Lee hull painted, boat assembled, rudder mountings and rudders made. Couple more pictures under german Sol in the Photos section. Looks pretty splendid. Next visit I will take the scales and see what it weighs.
rob
--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Rob Denney <harryproa@...> wrote:
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> Number of reasons
> Structural, it stiffens the side.
> Practical, 1 it provides a bench while minimising the hull flare. This
> also saves a bit of weight. 2 it will help keep the spray down
> Ease of build Flared sides would have made the bows difficult to build.
> The more that can be done on the table, the less weight and hand
> laminating is required.
>
> Downside is that it can be tricky tieing up the ww hull alongside low
> structures (other boats, jetties) and there is less shoulder space inside,
> but I can live with that on this boat.
>
> rob
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> On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 1:18 AM, LucD <lucjdekeyser@...> wrote:
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> > **
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> >
> > Rob, may I ask why the ww side of the ww hull is not flush with the cabin?
> > Is it to give elbow space when walking down the hull? Is it for structural
> > reasons? Luc
> >
> > --- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Rob Denney <harryproa@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Just been up and had a look at the German Sol. Rudders are built, one of
> > > the rudder mounts is on the beam and the leeward hull is painted. All
> > > looks very good and a credit to the builder. Launching is not far away.
> > > Still be a bit of work to do (tramp, tillers, outboard bracket, etc), but
> > > at least it will be afloat.
> >
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