79 Vulture Recore

[kytekeith]

the stringers will be strongest if one continuous piece . splicing possibly done by overlap of material screwing and glassing . the more overlap of material the stronger the splice will be. of coarse one piece is choice. If spliced i would think the splice should be up front and not on the last few feet of running surface. I don't know if i should compare boat building with building construction but splicing of materials are done by overlap as in walls and after the finish is applied to both sides you have a structure just as strong as one piece.

I have basicly the same problem figuring out my stringers also.

If i recall correctly my vector had a but splice in one of the stringers from the factory. It was torwards the front so maybe a simple but ends and glass in will do . I don't like the idea myself. JMO

[ccrick]

the stringers will be strongest if one continuous piece . splicing possibly done by overlap of material screwing and glassing . the more overlap of material the stronger the splice will be. of coarse one piece is choice. If spliced i would think the splice should be up front and not on the last few feet of running surface. I don't know if i should compare boat building with building construction but splicing of materials are done by overlap as in walls and after the finish is applied to both sides you have a structure just as strong as one piece.

I have basicly the same problem figuring out my stringers also.

If i recall correctly my vector had a but splice in one of the stringers from the factory. It was torwards the front so maybe a simple but ends and glass in will do . I don't like the idea myself. JMO

Tongue and groove then buddy up. Yes I agree, the joints should be up front.

[kytekeith]

Tongue and groove then buddy up. Yes I agree, the joints should be up front.

What is meant by budddying up? Is that putting two boards side by side or end to end? sorry for my igrnoance

[VultureNo2]

I think end to end. Right Rick.

[ccrick]

End to end with a tongue and groove joint then fasten shorter length of ply over the joint.
Below is a bad drawing of what I'm talking about.
Top veiw, like the screws?

[VultureNo2]

That sounds like a great way to go. It shouldn't be that hard to do. Thanks for all the support Rick. How many days left till boating?

[ccrick]

How many days left till boating?

To many. Almost done with the gear case. Just spiffin it up. All the ice broke up last weekend around here. I'm sure it'll be next month. Need the ramp docks in though.

[VultureNo2]

We must have been posting at the same time. I didn't see your diagram until this morning. I think the drawing is fine. I wasn't thinking of putting ply on the sides of the joint like that, but it really makes sense. I hope to have the stringers, bulkheads and floor roughed in by this weekend. I thought I had a place to get my materials close here, but when I called them, all they wanted to deal with is large quantities. I may have to order them, which will slow me down a bit. That will allow for a little more time to get the inside even cleaner.

[ccrick]

Bill, got wood yet? lol

[VultureNo2]

Yeah. I go wood last weekend. But because I thought I was originally going to use 5/8 ply for the seats, I need to go back and get 2 more 4x8's of 1/2. I did get a quote on the materials for the build and it came out to be about $450.00. Not quite as much as I expected. I am working with express composites up in Minneapolis. They have been super helpful. They did however, talk my back into balsa from foam. She had two reasons. If the resin sandwich isn't air tight, foam will rot also, same as balsa. The second reason was that the resin adheres better to the balsa then it does to the foam. She sells both and the foam is a little more expensive, so I figured her advise is good. I don't think it matters that much. It will outlast us all. They ship the product in 1 day. I just need a 24 period with temps above 65. Since we are still dipping down in the 40's at night, I will have to wait a bit. That gives me time to get all my stringers, bulkheads and flooring all cut and ready. I am getting real excited about building it back up instead of tearing it down. If all goes as scheduled, I should make it on the water by spring or early summer. Can't wait.