by Guest » Wed Feb 07, 2001 1:03 pm
Vince, on my DS II the bottom paint is about 1/8" below the lower gudgeon on the transom, and at the bow it is about 4" up for the "keel" line. You can estimate this distance from the picture of my boat in the photo gallery, 2nd page, DS II only. Once you have these 2 points marked, with the boat leaveled fore & aft based on these points and then side to side, you can mark the rest of the line either using a marked stick off a level floor, or fill a hose (25' or longer) with water and if you have a 12" piece of clear tubing on each end, you can then have someone hold one end at the bow or stern mark, then walk around the boat with the other end and the water level will remain at the "waterline" height as you go, just make marks every 12" or so as you go.
Believe me, this is much easier to do than deascribe!
Rod Johnson (rjohnson24-at-juno.com)