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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Holmes 14' Valco project! Edited with lots of pics!
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<blockquote data-quote="Jdholmes" data-source="post: 226920" data-attributes="member: 6982"><p>Ok! Well, seems like there are a lot of looky-lous here and not a lot of responders, so I figured I better just go out and start figuring things out...actually I am just spontaneous and didn't want to wait.</p><p></p><p>I couldn't find wood with thick enough to use for the transom so I knew I would have to laminate something. Most of the woods wood have been too thick with two layers, and the only one that would have worked was pine...pine is soft...pine is bad. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>Sooo...how to make a 52" wide transom 1 1/4 inch thick? I decided to use five layers of 1/4 inch oak ply. That should do the trick. Using contact cement and clamps. </p><p></p><p>I am going to go ahead and put the nix on the old T shape they used orginaly and make a deeper rectangle...this one will be 52"x13 1/2" which will bring it down to just below where the bottom starts curving in. Best of all it will be one solid laminated piece at 1.25" instead of 5 pieces hodge lodged together with staples and pressure.</p><p></p><p>Will of course post pics of the process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jdholmes, post: 226920, member: 6982"] Ok! Well, seems like there are a lot of looky-lous here and not a lot of responders, so I figured I better just go out and start figuring things out...actually I am just spontaneous and didn't want to wait. I couldn't find wood with thick enough to use for the transom so I knew I would have to laminate something. Most of the woods wood have been too thick with two layers, and the only one that would have worked was pine...pine is soft...pine is bad. ;) Sooo...how to make a 52" wide transom 1 1/4 inch thick? I decided to use five layers of 1/4 inch oak ply. That should do the trick. Using contact cement and clamps. I am going to go ahead and put the nix on the old T shape they used orginaly and make a deeper rectangle...this one will be 52"x13 1/2" which will bring it down to just below where the bottom starts curving in. Best of all it will be one solid laminated piece at 1.25" instead of 5 pieces hodge lodged together with staples and pressure. Will of course post pics of the process. [/QUOTE]
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