Some parts of any boat are hard to access, in this case the area was closed in some fifteen years back?
Note the partners which support the laminated spring floor cross beam, that then accepts the 20mm 316 studs and nuts, one of which can just be seen. The area had just been washed out when this picture was taken, the traces of white in the right corner and lower center are soap bubbles, the white lines are paint runs!
Dudley Dix designed this boat and did the keel and laminated frame details, the glues used were Balcotan 100 on the laminted African Mahogany frames and Shell 816 epoxy on the keel members and the hull skin, all joints remain as good as when made one and a half decades back. All surfaces are given a coat of thin epoxy to keep moisture out of the plywood and timber.
This area will now be painted out as its a great small parts store!
Roy
Dudley Dix comments:
I studied your photo carefully. I saw the bubbles on the surface and droplets hanging from above and wondered what was going on. Then I realised that you had just washed it out and I was seeing water and soap. The laminated frame looks in excellent shape, no signs of any separation in the frame or between the frame and backbone.
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Note the partners which support the laminated spring floor cross beam, that then accepts the 20mm 316 studs and nuts, one of which can just be seen. The area had just been washed out when this picture was taken, the traces of white in the right corner and lower center are soap bubbles, the white lines are paint runs!
Dudley Dix designed this boat and did the keel and laminated frame details, the glues used were Balcotan 100 on the laminted African Mahogany frames and Shell 816 epoxy on the keel members and the hull skin, all joints remain as good as when made one and a half decades back. All surfaces are given a coat of thin epoxy to keep moisture out of the plywood and timber.
This area will now be painted out as its a great small parts store!
Roy
Dudley Dix comments:
I studied your photo carefully. I saw the bubbles on the surface and droplets hanging from above and wondered what was going on. Then I realised that you had just washed it out and I was seeing water and soap. The laminated frame looks in excellent shape, no signs of any separation in the frame or between the frame and backbone.
