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When the hull was built,the position of the engine was not clear and so nails or bolts were fixed as normal and only became an obstacle when the route of the shaft was drilled.
Ron has now been able to measure accurately the required prop shaft and accompanying hard wear and has ordered the parts.
Ron grinned all morning long and planned the next phase.
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The final pattern was then transferred to ply wood - drawn and cut out.
Welder Wally and Ron then discussed the sliding system for the the cabin hatch .
It was decided the runners would be made of a hard smooth plastic called NYLON 66
Wally went all the way to .Sheffield to purchase it.
( He has now caught the Helen II bug ! )
Wally and Phil practiced cutting the running grooves the Nylon 66 strips will slide on , using pieces of wood and the circular saw instead of a router .
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He then sanded down the grooves which Phil wrongly assumed was a snooker shot technique .
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