Not according to the best standards... but I have a funny feeling that with a repair, as opposed to a new build, especially on an old boat that has time to settle into its shape, one has some leeway. I would NEVER fit such a short plank on a new build, scarf or no. That little piece will be a patch, basically.
OOF. Yeah, this is why I'm doing scarfed plank repairs. Also gonna be making the repair pieces thicker than the original planks, especially on the smaller ones, so they can be faired to the shape of the hull. No bending necessary. At least thats the plan. Im gonna be starting some of that in the spring.
You will probably have to bend no matter what, and the thicker it is, the harder it will be. Shorter pieces will fight you more, obviously... no leverage. I don't recall offhand what planks you need to repair or replace, but the builder of my Tahiti warned me that it was a "difficult hull to plank", and that he had to do a lot of steaming. I'm sure you see it, near the garboards, and at either end, in particular. Some of those pieces had to be bent in two directions, and twisted quite a bit. I did eventually get that short piece on the boat, after planing it down quite a bit and cupping the inside. It will be faired more on the outside, but mostly vertically, if you know what I mean, to match the existing hull section. But it made a huge difference to take that last 1/8" off the outside. I agree that with a scarf, you can expect to be tapering the ends quite a bit... I could have approached the butt joints the same way, but my instinct was to avoid having structural "dead spots" (aside from the butt joints themselves)... I believe that whatever joint you choose, the planks need to be "sprung" a little, if for no other reason than to keep them in step with the old structure.
Thanks for sharing. On one side of the plank, you made the wood look brighter. Make sure it is not a sapwood.
Yes 2 frames is not ok for a plank replacement good call. 3 is even not great. 5 is a good rule. Keep trucking. It's such fun work!
Unless your scarfing the repairs in.
@SavingMaverick55 even then I don't feel it's right , and would be complicated you'd have to shape the plank to the curve ....
Not according to the best standards... but I have a funny feeling that with a repair, as opposed to a new build, especially on an old boat that has time to settle into its shape, one has some leeway. I would NEVER fit such a short plank on a new build, scarf or no. That little piece will be a patch, basically.
OOF. Yeah, this is why I'm doing scarfed plank repairs. Also gonna be making the repair pieces thicker than the original planks, especially on the smaller ones, so they can be faired to the shape of the hull. No bending necessary. At least thats the plan. Im gonna be starting some of that in the spring.
@@SavingMaverick55 jsut replace the planks whole
You will probably have to bend no matter what, and the thicker it is, the harder it will be. Shorter pieces will fight you more, obviously... no leverage.
I don't recall offhand what planks you need to repair or replace, but the builder of my Tahiti warned me that it was a "difficult hull to plank", and that he had to do a lot of steaming. I'm sure you see it, near the garboards, and at either end, in particular. Some of those pieces had to be bent in two directions, and twisted quite a bit.
I did eventually get that short piece on the boat, after planing it down quite a bit and cupping the inside. It will be faired more on the outside, but mostly vertically, if you know what I mean, to match the existing hull section. But it made a huge difference to take that last 1/8" off the outside.
I agree that with a scarf, you can expect to be tapering the ends quite a bit... I could have approached the butt joints the same way, but my instinct was to avoid having structural "dead spots" (aside from the butt joints themselves)... I believe that whatever joint you choose, the planks need to be "sprung" a little, if for no other reason than to keep them in step with the old structure.
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