Russ Emerson | July 4, 2006
To straighten the keel, I’m trying a method I’ve read about: I’ve placed the keel, which is made of high-grade plywood, into a ziplock bag with a damp sponge. This should loosen up the glue which binds ply to ply just enough for the keel to straighten out, assisted by a pair of flat surfaces […]
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Russ Emerson | July 3, 2006
I began by examining the box and its contents. Everything looked complete and intact. The main keel/backbone piece, however, is slightly warped. Building a ship around a warped keel will probably yield a warped ship, so it might behoove a fellow to attempt to straighten the keel.
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