Re: Point Comfort 23
Posted by MarkR on
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On to the transom. The biggest issue with cutting out the transom was the weight of the 18 mm Meranti plywood. I was working alone, but our neighbor 'H' came to the rescue and helped me handle the 4' X 8' sheets.
The plywood was supported by sawhorses, then cut to size using my shop-made track saw. Two pieces were made to provide the desired 1 1/2" thickness. Both of these pieces went into the car to go back to my home shop for gluing.
A small departure from the drawings, I notched the inner transom for the chines and keelson. I like the idea of giving it just a little bit more glue area. The transom was glued up using screws to hold the center areas and clamps at the perimeter. On one piece of plywood the motor well cutout was made and finished. The second piece was left blank. Once glued, the second piece was removed with a saber saw and finished off with a pattern bit in a hand held router.
Time for it to go back to the shop and onto the building frame!
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On to the transom. The biggest issue with cutting out the transom was the weight of the 18 mm Meranti plywood. I was working alone, but our neighbor 'H' came to the rescue and helped me handle the 4' X 8' sheets.
The plywood was supported by sawhorses, then cut to size using my shop-made track saw. Two pieces were made to provide the desired 1 1/2" thickness. Both of these pieces went into the car to go back to my home shop for gluing.
A small departure from the drawings, I notched the inner transom for the chines and keelson. I like the idea of giving it just a little bit more glue area. The transom was glued up using screws to hold the center areas and clamps at the perimeter. On one piece of plywood the motor well cutout was made and finished. The second piece was left blank. Once glued, the second piece was removed with a saber saw and finished off with a pattern bit in a hand held router.
Time for it to go back to the shop and onto the building frame!
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