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| The old man (me) fine tuning the form for the stern coaming |
My son James and I began this AM to set up our steamer and begin steaming the coamings. The first try was a failure. Even tho we timed our steaming carefully, waiting until the box was up to temp of 200 degrees or more, the piece broke. I think it was more our handling than the fault of the process.
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| The steam box, plywood wind screen in place. The whole process was plagued by equipment failure. The borrowed turkey boiler worked well for a while, then it didn't. I bought a new one,tried to refill the gas tank only to find it was out dated and they would not refill it, bought a new tank—it goes on and on. Altogether a success but I hope never to have to do it again! |
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The first attempt ended in failure
The bow coaming in place—the second try was a success
Coaming in place but needs to be adjusted, will wait until it dries a bit before I move it
So glad my son was there to help, the extra set of hands...
Looking at these shots reminds me I still need to finish painting way up in the bows
The meat thermometer went way beyond 190
Below, my son James—hands like vice grips
The only failure on the stern coaming, a slight fiber or two broke away but went right back with the little clamp. Epoxy will cure that when it all dries out.
Not sure what this last pic is.
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