Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 23:25:01 -0230 (NDT)
Message-Id: <1.5.4.16.19980511215926.285febc2@pop.thezone.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
From: leonard burton <duster@thezone.net>
Subject: Re: [baidarka] rivets, anyone?
At 07:14 PM 5/11/98 +0000, you wrote:
>Has anyone tried riveting and screwing parts of wooden baidarkas
>together? I know that it would be somewhat stiffer that if just tied,
>but it would still have some flex over the length of the boat.
>
>Robert
>Islamorada, FL, USA
>
>
yes my boat i have just finshed is screwed together rather than lashed now
the reason that its not lashed is that it just didnt occurr to me to do it
that way . the boat does have some flex to it but if i want to alter some
parameter by relocating a frame or two to change the trim of the boat or the
shape near the end it would require a total rebuild where with lashing it
would be possible {if you used space frames instead of ribs} to totally
alter the boats basic shape just by moving a frame or two and then
tensioning the skin again .. hope this helps
len