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Here's a couple
more strips around the bilge. I used 5/4 Cedar and Redwood strips (just
shy of 1" effective strip width) where most use strips that are just
under 3/4" effective strip width. This made stripping go quickly, until
I got to the point where it was very difficult to bend the strips. I
like the look of the wider strips, but it forced me to use a "football"
patch to fill in the bottom.
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Here the football
patch is coming together. These strips run straight forward and
backward, instead of folling the curve that the strips on the side of
the boat follow. Here, one half is done and trimmed.
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The other half of
the football patch is done and the bead put on the edge. The football
edge
was cut by sliding a narrow strip with a pencil attached along the
bilge strips to draw a line on the football, giving me a near perfect
line to trim the football patch to fit. It was then planed down to the
line and test fit.
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The patch ready to
be installed. I am not looking forward to this, as it doesn't look like
a lot of fun. I have to fit the two strips to the gap while lowering
the football into the cove on the strips. Plus, there isn't any place
to put a clamp to hold everything together. Lot's of tape, weights,
straps around the hull, etc...
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Here it is
installed. Lots of work, but it is done. A couple of little gaps (1/8"
wide) to fill, but overall I am very happy with how it went.
It seems like all the lines flow smoothly.
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Here it is
installed and the strips above the sheer line being installed. Nice to
be back to some easy stripping.
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