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Nose detail. Notice half of keel showing.
Use weights to keep everything in contact.
High spot marked on bottom sheeting.
Start at the keel, and pull the tape tight as you
attach it to the side.
Use as many pieces of tape as you need, to
make sure the bottom sheeting is tight to the
keel, side chines and sheeting.
Look for any “crown” in the sheeting as a result
of taping. If it exists, use some weights to flatten
it out.
Also put weight over the engine rail, to help hold
it against the sheeting.
It is critical that the bottom sheeting be bonded
to bulkheads 3, 4, 5 and the engine rails.
Make sure that you take the time to fit the parts
accurately, as this boat
WILL NOT
run correctly
if the bottom is wrong.
After you tape and weight the bottom sheet,
look under the boat to see that the bottom sheet
is touching everywhere it should be.
For very inexpensive weights, break up some
cinder blocks. You can get many different
shapes and weights, and their rough surface
helps keep them in place.
After the glue fully cures (at least 3 hours),
remove the tape and clamps. Check for any
glue that may have squeezed onto the keel. Use
a sharp knife or razor blade to scrape any
excess glue away.
Test fit the other bottom sheet, and make any
adjustments before you glue.
Make sure that both bottom sheets meet as
perfectly as possible.
Take your time here. Start from the rear. Put the
sheet in place, and mark any areas where the
two bottom sheets touch, keeping the sheeting
from meeting perfectly. Use your block with 80
to sand these “high” spots.
Move forward and sand, fit, sand, fit, until it fits
perfectly. Be sure to sand a progressively
sharper bevel, so that the bottom sheets fit
tightly together.
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