join.
Regards,
William"
