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We got to the shop at 5:30am this morning and started work on the chines getting them welded in place and tweaked till they ran true along the boat.
Then Trace showed up and we began placing the final weld along the keel...a 3 weld process, laying a root path and then filling in...
Trace and his magic carpet.....
While he was welding we started on the side sheets....
We cut the first sheet in a rough pattern and tried it out..
Sorry for the pic but its late and I have to go to bed....
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/data/50]
We had to make another jig to get the sheets to pull together...
[img]http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/data/500/100426DSC03863-med.JPG
Now this may look like a picture perfect finish ...NOT.......
We got this far about 4:00pm this afternoon, since then it's been a real biatch...
The sheets at this point have to be released and then cut to shape, now they are tack welded towards the bow and start to get a lot of pressure as they form to the shape of the boat. We got some serious issues with one of the sheets....
We left at 9:30pm tonight and walked away hopefully to return tomorrow and conquer.......
Keith Poe said he may drop by tomorrow....does he weld....
Neill
Then Trace showed up and we began placing the final weld along the keel...a 3 weld process, laying a root path and then filling in...
Trace and his magic carpet.....
While he was welding we started on the side sheets....
We cut the first sheet in a rough pattern and tried it out..
Sorry for the pic but its late and I have to go to bed....
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/data/50]
We had to make another jig to get the sheets to pull together...
[img]http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/data/500/100426DSC03863-med.JPG
Now this may look like a picture perfect finish ...NOT.......
We got this far about 4:00pm this afternoon, since then it's been a real biatch...
The sheets at this point have to be released and then cut to shape, now they are tack welded towards the bow and start to get a lot of pressure as they form to the shape of the boat. We got some serious issues with one of the sheets....
We left at 9:30pm tonight and walked away hopefully to return tomorrow and conquer.......
Keith Poe said he may drop by tomorrow....does he weld....
Neill