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Well Kevin he still did a darn nice job !!!
I get your boys confused so which one was it again.

Son #1 = Clayton (13) [spongebob] / Son #2 = Charlie (11) [lobster & derby race]
(They made lots of other Pinewood cars, too, but I'll save you the details! PM me off-thread if you want pics or need ideas for your kids.)

Oh, and for those of you wondering about wood bending, I found a good website when I was browsing tonight (fruitlessly looking for a picture of a bending table). The only thing wrong with the site is that the tube for bending the wood is shown level, and it shouldn't be - it should be tilted so that the condensed water can drain out and not soak into the wood. Oh, and make sure the Gas Can is either a new one, or one you've cleaned out thoroughly with lots of soap and water!!

Hi folks
My log in problems are resolved.
So how did I make that dish rack? The back and bottom is 3/4 inch cedar rounded at both ends. The fiddle is made out of 2 strips of 1 1/2 inch cedar
ripped 1/8 inch thick must be clear no knots. Get the strips wet.I threw mine in the bathtub to soak while assembled the other parts of the shelf. Then get
lots of clamps . I used waterproof polyuerthane glue it works well with damp
wood . spread glue start clamping in the middle working towards the ends the wood strip should bend around the rounded corner if the bend not too sharp. Wipe off excess glue let dry. Then spread more glue on the first strip
and clamp the next strip to it. Trim the ends with coping saw let dry and sand. I used 3 coats of clear Danish Oil no varnish for finish.
The rack is attached to the liner with 2 stainless steel bolts 1/4 inch right through the side of the boat and 3M 5200 on the backside.

T Chapman wrote: The rack is attached to the liner with 2 stainless steel bolts 1/4 inch right through the side of the boat and 3M 5200 on the backside.

Hi and welcome.

Thanks for the mod and the info.

Did you really run the bolts rights through the hull? I had to drill a hole in the side for a head vent, I am still trying to get over that event.

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Thanks for the details, Tom! I hadn't considered using laminated pieces for the curves, but that was a great idea. And yes, that 'Gorilla Glue' works nicely with already damp wood, instead of having to wet it manually prior to gluing... just gotta watch for the excess that foams out of the gaps with that sort of glue!

I don't know if you can do it - I haven't tried - but if you can update your existing mod it would be good to put these details into it for posterity. If you can't, I know Heath can, so you could drop him a PM and ask.

Between the bolts and the 5200, that baby's *never* coming off the boat!

Thanks Tom,

It was fun trying to figure out the how to's. I'm sure you opened a few eyes when the info about you drilling right through was read

thanks

Ray

Hello
I'm glad you all liked the dish rack.

As far as drilling holes in the boat goes it's something I've gotten used to.

I've had the boat for seven years now and I have a lot of stuff mounted on

the topsides,Winches, rope clutches,turning blocks etc. You just have to be

careful and make sure everything is beded and sealed.

Tom

Kevin yours ( steam tube )looks better than what was described to me years ago by a couple from England Canada The World.
I spent many a night listening to the adventures of them living and working all round the world. How they sailed to England from Morocco and then on to Canada in a 30+ ft. sloop for 30 days of 30 footers or so she described it. ( hence the need to bend timber and plank )
All the while we sat around in my garden on a warm tropical evening drinking my Scotch. About how they had found lost luggage, still sitting on the tarmac in the blistering African Sun for 10 days with what was. . . .had been, a frozen Turkey still inside. A young couple they were at one time, who moved from England to Canada for free, even got a free house such as it was or in her words, it wasn't. Things were much different back in the day. Many a night many a story and . . . .Many a bottle of my Scotch!