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Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:53 pm**

How thick are the ribbs of your galley, mine currently are drawn up to be 2'' and I'm not sure if that is enough or should I go bigger. My problem is if I go bigger then I lose out on galley space.

Mike

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:21 pm**

Mine are 2" (sort of) there are some jiggy places where they are bigger or smaller.

Can't imagine them bigger.. :thumbsup:

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:59 pm**

2"s should be adequate...I reccomend then in the horizontal as opposed to vertical...helps alleviate the dreaded springback...
madjack

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:16 pm**

MJ,

don't you have that backwards????

You want to run them vertical(top to Bottom) not horizontal(Side to side)
Though I should of asked first what are you using for your ribs?
I would not suggest using barbeques sauce though :lol:

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:24 pm**

I presume you are talking about your hatch. I have two main ribs, one on each side, that is almost 4" wide. Then I have spars going from side to side that are 1x2s

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:13 pm**

Hi Mike, I have built 2 tears, one with laminated 2", 3/4 pine, bandsawed vertical members, which are plenty solid and no springback at all. The other is super-lightweight, just 1/2 inch baltic birch plywood, bandsawn, 1 1/4 at top and bottom, but thicker in the middle. If I were to build again, I would double the 1/2 inch baltic birch, I think it looks nice and is super strong.

Roly......I believe vertical members will result in less (if no) springback :thinking:

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:40 pm**

Thank you for that info, I'm going to stick with 2'' it works with our layout.

Mike

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:51 pm**

rbeemer wrote:MJ,

don't you have that backwards????

You want to run them vertical(top to Bottom) not horizontal(Side to side)
Though I should of asked first what are you using for your ribs?
I would not suggest using barbeques sauce though

oppppsssssss :oops:

...your right, I guess I was havin' a dyslexic moment........................

Posted: **Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:03 pm**

madjack wrote:
rbeemer wrote:MJ,

don't you have that backwards????

You want to run them vertical(top to Bottom) not horizontal(Side to side)
Though I should of asked first what are you using for your ribs?
I would not suggest using barbeques sauce though

oppppsssssss ...your right, I guess I was havin' a dyslexic moment........................

You got your computer lying sideways again...... don't you.......

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