Bilge Runners?

[Paul H (admin)]

I'd like some advice please on closing the ~19mm slots, from the remains of MilliBee's bilge cases:



I was hoping a 3in by 1/4in hardwood plate would cover the end grain, bend to the hull curve and wear well. Each would need to be about 4 feet long. Where do I buy wood like that?  Is there a better solution?

cheers
Paul

[Port-Na-Storm]

In this corner of dingly dell, a 3in by 1/4in hardwood plate would translate to a 3in by 6mm bit of best plywood.
I would screw/epoxy it over the gap, fillet the edges to seal the grain then whack some tape or matting over it to protect it from the hurly burly.
Much stronger than "real wood".
Plywood comes in nice 4ft widths so you'll only have to make two cuts then stand back and wonder what to make from the rest of the sheet.
I have heard tell that ply is sometimes sold by the half sheet, but for my life I can't see the point in that!

[alopenboat]

Whatever you do I recommend using metal as the rubbing surface, if
you want to minimize maintenance.

If all else fails you can work wonders with a length of water pipe.
:-)


On 18 Mar 2015 at 9:49, Paul (admin) [via UK HBBR For wrote:

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> I'd like some advice please on closing the ~19mm slots, from the
> remains of MilliBee's bilge cases:
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> I was hoping a 3in by 1/4in hardwood plate would cover the end grain,
> bend to the hull curve and wear well. Each would need to be about 4
> feet long. Where do I buy wood like that?  Is there a better solution?
>
> cheers
> Paul
>

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Sail when you can, row when you must, motor
when you have to be at work in the morning.

Alastair Law
Yeovil, England.
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[Paul H (admin)]

D'oh.
I just checked the shed and it is well stocked with odd L shapes of 6mm ply, just looking for a good home.

There are some 9mm sections of Illusions hull, pre-glassed, pre-bent, knocking around. But the inside was painted white and a bit of a pain to strip down.


On the subject of working under boats, both in the cold weather and for those of us no longer 21 and indestructible. I can highly recommend a Pilates mat, 15mm thick for just over a tenner on Ebay:



So soft to kneel and lie on. I'm going to get more to fit in the cabin - a good compromise of cost, comfort, warmth and space. I chucked a cup of water on it and the water pools and doesn't soak in, it just brushes off.

-Paul

[simplesimon]

Paul (admin) wrote

I was hoping a 3in by 1/4in hardwood plate would cover the end grain, bend to the hull curve and wear well. Each would need to be about 4 feet long. Where do I buy wood like that?  Is there a better solution?

Buy a fence post and rip it down? (If you can find a decent hardwood fence post)
Simon