In a message dated 8/15/00 3:07:27 PM, pmaun_at_bitstream.net writes: << What is the best (or easiest) way to figure out the dimensions of the bulkhead? I was thinking bending a piece of bailing wire and going of that. Well, considering the hatch it would probably have to be four pieces of wire. What solutions have people used? >> A common techinique to copy inside cuved pieces is to tape pieces of cardboard (the flat stuff, not corrugated) to the bulkhead. Trying to cover as much as possible. once you are close, take a drawing compass set to some convenient dimension and scribe along the inside of the hull, making a reduced copy onto the cardboard. Once you pull the cardboard out of the boat you can, reverse the compass and follow your traced line to make a full sized template. Chances are that a full sized piece will still require fitting and may even need to be put into pieces to fit around other obstactes. (foot brace tracks, etc) I'm sure other's amoung us have even better ways / more interesting tricks. Jed *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 15 2000 - 08:42:28 PDT
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