Hi there, just thought that I would bring you up to speed on Metcalfs Waveney. on the previos forum i asked for advice. got some, not good. however i checked out previos reveiws and they seemed ok.
Thought about what you had to say and decided to look at it first. I was reasonably happy with it. The hull seemed to be solid, and the fittings were ok. So I bought it. Week before Easter. I really enjoyed building it, everything went together reasonably well, provided I took precautions, i.e. Use a square and measure to make sure. now heres the rub. been trying to mark in the boot topping. not rocket science, turn her upside down, measure off, scribe a line. like hell. it did not work. hardly any freeboard left. measured and checked again, still no joy. e-mailed Dave Metcalf, explained the situation and got a reply to use the hull. What? replied back asking for more info, some measurments he used, no reply. measured the dwg against the hull, big difference. so tried using a scale factor, still no joy.
so the only thig left to do is mark in a series of lines till it looks ok then join them up. this will not be a "level"line but its all i can do. very infuriating and somewhat disapionting.
can any one else offer some advice, apart from don't touch him. its such a shame 'cos there is plenty of detail and the quality ain't to bad.