Boat drawing
I made the boat plans in qcad last weekend.
Here is a pic. The white line is the 4*8 piece of plywood. The grid is 1ft, and the dots at tenths of feet.
I couldn't find a plotter that could print out to 48 inches, so I am going to have to manually plot the points onto the plywood. It would cost me 16$ to print it out on two sheets of 2*8 ft. (the wood was priced at ~11$...)
I'll find a camera and post the model that I made out of index card material to make sure that it fits together. The curve on the side pieces is not drawn in, because I don't know what shape it will be. I'll use the other pieces to make the frame, then just scribe a line on the side pieces where material needs to be removed.
That actually brought up a good point. I may have to use a hand saw to do that cut, as it will be working on the boat after is it sort of put together.
The little red lines on the side pieces show where it should contact the back (or front) of the boat. The piece on the far left is in the middle to keep the sides apart and add to structural stability. I still don't know exactly what I am going to be doing with that piece.
I should label the pieces with a,b,c or something so that I can call them something other than 'the piece on the far left' or 'the side piece'.
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I can't wait to get supplies with you!! I am definitely a supporter of coming up with a naming convention b/c I see myself shouting, 'Which piece?!? They all look the same!!' :-)
Your blogging software swallowed my comment without posting, so here is the second attempt.
You could borrow from existing nautical vernacular: transom, pram, port side, starboard [or stearboard as unto the mariners of old], and bulkhead.
Unfortunately, row boat terminology does not lend itself as well to innuendo as in sailing: she was between the guy and the sheets all day...
In other news, my dad owns a jigsaw, and I shall be visiting this evening to celebrate his birthday. If I can find it, I'll bring it back with any blades that are good. This should surely diminish the quantity of handsawing you'll have to expend unless you perceive some element of glamor at using only inexpensive hand tools...
-- andy
No, I think powertools are allowed. I have a general purpose blade for that type of saw, I will get one more suited to the task at hand. I think It will take me longer to lay out where to cut, as I could not print out life size plans.
Once I have pieces cut out it should come together rather quickly. This is prompting me to get a camera. I figure I should also get a yardstick to draw straight lines on the wood.
I thought of some more nautical terms that you in particular may have use for: founder, capsize, turtle, man overboard, Saftey of Life at Sea, life jacket, SOS, salvage...
kidding. When are you going to begin construction and where are you getting glass cloth?
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