You taught me to abhor holes in the hull: as the beam is not pulled all the way through the ww hull, what about gluing a female mold of the beam end in the form of a cup on the external side of the hull instead of creating holes?

--- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, Rob Denney <harryproa@...> wrote:
>
> The detachable bits are 1.5m long. In #3526 you can just see the two
> hatches either side of the join.
> Will get some rudder shots when I weigh it.
> The ww ends of the beams sit in a hole in the ww hull. There is a saddle
> under the edge of the bridgedeck to locate them there. One of the pre
> launch jobs is to tie the beam to the hull at this point (lashings up
> around a block on the cabin side a la Wharram) and another is to put
> fillets on the beams to stop them moving in or out of the hulls, although
> the friction from the trampoline tension will reduce these loads
> considerably.
>
> rob
>
>

> On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 10:27 PM, fvonballuseck <fvonballuseck@...>wrote:
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> > **

> >
> >
> > That is a nice understatement Rob! Looks fantastic.
> > Is the last shot of the connections for detacheable bows?
> > Can you get some additional shots of the rudders - so curious what the
> > final construct looks like - and how she will sail.
> > good luck there!
> > Fedor
> >

> > --- In harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "proaharry" <harryproa@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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:
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 1:18 AM, LucD <lucjdekeyser@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > **
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > 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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