Like I said I would I got my plans. To prove my point I even took pictures avail here http://www.geocities.com/attngrabber14/plans.html
The KR2 at station 'A' is 34.25" 'B' 38" 'C' 36.75" The KR2S at station 'A' is 36" 'B' 38" 'C' 36.75" Given that data the KR2S is wider but only at the firewall. The only reason I can think of why RR would make only the firewall wider would be less stress on the boat sides. I bet a stock KR2 would be very very tough to install crossmembers, it's shorter and must bend more. Justin KR2S ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <n5...@hiwaay.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2004 6:30 AM Subject: Re: KR> KR2 VS KR2S > JW wrote: > > > Not trying to argue with you Mark but if I remember right my KR2S plans > say > > for a larger cockpit than the KR2. I will be looking at those plans real > > soon to double check. I have the 1992 S plans. > > People keep saying the 2S is wider, and I keep thinking it's not, so I > always go back and lay the plans out on the floor and compare them directly. > That's what I did again last night, and they're STILL the same width! The S > has two more inches of leg room, and a little more head room (which is also > variable with the seat height anyway), but the WIDTH is the same. This is > probably so the RR pre-molds (except for aft deck) would fit both the KR2 > and the KR2S. > > > Off the topic but....... are there any tricks to the boat with the > > plywood already installed to releive tension? I put it in the jig then wet > > it with water. The next day I started to bring in the sides to the > > dementions, it;s been sitting that way for 3 days, with me giving it > water. > > Would this be proper or is there better ways of doing this? > > I think the water method is probably is good as any. Steam would be even > better (as Dr. Dean proved), but the logitics of that method are > prohibitive. And doing it slowly helps too. Bending a little more each day > over the period of a week is probably good enough. How do I know that three > days isn't enough? I cracked one of my longerons while bending mine. Just > make sure everything is dry before you actually glue anything. And while > you're making your "boat", glue in a temporary cross member or two across > the upper longerons in the seating area to make sure that the cockpit > doesn't "close up" while you're not looking. Don't ask me how I know this > will happen... > > Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL > N56ML at hiwaay.net > see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
