Craig
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 | | 30 Sep 2008 06:25 AM | | Ok..... we start with some prep here. I went with the quarter inch forum in combat x. I've got the stringer and ribs marked out... Here's what I've got so far...
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 06:27 AM | | 
I wish I had a steadier hand with the marker. I tried to keep the stringer above the bulge here....... | | | |
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Craig
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 06:39 AM | | The ribs are darker for the pictures.
Here's my math:
50.83 is the length
43.20 is 85%
7.63 is the difference
4.63 the remainder after the 2 inch bow and 1 inch.
18.52 is 4.63 divided by 1/4 inch or .250
meaning I have 18 ribs.
The stringer is 1/4 inch as per combat x formula.
What do you think Curt? | | | |
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Stokamoto
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| | 30 Sep 2008 06:45 AM | | Looks good so far Craig. Interesting setup. Nasty Cruiser,Battlecruiser, pocket battleship whatever you lable it .It will kick some A%^&$$ | | | Bismarck
Yamato
Roma
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Chris Easterbrook
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:17 AM | | It is so ugly it is almost cute. It will be one nasty ship. | | | That which does not kill me, makes me stronger. | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:19 AM | | Alright continuing on with the build here.... I needed to know the weight.... I have the Wii Fit and put some stuff like stanley cups, maple syrup, my coin collection and a 6v12a battery.... I then popped it on the balance board. | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:19 AM | | 
I figured to get 12 to 13 pounds would be accurate for the model and then I could test out the stringer and what Graf looked like on the pool... | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:21 AM | | 
Well Graf would turn out to be 13 pounds, which is what I wanted.... his BMI is 7.12 which is not so good... underweight for a human, but, perfect for a float test in the pool! | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:23 AM | | 
That looks good! The pool is at the end of season so it is done.... boy it can use some cleaning.... but, the Graf looks about right.... I marked it out pretty close... Cutting will be fun.... | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:26 AM | | 
Graf's rear end sticks out something fierce out of the water! Once I have everything balanced he will really start to look good.... it should be a very stable platform.... knocking it around, it only took a bounce or two to right itself... | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:29 AM | | 
Here is a waterline shot of the stern. That does ride high out of the water.... there is 13 pounds of stuff in there... this could get interesting... | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:30 AM | | 
The predator approaches! I need to adjust the coin collection ballast... bit of a list.... | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:32 AM | | 
Here is the best shot of the midship area. Looks like 1/4 inch clearance from the water to the stringer. That's what I wanted. Not a lot to shoot at! | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:35 AM | | 
Another shot. I like this ship.... | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:37 AM | | 
Well the first side turned out well.... | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:41 AM | | 
Another shot of the first side. | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:47 AM | | 
The pretty ugly thing done. It took an hour and ten minutes to cut out. | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:51 AM | | 
There we go... I now appreciate the work that goes into cutting one of these things out. I went through two cutting wheels and am covered in dust. *cough*cough* | | | |
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Craig
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| | 30 Sep 2008 09:55 AM | | 
Oh.... he we go... what could I be doing here... | | | |
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