Tube fit

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 18:44

some of you may have expressed an interest in how tubes are fitted so here's a brief picture guide of how it's done....

I may have put this in the wrong place Mr Kennet....please forgive me!!!

< You're forgiven! JK >

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 18:45

First of all take a few strips of fabric that look like this

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 18:49

....take one set of funky toobs, place them on the hull and mark round them

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 18:52

Then they'll need masking up, sanding and glueing.

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 18:54

....after years of training with a Hentai warrior you will be qualified to fit the tubes on to the hull and they should look something like this

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 18:57

......glue the strips on underneath like so...... and fit all your sundries

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 18:59

.....time for the all important strake line.....it's worth spending time on this as this can really make or break the job!

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 19:01

It should end up looking like this.

gingercoastie · 17 March 2005, 19:01

Excellent series of foto's.

Thank for posting them.

aligator · 17 March 2005, 19:19

Yes
Manythanks for taking the time to share your knowledge,

Alistair

stevetheboat · 17 March 2005, 20:14

Tip top set of piccies Ed -
tell me how do you maintain a vacuum in your workshop long enough to allow the hull to rotate in space like that?
And can the fitters hold their breath long enough?
Good way to help ease the fitting though! much better than lying under the boat trying to do it!

PS nice looking boat that but best not start down that road eh?

Jono · 17 March 2005, 20:41

Ed? You missed out the most important part... as testified to by Mr Tilley..... First lever of the top of a new can of glue...... then inhale for a short while.... then try it... the world seems so much better then...

Don't try this at home, folks, it takes years of practice before you're qualified.....don't believe Ed's "here's one we made earlier".. if it was that easy, everyone would be doing .....

TQBoater · 17 March 2005, 20:45

Great pictures very interesting, what sort of time scale is the process ?

ribraff · 17 March 2005, 20:53

Believe it or not it takes longer to fit the tubes than to build them, you're usually looking at 16 man hrs to fit something like the shakey in the pics, that obviously increases for the bigger stuff!

After a couple of years of doing this the toluene starts to run through your veins and hydrocarbons are just an everyday meal!

King_C · 17 March 2005, 22:53

I like the pic of the tubes that arent atached to the hull....looks wierd!

The Garfish · 17 March 2005, 23:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by ribraff

After a couple of years of doing this the toluene starts to run through your veins and hydrocarbons are just an everyday meal!

i didd reealize dis fakt att de sowfamptun bote showw wen i meet yew. yew sed ayyyy gArf gimmee sikks.

gArf

stevetheboat · 18 March 2005, 04:18

Beware Toob Fitter At Work!

eh eh eh!
Calm down .......................its just a commercial dear!

Pete7 · 18 March 2005, 08:14

Steve thats 'orrible, stick to fibreglass and styrene its much safer

Pete

Rogue Wave · 18 March 2005, 14:45

Did you design them toobs yourself?

paul tilley · 18 March 2005, 18:10

jono i think you misunderstood you inhale for a long while it makes the day go quicker ,clever sod that Ed he can use one of them picture box things think i better get my daughter to teach me so i can post some pretty pics