Hi Ron You say the supports are exactly level under your keel yet the waterline is 1" higher at the bow, you are presuming that if the keel is level the waterline should be parallel to it. I don't think that is necessarily so.
Wayne ---- Original Message ----- From: "ron and cathryn goodspeed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 4:38 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Marking The Waterline > Well, "hula pie" is hanging from the rafters in my shop [with extra > supports under the keel] and she ain't going back in the water until > that new bottom is on, so I'm glad to hear the various ideas on marking > the waterline. The supports under the keel are exactly level and yet > the old waterline was about one inch higher on the bow- should it be > exactly level all the way around? Something I never noticed until > stripping the old bottom-what a horrible job that is! -that the > waterline port and starboard are about 2 inches different and not even > on the same strake! I am thinking of adding a boot stripe- do they look > good on a lapstrake boat? What type of paint should I use for the > stripe? > > While she's up I will be removing the iron board for sandblasting, etc > and repairing the area around the stop pin where a previous repair needs > some more work. How heavy are the old iron c-boards and how many people > are needed to safely remove it without getting crushed toes? Any clever > ideas on how to paint up inside the trunk? > > Thanks for the great ideas and info, > Ron Goodspeed M17 "hula pie" #025 > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
