MercuryMarc post=110907 wrote: Very nice work Ray,

Do you ever walk on the decks of your boats?





I do walk on my Vagabond but the deck on it was caved in when I got the boat and I have reinforced the deck.
I don’t the Flyer at all. 

 

Very nice work Ray,

Do you ever walk on the decks of your boats?

The rough cut is the easy part.



 

The first of many trims with the snips.

 

These two inside supports are straight, the two outer supports are curved, doing that is the next step before more trimming or any drilling.

 

Merky Johnrude post=110901 wrote: You weren't kidding about it being a "lightweight version."

M





I know you racers would just throw a coat of shellac on it and hit the water but Charlie says it won’t hold up so I guess I’ll go with the Aluminum.
 

You weren't kidding about it being a "lightweight version."

M

It’s easy enough to curve the cardboard and then when you lay it out flat you have an accurate pattern for the Aluminum sheet, the tricky part is to get the Aluminum to lay down like the cardboard did.

So what do you do about curve in the sheething before cutting?

I learned a long time age that cardboard was a lot cheaper than metal and that “measure twice and cut once” didn’t cover every situation

I know you know,  just wanted to say, the patterns are compensating for the arc of decks when laying flat on your stock sheet , awesome Ray, I am missing the rebuilds, soon one day I will get back to restoring again

Patterns used to layout the sheeting.