I'm building a Wild Thing. And also need a little helps

[ejp]

So I am building a wild thing and everything was going good till I decide to put the hull together. It is twisted pretty bad and I was wanting help to get it straight. Does anyone know what I can do?

[ejp]

Another. No that is not my hair on the right its the camera strap :D

[dannyUAL767]

Not good! It looks like the deck is already on and your twist is probably set in for good unless you do some type of major destruction and then reconstruction.

I don't know how the instructions call for building this boat. I've only built Dumas boats and most of the ones I've built can be constructed on a flat building board or jig (for hydros) to ensure that the hull is built straight and true.

[ejp]

If I cut the middle out and leave the bulkheads can I get it straight?

[ejp]

Well I ripped my boat apart. I am going to try regluing tomorrow. It came apart surprisingly well also.

[Chilly]

How on earth did it get that way? Check and double check your bulkheads for faults, something is majorly wrong with some part of the boat...

[ejp]

Yeah, I don't know man. The wood was a little twisted when I got it but I thought that would come out. my dad said it could have been when I was puting it together at the front that one edge slipped a little and caused the twist. Its apart now and I am going to just start over.

[Doubledog]

Would that be called a hook, rocker or TWISTER? :D (bummer dude)

[ejp]

Ah, its ok. i got it apart and it came apart good.

[dannyUAL767]

Ah, its ok. i got it apart and it came apart good.

You are using epoxy, right? I'm assuming it wasn't cured :confused: because if you used epoxy and it was cured solid, I don't know how you would've got it apart without a major hack job :eek: !

Can you post a pic of your boat now that its apart? Before you reassemble (reskin) it, you must ensure that the "skeleton" remains true and is not twisted during the skinning process.

[ejp]

Well, I already started to put it back together. There is no skeleton to this boat. Will a .150 cable handle my o.s. .21?

[dannyUAL767]

Sorry about the skeleton thing. I'm not familiar with the construction of the Wild Thing. I only know Dumas.

I would not recommend a .150 cable for the OS .21. A .150 may cut it but maybe not. Go with the 3/16" (.187) and enjoy the peace of mind.

[BurnZ]

Can you use glue to hold it together to start with and then use epoxy or is that a no no?

[ejp]

I sure you could use ca and then Glass or epoxy it really good.

[scorpien boats]

Can you use glue to hold it together to start with and then use epoxy or is that a no no?


thats what I do....

[dannyUAL767]

I think that some builders use CA glue to "tack" the parts together and then come back with a fillet of epoxy. I like epoxy at the butt of the joints and I don't feel that I'll get that if I try to use CA.

I end up using lots of clamps of all types including clothes pins, tape and if I have to, I'll use T-pins to hold pieces of wood together while the epoxy sets. These days, I use slow set epoxy for just about all boat construction. Really makes for some long projects. You have to have a lot of patience with that stuff. I just feel a little more secure with the strength of my glue joints after using slow set (30 or 45 min) epoxy.

[scorpien boats]

The thing I love abot ca glue is accelerator and debonder, if i get it on my cloths i can get it off and i can make it set instantly !!

[ahab2]

Hey ejp. I have some hardware I need to get rid of shaft coupler ruder drive maybey some tabs its in the buy sell trade forum check it out if your interested. They'r of my .21 mono.

[ejp]

Sweet, give me a price and I'll see about it.

[Chilly]

ejp, I hope you get that thing sorted out, and I think your father is right...if the halves slipped during the curing, that´s ptopably what caused the warping. Use more clamps, tape it down, whatever you can find, and the hull should come out nice and true...=) Happy holidays to you all!

[ejp]

Yeah, you gotta give credit to even the old guys ;)

[ejp]

O.k. It is back to building. And this time its the right way. I am ordering more wood and I am going to try again. I have one question though. Can I run an outboard on this boat or would an inboard be better. I also want to put something bigger then a .21 if that is possible. Any ideas?

[slat26]

As danny said, if your boat came apart that easily, there must have been something wrong!

Good luck re-dueing it, BTW some pics of the building process would be nice!