Re: [Paddlewise] non-pumping socksual fulfillment

The hard part is the one that sounds simple: making the cardboard
template.

The owner of Riptides&Rapids here in California, who also makes 
canoes under the brand Black Magic Boat Works, gave me the secret
to make those cardboard templates.  He wraps a wire on the inner
surface of the hull, takes it out carefully, and then lays it
on the cardboard. He cuts the cardboard a little bigger so that 
it can be cut down to make small corrections.

I saw him make several "day hatches" for many customers; the boats
look like they came out the factory that way.

My (his) two cents :-)

- Julio

> 
> In a message dated 1/13/99 5:11:53 PM Central Standard Time,
> pmaun_at_bitstream.net writes:
> 
> > I paddle a Current Designs GTS. I am probably going to move and angle my
> >  rear bulkhead to for several reasons including decreasing the volume in the
> >  cockpit. Any tips on materials (or measuring the inside of the hull!) would
> >  be appreciated.
> >  
> 
> Patrick, I would make a cardboard template around the outside of the boat with
> the appropriate angle in the spot where you want the bulkhead.
> Then just make a flat fiberglass board and cut it out a tad smaller than your
> pattern.
> Tack it in place with a couple of strips, then glass tape it in.
> Rob
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