Scratch built ribs and outboards

Good to here Dimitri, I always wanted a coloured windscreen, after many hours searching I found some , it reflects the light like a rainbow at different angles. Good that it's only 2mm thick, to bend it I bought a proper tool it looks like ladies electric hair straighteners, with these I could get the bends just right.
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I like it very much :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: !!! Looks nice!

How much durable is this construction sealant? Did you notice any problems in your other ribs?

What is your estimated weight ready to sail?
 
No problems at all with the sealant fit and forget. I did some weighing today , so this boat with outboard and 2 batteries will be 5kg which is 1 kg lighter than the other aluminium ribs. That should make it faster . It will be the go to boat for skiing.
 
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I hadn't realised the left support for the arch was 4mm lower than the right, I was going to live with it, but I would allways know it was wrong. So another 9hr print to get it right the cream paint is getting low so I think some parts will revert to white.
 
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This water pickup arrived from China so now i can get other bits glued in. When I fitted one of these to my sports boat I put it on the outside, I guess this is better. Tale of woe the 9hr printed side support came out just like the first time. It looks like a complete redraw for the part. Now I have 2 small ones , maybe 2 more boats to use them up.
 

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You are defeating sir Isaac Newton!
As long as the base is correctly bonded to your bed, this will be fine ;)

You start to appreciate the power of reusing 3D data!
Looks like a large part! PLA?
 
Room for only one battery up front. Got some rubber sheets to cut the flooring.
 

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First attempt at the bow step, I need to print it to see if it fits. If it's way out I will have to redraw, but at least I will know where to make changes. The side panel fits nice , I left some brim on to locate behind the front panel.
 
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longer and Slimmer with a 1mm indent to fit the rubber matting. I tried hollowing it out underneath using shell, it will do it but only to 1mm soon as I try any thicker it says no. I may do one at 1mm to see what it's like , you would think it will print that in good time
 
Something like a fillet might go to a "negative" value if you make the shell any thicker. In 99,99% of the cases it is often related to these kind of issues.
 
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Yes it's surprising how tiny bits of rubbish end up corrupting the drawing, I have to zoom way in to to be able to delete them. When I was cutting with the bow drawing I had to do it in two stages because I couldn't get the bow to combine into one solid whatever I tried. One of the side tubes came to the bow at 15 degrees the other at thirteen degrees, I still won't know it fits until I print one off. I have just had a new ss drive fitted and a new copy of Windows ten, wow that's helped no end with the speed I can draw at.
To cut out the mats the easiest way might be just to press the printed bow into the rubber to make an impression.
 
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