Little skiff
Posted: 06 Feb 2012, 11:44
Have just spent some time removeing the deck on my 13ft skiff.
Found some of the worst timber work I have ever seen- packers made from ripped down timber pallets, 150 to 200mm strips stacked on top of each other for hight to made up 20mm plus because the deck line was not made straight, these were only jamed in under the top packer that only had 2 nails in it over 1600mm.
None of the ply deck or beeding had any glue under it, and all the nails or tacks and screws were mild steel !!
cover trap down the middle of the deck was 70mm wide, this was to cover th 50 to 30 mm gap between the sheets and the fit around the gunnel was that bad they had to lay down, fly bee to cover it. On each corner and on front it had ply nailed on top and shaped with no glue all because at the transom the deck was missing a triangle on one side about 100mmx75mm.
Lucky this hull is not made by the same craftsnan or it wood be fire wood, the hull has not seen water yet so it would not have lasted to long once in use with the crap deck on it. To think they would bother to clear finnish it as if it was good job !!!!!!!!
Some times you should know your limits and skills before you stuff some thing up and get some one who can do it for you,
Found some of the worst timber work I have ever seen- packers made from ripped down timber pallets, 150 to 200mm strips stacked on top of each other for hight to made up 20mm plus because the deck line was not made straight, these were only jamed in under the top packer that only had 2 nails in it over 1600mm.
None of the ply deck or beeding had any glue under it, and all the nails or tacks and screws were mild steel !!
cover trap down the middle of the deck was 70mm wide, this was to cover th 50 to 30 mm gap between the sheets and the fit around the gunnel was that bad they had to lay down, fly bee to cover it. On each corner and on front it had ply nailed on top and shaped with no glue all because at the transom the deck was missing a triangle on one side about 100mmx75mm.
Lucky this hull is not made by the same craftsnan or it wood be fire wood, the hull has not seen water yet so it would not have lasted to long once in use with the crap deck on it. To think they would bother to clear finnish it as if it was good job !!!!!!!!
Some times you should know your limits and skills before you stuff some thing up and get some one who can do it for you,