 | The work with the gunwale-moulding
started this winter.We chose to use a 60 x 60 mm angle bar together with two
round 12 mm ironbars beneath. Two gates were planned in the after and two more
ahead just beside the cabin. |
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| The reason for choosing such a thick bar for the moulding
was to give Robert a look of rugged construction. We also wanted the gunwale to be able to
resist rough handling. The question was only how to bend the moulding to its
proper curving. It proved to be easier said than done. |
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First of all we tried to bend the bar with brutal hand power
without being successfull at all. Even with a lengthened crank it was almost
impossible to turn the roller. In the picture Malin stands wondering whether or
not to give it another try. On top of it all the bar was bent in two
directions simultaneously. |
| We soon gave up and started to make a templet instead. The
bars were welded together in pairs and taken to a nearby workshop. |
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Bente in the workshop helped us out. Here he is measuring the
diameter of the aft gunwale-moulding. |
| Sometimes the moulding got a little too curved. Anders corrects it in the
hydraulic press. |
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We haven´t yet decided how to attach the moulding to the
jackstaff cramps. Any ideas? |
| Part of one of the gates. The cathes are forged in a real
oldtime forge. |
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We have also made a prototype of a rudder horn. It is formed as a
quadrant in order to keep the rudder chain stretched at all rudder angles. |