by kayakrguy » Sun Sep 10, 2006 7:31 pm
Hi guys,
Ok, thanks for your advice and I WILL look at smoothing out the hatch lines. I did 'experimentally' bend a 1/8" Luan around the bend and it DID go, but boy the tension was tight! The interesting thing is that the profile, except for the 2 feet I added in the middle is almost exactly that of the Tiny Tears pattern...very minor modifications...
That leads to two additonal questions, one short one longer...
The short one: Look at the curve on the front of the build. Whaddya think about that? Doable?
Now, a question about the 1/8" plywood and the hatch--and for that matter the roof.
What will work in holding 1/8 ply down? If I use tightbond/gorilla glue will that hold the skin down without screws/nails? I would screw the 1/8 down while the glue dried but take them out when finished, epoxy holes etc.
If that would NOT work (or not work for long) how in the world do you screw down 1/8 inch ply and hide the screws--there is no room to truly counter sink anything. As to nailing...I don't have a nailer and if I did I think nails would simply go through the Luan?
So, advice about front curve, fastening roof/hatch appreciated,
Jim
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