Over the last few days I have cut out the remaining pieces for the keel sides and bottom. I have joined them using butt blocks. I have pre-drilled and countersunk and will be using silicone-bronze fasteners to attach the blocks. The fasteners will not be removed. I plan on using silicone-bronze fasteners for clamping purposes throughout the build and will also be leaving these in. It sounds as though silicone-bronze is the standard used by professional and amateur boat builders. I opted to use these fasteners also, considering the nominal increase in overall cost. Included are a few pictures of the keel bottom and sides, dry fit together.
a.k.a. "Iron Horse". This is the build of my Berkeley Engineering 'Perfect 10' Mini Tugboat.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Keel Continued - Butt Joints
Over the last few days I have cut out the remaining pieces for the keel sides and bottom. I have joined them using butt blocks. I have pre-drilled and countersunk and will be using silicone-bronze fasteners to attach the blocks. The fasteners will not be removed. I plan on using silicone-bronze fasteners for clamping purposes throughout the build and will also be leaving these in. It sounds as though silicone-bronze is the standard used by professional and amateur boat builders. I opted to use these fasteners also, considering the nominal increase in overall cost. Included are a few pictures of the keel bottom and sides, dry fit together.
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Hey keep up the pace, Ryan, I want to ride in this boat next year!
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