A hard nose

[Sonar]

drying the plug.

[paul tilley]

sonar i have seen a grp skoda body shell built for a race car by making a mould using plaster over a new car and that worked very well especially with a big V8 under the bonnet and any decent tube maker will be able to make the tubes to fit your hull/hard nose

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by paul tilley

sonar i have seen a grp skoda body shell built for a race car by making a mould using plaster over a new car and that worked very well especially with a big V8 under the bonnet and any decent tube maker will be able to make the tubes to fit your hull/hard nose

Thanks Paul.
the tube maker has been advising me all the way as to his requirements.

[chewy]

Originally Posted by Sonar

Thanks Paul.
the tube maker has been advising me all the way as to his requirements.

Who's doing the tubes.
Looks like you've made good progress. Is that the speed boat hull?

[wiLlfish]

Originally Posted by Sonar

Sisyphus was a Greek mythological figure

dat mite bee de caise butt wiLK waz speekin fromm eksperiense.

hee az rowld a rownd bowlder upp mukkish mowntain inn donnigal 43 tymes an thenn wochid itt rowl too de botom 43 tymes.

az sewn az theez figgers disagrea bi wan mukksih mowntain wil av a noo peek an wil bee too fut torler

wiLk

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by chewy

Who's doing the tubes.
Looks like you've made good progress. Is that the speed boat hull?

Hi yes it was and its all been chopped down now and wet and dry sanded.
just about to start the g7 polish bit.

loads more to do to it before it's ready to start.
I have cut the transom down so as it will take an extra long shaft engine.
hence it will not be as low to the water..

I will be making postings when i get to start it.

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by wiLlfish

dat mite bee de caise butt wiLK waz speekin fromm eksperiense.

hee az rowld a rownd bowlder upp mukkish mowntain inn donnigal 43 tymes an thenn wochid itt rowl too de botom 43 tymes.

az sewn az theez figgers disagrea bi wan mukksih mowntain wil av a noo peek an wil bee too fut torler

wiLk

Yep sounds a bit like me and a home build rib. I think.

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by chewy

Who's doing the tubes.
Looks like you've made good progress. Is that the speed boat hull?

a company in Preston.
www.sitltd.co.uk Mr C.Chadwick
he has been more than helpful .

Great advise from him and from Eastcoast glass fiber and of course the members of Ribnet.

Advise from all has prompted me to have a go at my home made rib.
While using what I have to hand to reduce the cost of a one off 6 plus mtr rib.

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by bedajim

why

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...ight=hard+nose

posting number 7 made my mind up for me .

[chewy]

Originally Posted by Sonar

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...ight=hard+nose

posting number 7 made my mind up for me .

All seem like good reasons. Apart from the manufacture of the nose cone is there any downside to it?

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by chewy

All seem like good reasons. Apart from the manufacture of the nose cone is there any downside to it?

I hope not ha ha

gives a nice deck as well for a shiny stainless steel bollard.

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by Sonar

.
I have cut the transom down so as it will take an extra long shaft engine.
hence it will not be as low to the water..

Wont this put the water closer to the top of the transom & just put the prop lower in the water ?

What am I missing ?

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by PeterM

Wont this put the water closer to the top of the transom & just put the prop lower in the water ?

What am I missing ?

The height of the transom from the keel is going to be 26" so it will be higher than some but will require an extra long shaft engine.

http://www.onlineoutboards.com/Help....n=Shaft-Length

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by paul tilley

sonar i have seen a grp skoda body shell built for a race car by making a mould using plaster over a new car and that worked very well especially with a big V8 under the bonnet and any decent tube maker will be able to make the tubes to fit your hull/hard nose

I have made a test box out of PLASTER and it has dried well.
a few grades and sandpaper and 3 coats of polish and surprise surprise it has come up better than I thought it would.

I will be making the test mould next week and hope it comes out and looks well.

If it works o.k. it looks like plugs for a hard nose consul and seat would have cost no more than £30.00. not to bad a cost for home build.
I will post pictures as I go.
the disadvantage to plaster plugs are the drying time this time of year.

[Sonar]

The mould for the hard nose.

It has now been split and the lower section mashed into the hull prior to laying up the hull.

[Sonar]

Well this is the last picture of the hard nose.
Formed in foam plastered mould made and now the finished nose.

Just to attache the the rest of the hull.
sometime soon.

[Sonar]

Started to fit the hard nose today.
not as easy as I thought it was going to be.

Kept sliding into the boats bilge while trying to laminate the joint in part.