Ever considered building an M17 in wood, Jerry? --Craig
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Montgomery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 12:18 PM Subject: Marking The Waterline A while back I worked in Mexico on a powerboat tooling project, and in the absence of a transit we used a string to establ;ish the WL. We taped it to the stem with masking tape and one man got on the other end and slowly bent it around the boat, keeping it level, and another put little tabs of masking tape on it to keep it from sliding. Sounds hokey but it worked great. It was done by an old Mexican boatbuilder, who was also a master with a plane. Nearly everything I could do with a router he could do with a plane, and usually just as fast and as good. Makes you think. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Kidd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:03 PM Subject: Marking The Waterline I made a water level to mark the waterline. Attach a 2-foot section of clear tubing to the end of a garden hose and secure the other end of the hose to a stationary point a few feet above the waterline. With the bulk of the hose hanging below the proposed waterline, hold the clear section of tubing up so that it intersects the waterline. Fill the hose with water until the water is visible inside the tube at the level you wish to paint the stripe. The water level in the tube will remain constant as you work your way around the hull, so just mark and connect the dots to determine your new waterline. Works great, assuming the boat is level and the water isn't freezing... Joe Kidd M15 #207 "Poco A Poco" _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
