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Offline pratn0

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Re: Cradle making
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2015, 11:58:11 AM »
Finished product.  including roll over test for Jamie.

If anyone needs help making a cradle please let me know as i will be happy to help.





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Re: Cradle making
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2015, 01:04:29 PM »
Try glassing in galvanised angle
I've glassed on odd scraps of hardwood and then bolted through that.

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Re: Cradle making
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2015, 06:39:27 PM »
Wonderful Nick!

Im now catching nick up on this.

To do:

Add final layer of glass to cradles
trim the rubbish ends off
glass on to trolly
place boat on top

if i get my bottom in gear i could do all the above this week, but i doubt that
Thanks
Jamie

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Re: Cradle making
« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2015, 09:08:39 PM »
Sorry, forgot to post a conclusion.


i eventually pulled out my finger and got on with it.
i plexused the cradle to the trolly so i wouldnt move then glassed it to buggery, carpet was added with some no more nails stuff from homebase and bob your uncle, all done.

problems i did find were the back cradle is lower than the previous trolley, this does have a tendency to induce tail strikes (to counter act this i have cut the handles off the trolley so you lift from the bowsprit moving the lift point up 250mm ish)

if anyone does this in the future and needs advise in fluent idiot, please dont hesitate to ask.

Now on to;
finishing the jib,
sanding turbo foil
and making turbo foil stock
Thanks
Jamie