rail shaping problem..

General Discussion
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hi all

finally got to spend some time with a 6’2c and had a great night! got the template for a new fish cut, foiled it, cut the rail bands but then i got a bit carried away with the planer…

i took a very shallow cut past the point where i wanted the rail (fins and back) to be sharp.

after blending the rails i still have a bit of roll in the rail that i didnt plan on, past the fins.

so should i

  1. not worry about it

  2. try and add some more vee to the tail to loose the roll in the rail.

  3. glass it and use some hot coat to make the edge sharp

its a flat bottom 5’11 twin (if it matters)

thanks for any input

as ever

keen to learn…

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personally keentolearn i woundent bother with it.

But if it is something you want to fix when you hot coat the board you could as you mentioned make a little well on the rail to sharpen it. I have done the p same thing on a swallow tail but only to make the tail stonger. I still got a sharp edge.

3

if you want more vee in the tail, go for it.

otherwise, it’s VERY easy to just set up a little tape to stack some resin at the back when you hotcoat…no worries.

4

Number 3 on your list.

5

hi all

thanks, 3 its is then.

as ever

keen to learn…

6

how wide is the tail? cutting wings in your rails might be an option.

kirk

7

1.wisdom sometimes comes from within.

2.stopping shaping is more important than starting,

i.e. at the magic moment stop.

to continue is the land beyond Crescendo

the nowhere of over shape

the land of self esteem void

2.5 … hot coat good glass rope farther commited rail hardness

#3 glass it another wave just came through.

4.the shapened rail is harder to wrap glass onto without lift and bubbs.

5 . wings are for runway brasierre models

is this shape a heidi?

  1. this is a glorious day according to my wife’s astro birthday book.

glassing it today will make it a grreat and happy board loved by every one.

7.just how many numbers can I hope to accomodate.

  1. anything you wanna do on a board, can be done on the next one

  2. before the horse dies

and you get caught

beating it on the side of the road

rest and reflect .

10.you are already doing the right thing keep it up I am behind you 100%

I’ll bet there are others that support you as well.

…ambrose…

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hi kirk

thats a thought - but at this late stage i think i might make a mess of it.

hi ambrose

thanks for your words of wisdom, as ever a great verse…

;0) thanks.

as ever

keen to learn…

9

hi all

just to keep you updated on the progress on this one…spent a few long nights and the rails came out fine.

had a good night glassing, got my laps down and hotcoated it ok.

then sanded and ready to put the fcs fin plugs in, opted for a quad set up, rushing to get the board ready for a trip down the coast this weekend.

so its just heading to midnight, im starting to slow down, mark the fin bases, dig out the fcs fitting kit, and drill the first 7 out of 8 holes when the battery dies on the drill. oh well back on to charge.

whilst it does i am checking out the rest of whats in the fcs fitting kit box - oh yeah the white “put your plugs here” guides - didnt need those then… woooooooowwww…

yes i did - i drilled the holes at either end of my fin base lines rather than where they should be!!!

after a bit of panicing i drill the correct holes, removed the foam and glass and dropped it back in to the wrong holes, bit of resin and filler and its worked out fine. the fins look better where they are now as well!

pretty please with the final outcome, despite this and forgetting to write down any numbers on the bottom or putting a decal on it…

live and learn, off to order some more blanks now… loving this…

if i figure out how to put some images online i will post some of the finished board, and if it works i will post back…

thanks for listening

as ever

keen to learn…