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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1981 16’ Starcraft Seafarer Finished (New pics 6/5/12)
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<blockquote data-quote="Brine" data-source="post: 145324" data-attributes="member: 1053"><p>Here's what I mean....</p><p></p><p>Here are two pieces of 1.5 x 1.5 x .125 angle. </p><p></p><p>Notice the radius shown in the horizontal piece prevents the vertical from butting up tightly at right angles to both sides of the horizontal. In my case, the gap is 1/8" wide. Also notice that once joined like this with a spacer of .125 behind the vertical, that the vertical now sticks out from the horizontal a total of .25</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/closetfisherman/P6160265-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Therefore, I used 1.5 angle as the horizontal, with 1.25 as the vertical. Once the spacer is installed, the pieces align like this...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/closetfisherman/P6160266.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>On the boat, it looks like this...</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/closetfisherman/P6050213.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>Doing it this way added material, more labor, and longer rivets than originally planned, and this finished product (although extremely solid) just isn't clean enough for my taste. Tubing simply attached with angle brackets would be easier and cleaner IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brine, post: 145324, member: 1053"] Here's what I mean.... Here are two pieces of 1.5 x 1.5 x .125 angle. Notice the radius shown in the horizontal piece prevents the vertical from butting up tightly at right angles to both sides of the horizontal. In my case, the gap is 1/8" wide. Also notice that once joined like this with a spacer of .125 behind the vertical, that the vertical now sticks out from the horizontal a total of .25 [img]https://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/closetfisherman/P6160265-1.jpg[/img] Therefore, I used 1.5 angle as the horizontal, with 1.25 as the vertical. Once the spacer is installed, the pieces align like this... [img]https://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/closetfisherman/P6160266.jpg[/img] On the boat, it looks like this... [img]https://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww216/closetfisherman/P6050213.jpg[/img] Doing it this way added material, more labor, and longer rivets than originally planned, and this finished product (although extremely solid) just isn't clean enough for my taste. Tubing simply attached with angle brackets would be easier and cleaner IMO. [/QUOTE]
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