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1436 front deck framing - - - - - - - - - - NEW PICS PAGE 2!
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<blockquote data-quote="chevyrulz" data-source="post: 304608" data-attributes="member: 10914"><p>i tried last night to get the deck floor cardboard template cut out correctly to match the curve of the the side of the hull, but i couldn't come up with anything other than just eyeballing it over and over again until it fit perfect which i chose not to do...yet... any tricks to share?</p><p></p><p> i was thinking of taking lateral measurements from the 2 longitudinal center supports (the middle ones) to the sides of the hull on 3" or 6" center to get a rough polygonal shape of the deck floor piece, & then freehand the curve between the points on my polygon to create a pretty close cardboard template which i could trim to fit perfect before transferring onto my diamond plate. i installed those 2 center supports to be square with each another as well as be perpendicular to both the front bow rail & the middle bench. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>obviously, i want to try & minimize the amount of water which can get under my front deck since it's being used for storage, and i realize having a good fit between the deck floor & hull sides is important for that. i will definitely cut the deck floor piece big, & fit it to the hull, but i am just trying to get that "big" piece as close as i can since cutting the diamond plate takes some time & 5200 only covers so big a gap...ideally there will be 1/16" all the way around</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chevyrulz, post: 304608, member: 10914"] i tried last night to get the deck floor cardboard template cut out correctly to match the curve of the the side of the hull, but i couldn't come up with anything other than just eyeballing it over and over again until it fit perfect which i chose not to do...yet... any tricks to share? i was thinking of taking lateral measurements from the 2 longitudinal center supports (the middle ones) to the sides of the hull on 3" or 6" center to get a rough polygonal shape of the deck floor piece, & then freehand the curve between the points on my polygon to create a pretty close cardboard template which i could trim to fit perfect before transferring onto my diamond plate. i installed those 2 center supports to be square with each another as well as be perpendicular to both the front bow rail & the middle bench. obviously, i want to try & minimize the amount of water which can get under my front deck since it's being used for storage, and i realize having a good fit between the deck floor & hull sides is important for that. i will definitely cut the deck floor piece big, & fit it to the hull, but i am just trying to get that "big" piece as close as i can since cutting the diamond plate takes some time & 5200 only covers so big a gap...ideally there will be 1/16" all the way around [/QUOTE]
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