The hull is plenty strong but, as above, rest the transom on some lumber, and secure the boat against wind gusts.My father is visiting is this weekend. He suggested standing the boat up vertically, with the bow leaning against the wall in the garage. He had the exact thoughts of "gravity assist"
Noting the limited supply of epoxy [in the kit], I used a sturdy piece of handy plastic to support the "lost space" at the rear Styrofoam block. A foot-long plastic paint-stir stick would have been a better filler-piece. Wood placed in the keel area would have been a source of water absorption and weight. The fiberglass "spring" (bottom photo) being prepared adjacent to the keel repair helped to use up the limited epoxy supplied in the kit, so I've bought a pint more, with "slow" hardener, at my local hardware store.
I just stumbled on my supply of 9-inch "retired" fire hose (measured flat).L&VWs,
1) What width works best for a sling set up frame? Any thoughts?
3) Where is a good place to look for those sling belts. What are they? Thoughts?
Indoors, I'd secure all the wires with tape, and keep combustibles away from the area. If it makes you nervous, you could move the whole works to the back yard. (Secured up-side down, tape the wires down, and assume the worst in possible winds). Yours is a low-current application, which is safer. (I'd be comfortable, regardless).I have rewired that computer fan as listed above in the video. I have wire nuts insulating those spliced wires. Would you guys be comfortable letting that computer fan run while you were away from your house for a month? The thought of that makes me nervous. What say you guys?
Whitecap
It's now cut in half lengthwise, re-sanded, and re-coated with resin. There could have been more of a curve put into it.The "spring" turned out well, but it's 'way too strong. I'll have to cut it in half lengthwise. Later, I thought, "Why not simply use a batten from an old Tornado sail?"I'm still puzzling over what to bond to the ends, and perhaps bond to the Styrofoam blocks. There's a piece of Trex around here somewhere.
Like I mentioned above...air coming out a vent hole isn't a deal breaker. You just need to have a SLIGHTLY higher pressure internally and if air is coming out vent holes, no biggie. I was able to hook a powerful shopvac up to a transom drain, leave a cockpit inspection port open and STILL see I had a couple leaks up by the bow at the hull/deck joint. Air was POURING out the cockpit vent, but there was enough internal pressure to still do a leak test. Had I sealed up the vent, my shopvac probably would have exploded my little fish hull.Hey guys,
Ive been thinking the last few days on what to do here. Im thinking this - having air squirt out the vent hole, probably negated the effectiveness of the leak test. So, I should probably redo it. No sweat.
Whitecap