Denis Goyette Posted February 16, 2003 Posted February 16, 2003 OK OK It might sound stupid, is this the way that stringer are supposed to attached to the panel??? [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
T. Nelson Surbrook Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Here's a tip if you want to save some time later on you can use a router to just round off the inside edge so you don't have a sharp edge to the stringer on the inside of the boat. Quote
capt jake Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Here's a tip if you want to save some time later on you can use a router to just round off the inside edge so you don't have a sharp edge to the stringer on the inside of the boat. Excellent comment!! I have a few of those sharp edges; no fun. Tom, how's that monster jib working out?? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Most of the time, we rip an angle sloping down on the top of the piece, so any moisture that might get on it runs off. Plus the angle of the sides flaring out will create an inverted top in the more extreme side angles. Then take a small hand plane, like a little stanley and shap the edge and then power sand or block sane the edge . This will also hold paint better on the round edge. Quote
Guest Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Darn, I have already been booted from the forum? I am now a guest??? Quote
Johannah Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 No, no, Oyster, you just have to click the right place somewhere that says you want to stay logged on. This has already made for some comedy since this server and format are still quite new to everybody, so people end up having to log back on as themselves to connect with their "guest" comments. Frank is still working out the bugs of the new format. Quote
Guest Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 How didchu keep this group so quiet on the web? Is this only for the weekender and related floaters or is there other floaters here than just the basic designs listed on the home page? :oops: I hope you guys don't laugh behind the keyboards at this question? The word will spread, HINT HINT!! Sometimes you will have to excuse my spelling. Eyes and computer are older than I am. Quote
capt jake Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Originally geared towards the Weekender. It has recently expanded to included B&B designs. Other craft are discussed as well. We are fortunate here to have Frank Hagen, who built this and maintains it out of the goodnes of his heart. Quote
Johannah Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Oyster, Frank is our patron saint, so respect is due (sorry Arthur Miller). Most of those who post here have built, are building, hope to build or (blush) like some of us, have bought one of the Stevenson designs. But the premise is that all boats are fair game and fun to talk about. Paul, who is another resident guru, is a sailmaker working with many small boat designs. Some of the wilder kids yack on about motorcycles, electric guitars (hand made of course) life the universe and everything. Crab skiffs and fishermen always welcome. Fishing stories would be good. What do you say? 8) Denis, whose thread we have hijacked here, is one of the most active posters right now because he is cutting wood and needs to consult frequently before he puts things together bass ackwards. His first language is French which adds to the fun. Oyster, do you speak French? Quote
Guest Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 My french went by the wayside when my late and great girl friend from New Brunswich dumped me. And I will do the upmost to respect our Frank. I have plenty of fish stories, but will honor the purpose of the forum and hold off till time may present itself on a hodge-podge thread. You are a champ, Joe. Quote
Johannah Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 Well don't get bashful. Some of the best threads in the past veered all over the place and have been known to include virtual water gun fights. Just ask Jake, not that this would have anything to do with him of course. Sorry Denis. Hope your stringers are going on OK. Quote
Denis Goyette Posted February 18, 2003 Author Posted February 18, 2003 My stringer are doing just fine, i dont mind the chatter,it makes it more lively Beside i got to make sure i make things right the first time cuz i dont think my wife will let me use the dinning room too much longer as my shop :wink: Quote
Guest Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 Hot diggidy dog, I do, sometimes, find a way to ramble off, in the dead of winter. My wife's yakking at me to do the dishes and I find myself on the computer. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Fintan Murphy Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 Denis, the best method I found to check that I was installing any of the stringers correctly, was as follows. They can only go one of three ways, angled left 22 degrees, angled right 22 degrees, or for some stringers, flat (either 90 or 0 degrees), for example attaching the cabin sides to the deck. What I would do, if I was unsure, was to get a small, say 1 foot, piece of stringer, hold it up to the piece I was going to attach it to, and hold a small piece of plywood, say 1 foot x 1 foot, exactly where the next piece is going to attach to the stringer. Remember, the stringer is always going to fit between two surfaces of the boat, e.g. deck and hull side, deck and cabin, hull bottom and bulkhead. As soon as you have the two pieces together, it should be instantly obvious if the stringer is correct or not. For example, if the stringer on the underside of the deck is incorrect, the hull side (as shown by the 1x1 foot piece you hold up), will either slope outwards (meaning that the hull bottom would have to be wider than the deck), or straight down (meaning that the hull bottom would have to be the same width as the deck). Since you know that the hull bottom is narrower than the deck, then the stringer has to slope inwards (so your piece of plywood will be angled down to meet the stringer on the top of the hull bottom). Using the same method, the stringer on the top of the hull bottom would have to angle outwards to be flat up against the hull side. (Remember, two sides of the stringer will always be flat against a piece of plywood, that is it's purpose) So as you can see, there is only one right way to attach each stringer out of the three possible ways, and using another piece of wood held to the stringer to see how the two pieces of plywood go together, should make it obvious which one it is. It sound a lot more complicated than it is, and once you have done it once you will grasp what I am trying to explain. Quote
T. Nelson Surbrook Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 That reminds me of New Years day 1996 about 100 miles north of Cabo and about 70 miles off the coast of Baja. Fishing live bait, stand up at the rail I caught a striped marlin of about 140 lbs. It only took about a half hour to get him in and cut him off. With a boat load of yellow fin tuna and dorado there was no reason to kill such a wonderful fish. While this is a story the facts are accurate and true. This is my biggest fish so far. I hope there are more to come. Quote
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