Cabin Sole
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:42 pm
Hey guys,
For those of you who have already finished you boats (or are at least farther along than me), did you chamfer the ends of the boards on the cabin sole to match up with where they meet the hull (in profile)? Do your boards contact the hull, or did you leave a gap? And, most importantly, based on how you did it, what would you recommend doing.
My current plan for fitting the cabin sole is to cut the ends to the correct angle (in planform), and then chamfer the lower 1/2 of the end of the board (either at 45 deg or at the approximate angle of the hull at that location..\). And then do the whole batten-cut a fair curve thing, as recommended in the manual. Thoughts?
For those of you who have already finished you boats (or are at least farther along than me), did you chamfer the ends of the boards on the cabin sole to match up with where they meet the hull (in profile)? Do your boards contact the hull, or did you leave a gap? And, most importantly, based on how you did it, what would you recommend doing.
My current plan for fitting the cabin sole is to cut the ends to the correct angle (in planform), and then chamfer the lower 1/2 of the end of the board (either at 45 deg or at the approximate angle of the hull at that location..\). And then do the whole batten-cut a fair curve thing, as recommended in the manual. Thoughts?