Three months ago i commenced building a Crandall Flyer. All going well till i discovered the instructions and the plans and the end result did not agree. Shelved for the moment and have taken on the Baby Bootlegger. Much better.
A scratch build from free plans, a few issues but nothing serious. It will still look similar. I have included a few photos to show where it is going. Hull is planked (1/2 in. wide balsa and next i have to plank again before cutting away the deck to allow access to motor, seating and the rear of the boat.
The original boat was planked in mahogany and the plans indicate 1/16 mahogany strips as a preference. Not available so I will be using lengths of veneer to give the impression and then coating that with resin. In the meantime, sanding, filling, sanding again. I will keep the images coming. (Who knows, we might even get the dining table back one day.)
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Three months ago i commenced building a Crandall Flyer. All going well till i discovered the instructions and the plans and the end result did not agree. Shelved for the moment and have taken on the Baby Bootlegger. Much better.
A scratch build from free plans, a few issues but nothing serious. It will still look similar. I have included a few photos to show where it is going. Hull is planked (1/2 in. wide balsa and next i have to plank again before cutting away the deck to allow access to motor, seating and the rear of the boat.
The original boat was planked in mahogany and the plans indicate 1/16 mahogany strips as a preference. Not available so I will be using lengths of veneer to give the impression and then coating that with resin. In the meantime, sanding, filling, sanding again. I will keep the images coming. (Who knows, we might even get the dining table back one day.)
Crandall Flyer. Just a couple of images of the ribs and you will be able to see where I got to. All cutouts agreed with the plans however I had to expand them a tad to get the boat apart at one stage. I will be rebuilding, possibly using balsa and not the waterproof ply.
The shears are actually supposed to join - did not work. My final image shows where the shears meet the ribs on one side. If i tried to force the join, the shear ended up at an angle instead of sitting flat.
The shears are actually supposed to join - did not work. My final image shows where the shears meet the ribs on one side. If i tried to force the join, the shear ended up at an angle instead of sitting flat.
I am no carpenter, but giving it a try.
It definitely sounds like an error on the plans.
I hope you manage to sort the problem out and let us know how you achieved it.
Good luck.
Martin555.