RAVENSWOOD MASIK PHOTOS

[nub]

As requested by Abyssdncr.

[Abyssdncr]

Cool, thanks for posting! I know I want to do this for the next, and curious how others have executed. My first hack at a laminated coaming sucked rocks because the strips wet with glue start warping between clamps, so I think I'm going to make a male/female jig out of particle board to ensure full width clamping force this time.

[Kudzu]

Ummmm..... the top beam actually goes  under the laminate beam.

[nub]

I did it that way for more unrestricted clearance, easier in and out at age 72, and not as limber as I used to be!

[Kudzu]

But you don't put you knee down the center of the boat getting it. Even if you do. it is only 5/8" wide and at most 3/4" tall so you are not really loosing any room.  But you are raising the coaming and that could cause you bang you knuckles as you paddle.

[nub]

I appreciate Jeff's voice of experience, which I greatly respect.  Before I made this frame, I measured the front floor-to-coaming height of my other SOF boats and my Hurricane Sojourn.  Finding the ideal height for me, directed the way I built and beamed my masik, and a smooth inside curve was more appealing to me personally.  Also, it seemed the front of the coaming would rest better on the flat center beam.   I don't think there will be any downside.  Once I paddle this boat I will give a follow up report.  Keep in mind I am not as limber as a lot of you younger guys, and every little bit to ease entry and exit helps!

[Abyssdncr]

I only had 1 deck stringer, but this is how my attempt at grafting in a laminated deck beam into an otherwise plywood frame worked out.

[bagarre]

What is the advantage to a masik on a Ravenswood?

 

 

[Kudzu]

Lower deck height and/or more knee room.  Plus I can give the boat a much better looking deck line. Both of these are things I was never happy with on a couple of boats.  I have converted three boats to include a laminated beam as standard. I will probably change them all eventually.

[bagarre]

Should I consider it on the two Ravenswoods I'm building?

Laminating a masik isn't difficult, neither is cutting a new bulkhead if the current one can't be modified.

I'd be interested in any opinions you have for putting one in the RW.

[Kudzu]

Ravenswood and VARDO have both been redesigned and the laminated beam is a part of the design. It is not a modification to the boat.

[bagarre]

Thanks. I didn't realize that when I ordered the kits.

Do the delux kits come with the masik? If not, is maple a good wood to make it from?

[Kudzu]

They all come with it, at least those that I have redesigned.

[bagarre]

Thanks!