Friday, 22 October 2010

Small Craft Build.

Intro.
Finally, we started to build a small craft boat. This is the first time to build a boat so we are really looking foward to doing this project even though a little bit worries about that. we also work as a team so we are going to learn meaning of teamwork. This boat going to be designed all things even though we are amature boatbuilders.
Getting Started.


This is our plan which we should follow for 6 weeks. All of our team members must be responsible to lead a team each week. One of the important thing is that we support each other even though someone a bit behind or make a mistake.









<Cutting List>


This is cutting list


1) frame

when you make a frame you should make sure level of the frame so first of all you should make a flat, for example  if there are some screw or nails, you have to get rid of all of them and then check it several time. why is it important is that if you are wrong or the frame is uneven, your boat can be wrong boat shape and might sink when you sail.
after that, make a centerline of the frame. The centerline should be tight which does not move and then make staions follow the plan. The common interval is 500mm in this boat. one of the way to mark the common interval, I recommend you to make own rule which is 500mm and you mark it on the frame by the rule. I think this way is very easy, quick and accurate.

This mark is for center line when you set up stations. If you cut marks and set up, the ceterline will not move.
 when you setting up stations you need to brace because each station does not sure level and it can be fall down if you do not set up brace. Also brace make more strong each station. Actually we tried third time to make stations because we had some mistake which stations were not level and all stations measurement were wrong. Those mistake were annoyed us but after fix that we could know what we were wrong.


1 comment:

  1. How is it?
    This is starting to be a very good Blogg. I like your clear photos and the explainations you give that helps you remember what they mean for you.
    Getting the grid correct can be quite hard. It is good to see that you kept correcting it until it was right. I know doing this takes alot of time but it is very important that it is as per the plans.
    How did you find setting up the frames once the cross-spals were set into place?
    Which side of the station lines did you set them up at the frd end?
    Did you line up all the stations with the string line? Have you a photo of this?
    Did you bevel the frames?
    Cheers

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