by Ghost 2501 » May 7, 2010, 4:18 pm
[quote="danshowe"]I am building an R/C model of the Myron C. Taylor, and I need help making the hull. I am thinking about buying a scrap hull from Bearco Marine, taking the bow and stern sections and joining them using 1/8th or 1/16th in plywood, then fiberglassing the whole thing. Any other Ideas?[/quote]
to be honest, that would actually be a good idea, however care will need to be taken to avoid it leaking.
once you have made the front bow compartment and the stern section, you then also have the possibility of making two free-flooding compartments. just be sure that your bulkheads to the main parallel section are watertight.
To keep everything true as well, perhaps a couple of keel spars as well to bond the bow and stern to the central section.
[quote="danshowe"]I am building an R/C model of the Myron C. Taylor, and I need help making the hull. I am thinking about buying a scrap hull from Bearco Marine, taking the bow and stern sections and joining them using 1/8th or 1/16th in plywood, then fiberglassing the whole thing. Any other Ideas?[/quote]
to be honest, that would actually be a good idea, however care will need to be taken to avoid it leaking.
once you have made the front bow compartment and the stern section, you then also have the possibility of making two free-flooding compartments. just be sure that your bulkheads to the main parallel section are watertight.
To keep everything true as well, perhaps a couple of keel spars as well to bond the bow and stern to the central section.