Scarf Joint troubles

Hi, I'm building a Sassafrass 16 and just finished gluing together the scarf joints. Everything went well except one of the #4 Strakes. The joint seems to have slipped before drying and is 3/16ths of an inch misalligned (See photo). Is this going to be a problem later on in construction and if so is there anything I can do to fix it?

Thank you!

 

 


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RE: Scarf Joint troubles

The answers are yes and yes. You can probably heat the joint with a heat gun and move it enough to make thengs right. SEEYA Jack

RE: Scarf Joint troubles

Yeah, I screwed up one of the plank scarfs on my Chester Yawl. After losing a lot of sleep, went to Harbor Freight and bought a heat gun for $8,

Keeping it on low heat, I moved the gun slowly back and forth until the joint separated.

I decided to re-do the job so I used the heat gun to soften old epoxy on the now separated planks, scraped old stuff off, sanded a bit and started over: this time I did it right!  And the scarf is holding up under bending pressure.

Rich

RE: Scarf Joint troubles

Thanks guys!

I'm going to heat it up tomorrow and I'll let you know how things work out.

 

Jack

RE: Scarf Joint troubles

Kept the heat gun on low heat and after about 10 minutes it woked like a charm.

Thanks again,

Jack

RE: Scarf Joint troubles

I love a boatbuilding story with a happy ending.  Thanks, Forum.

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