So, as we moved from the transom forward, I expected to have the same problem at bulkhead 53.5 as other have. We didn't. I thought at first it was because we lofted ourselves and changed something somehow. Then I realized that as I had chosen 53.5 as one of the jig locations, the jig was holding the panel to the "as designed" shape and changing what was going on above the half way point and forward. It has been a somewhat frustrating deal getting the bow to at least appear correct. I even slide the boat back off of the jig and still had issues. Maybe something isn't just right with that lofting afterall!
We finally took the bulkheads out and re-checked them and they were just about right on. So, I decided to let the boat have its way. The topsides ended up with a bit of flare and the bow developed a slight, but symetrical, "hollow" just above the waterline. The picture of the bow with the little battons in place shows this "hollow". To get this far, we made a brand new #18, which is now more of a "#19". The hull is "as designed" up about half-way then flares out. The shear looks good as does the chine. The panel joint appears to bulge out, but it really does not. Took me a while to get used to that.
The "epoxy crew" shows up Monday and I still haven't finished the bow. Work, of all things, as this is supposed to be my work right now, keeps getting in the way of progress. And, a good thing, some of the guys have been getting real jobs.
I'm also going to lay up some sample panels and see just how much stiffer that interior glassing is going to make the hull panels.
I just noticed that someone had asked a question at the previous post and I missed it. Anyway, the reason for the tilted sole is that we added those wings at the transom to help support the twin rudders and wanted to insure good draniage when the boat wasn't heeled very much. If it wasn't for those wings that effectively reduced the open area of the transom, we probably would not have added the slope.
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