Designing for Dinghies, Ep. 10: Installing the False Keel
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- In this video, I continue building my glue laminate lapstrake/clinker construction 14' Aber sailing dinghy designed by François Vivier. This time I’ll be building and attach-ing the false keel! I’m building a small sailboat as a test platform for the design and de-velopment of products and equipment for dinghy camp cruising. These videos are in-tended to document what building a small sailing dinghy is like.
I really want to build a Vivier design and your documentation has really answered some big (but basic) questions for me, thanks for all the videos so far and I hope to see some more!
Glad you're back at it Trygve. This series has inspired me to also build an Aber, I'm starting on my kit next week.
That's so great. Glad to hear, and have fun!
That 60 day timelapse was... intimidating o.0
It's been a fun project, but it has also been a long project. There's so much to do, learn, and figure out. there's always ways to improve the details of the design, or one's own craftsmanship, not to mention fixing mistakes. But if you look at it like a big learning experience, without any pressure to finish quickly, it can be very rewarding. At least that's what I'm finding.
I'm surprised that the false keel meets the false stem in the way it does, oversailing it. That leaves end grain of the false keel exposed. Wouldn't a scarf have been a better joint?
Anyway, great to see you back and making solid progress.
Good point Mike. There are many details like this that can be tweaked and improved from what the plans say. Sometimes I make a change, but in many cases, like this one, I just follow the instructions and hope the designer made a good decision.
Nice to catch up again. Sanding does make a mess, mind you, making the mast does too, I'm doing some of the bigger elements now due to limited space. She looks lovely the right way up, a really nice job. I am in agreement with MikeAG333 about the false keel riding over the false stem, it is something I have been thinking about since getting the plans, purely based on the thinnest part is on the leading edge when a scarf would protect it. I notice you have put the sculling notch on the starboard side, which is the right side for a right handed person to scull facing forward. HNY, look forward to the next vid, hopefully the restrictions will be lifting and allowing you to work on her as much as you like.
Hi Dale, Glad to hear your project is under way! Luckily I was able to do most of the spars outside - I'm working on editing that footage now. I think if you have the time to improve the stem/keel joint from the plans, it's definitely a good idea. But I'm kinda in 'get the boat done' mode. Also, once the epoxy fairing and paint is coating everything, and the half round bronze is attached, I'm pretty sure it will be just fine this way. The sculling notch!!! That was really confusing to get in the correct spot for a right hander (the plans came with the notch on the port side). It doesn't seem like it would be too tricky, but with laminating the transom layers correctly to get the right bevel and assembling the boat upside down it was a bit of a brain twister.
Any updates?
I hope you are still making good progress on the boat. I know it takes a lot of time. Will you be posting more video? I miss seeing them. Love the Aber.
It's gone a bit quiet. I'm looking forward to an update.
Juggling actually having time to work on the boat with documentation, but I'm hoping to have another update sometime soon.
Will there be any more update? Would really like to see the finished boat.
I really really need to post an update. Hopefully I'll have time soon. The project continues, but documentation/editing always seems to take last priority. Hope to share more in the next few months. Thanks for asking!!
Great video, thanks! I have a question for you back at the strake-joining stage (way back when) - were the jig-saw joints REALLY tight? I worry that my planks have expanded in the humidity.
If I recall correctly, some of the puzzle joints on the strakes were pretty tight, but not crazy tight. The expansion on marine plywood, even with humidity should be pretty minimal, but if they were sitting around a long time I guess it's possible. You could try putting them in a warm dry spot for a week to see what happens. Probably some careful sanding and splinter removal along the edges of the joints, though annoyingly tedious, should help them fit together.
@@designingfordinghies5427 a week!? That's an eternity in the mind of an optimist who's desperate to get out onto the water. I'll get the file...
@@damoog5985 LOL. Gotta get it done! Hope it goes well, and the joints start fitting with out too much effort. Good luck!!