Nice work Jeff. Pretty big job. Did you press the edges right up to each other or leave a small space to allow for expansion of the slats? I guess after this picture you had to angle cut the ends of the slats. I bet the overall effect is very warm. Bill On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 4:14 PM, Jeff <northwave20@yahoo.com> wrote:
Thanks, One more picture to share. My 23 never had wood on the inside. I had to grind the paint off the inside of the hull in order to fiberglass in vertical wood strips to fasten the fir strips to. This picture shows the inside of the hull with the one the the vertical strips fiberglassed in place.
Jeff
________________________________ From: pam and dana <denko@broadstripe.net> To: Jeff <northwave20@yahoo.com>; For and about Montgomery Sailboats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 9:38 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: wood working question
Jeff--Thanks for including those pictures. Looks beautiful.
Pam Port Townsend
On Mar 20, 2013, at 7:23 AM, Jeff wrote:
A couple other pics Jeff
________________________________ From: Robbin Roddewig <robbin.roddewig@verizon.net> To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 9:27 AM Subject: M_Boats: wood working question
Hi all, last fall I took apart the port wood interior of my M-23 and now have replacement wood from a local sawmill here in VA. They ripped a bunch of ash slats that will replace the rotted and warped slats that I took out (after the hull to deck leak was traced to its source). The question I have is how or if I can easily shape some of the slats. Some of the 9' slats being replaced are pretty straight while other look like a shallow U. I am sure this is due to the curvature of the hull as one proceeds from the floor to the deck. For the curved slats is there a way to shape them a bit before trying to install them (without building a steam chest that is 9' long!)? I may be able to bend them as they go in but then again, I may not. Appreciate any help!
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