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One Way David

Thats a good guide Zach, thanks for the post. And one could use that technique for any steel. I've made some HSS knives and tools that way.

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Quetzalsailor, that lathe should be easy to sell. They are quite popular if in good condition. Moving it may require some TLC. I acquired an 1900 era lathe that my great great GF used in the first Ford dealership west of theMissouri River, or so I'm told. I bought it at auction in about 2004 and it ...

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No pics so I'm talking blind. Maybe fab up your own drag. A screw and a heavy rubber band (our 1953 Ford NAA tractor has a spring my Grandad put to work this way to hold the throtle, like a 1950s cruise control) fixed around the shaft that is moving. Anchor the rubber band or spring so it can't move...

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I may have to eat my words, I often do. I just read on garagejournal.com about gorilla glue failing in a wet environment. mmmmm Seems a guy glued up some window casings with it and installed the windows at the end of the summer but without primer or paint. In the spring the things fell apart. So may...

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Other considerations. If you joint boards use quarter-sawn boards with as vertical a grain as possible. If you have to use less than vertical grain, alternate the direction neighboring boards's grain lay and splin. Bread board can be done using a perpendicular board at each end into which the long b...

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Also consider how long you want this new floor to last. Waht are the details of construction of the existing floor? Why is it not level? Why is it buckling? I'll bet the answer to those questions will answer why you don't want to just resurface the floor. Then again, if it is a temporary fix... Over...

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Great pics, beautiful boat. And for once a member of this forum is asking for the printed word. How about some info on the boat?

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I am devistated to learn that there is something for which duct tape is not the solution.

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In the automotive arena, 12-14 volts is spec. Varies with engine RPM. Wouldn't marine applications be the same?

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A suggestion on cameras. I bought my wife a nice Kodak 8 mega pixil but last week found the flaw. We went to Houston and left the charger at home. Had to drive all over town to a battery specialty store to find a charger that requires the battery to be removed from the camera. $50, grrrr. I bought m...

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Who on this site would contradict Tim, yeah pictures. But I have a previously related question. How does one level/true/plumb a boat on jack stands? I would use a plumb line sited to the rudder and keel. To heck with the deck which may or may not have been attached to the hull perpendicular at lay u...

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Thanks Idon84 and Homer for looking. I lived in Houston for 15 years or so and missed 2 hurricanes, being out of town. I can only imagine what it was like. Idon84, that is one cool sailboat in your link. Homer, I think I see the mast of the boat on bottom. Somebody cried over that. Dave.

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Here is a link to some Ike pictures some might find interesting. I know it was a year ago but I procrastinate.

http://igfiddles.com/ikesailboats.html

Dave.

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Booo on tarps except for very short term. Ditto on bungies (many). The recycled vinyl bill board material is good. I stumbled onto some circus tent material being recycled about 18 years ago and am still using it. If you use the vinyl on a wood frame, I'd use the plastic cap roofing nails to anchor ...

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Yeah, that's a great site. During a short convalescence I spent about 6 hours one day on one thread, shopnut I think. Use a bib to control the drool. Dave.

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That is good to know. Look at a previous "discovery" of mine.

http://plasticclassicforum.com/viewtopi ... =17&t=4456

Cheap! Dave

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Sorry about being late, just away a few days. The billboard material we used for a roofing material was put down with roofing nails and topped with plastic roofing tar. Kinda folded a seam down stream, nailed, then covered with tar. Seems to work. But then duct tape fixes anything. Dave

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Yes, but not with boats. I lucked into several about 12 y ago and am still using them. They are made to be outside and don't degrade with sunlight. They are thick, heavy and may come in combinations of colors and logos. Shipping aside, they are very good outdoor tarps. You have to rig your mounting....

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A suggestion for the "clamps. Spiral cut a inner tube into a long piece of rubber and wrap the pieces under tension. Cheap-free. Dave.

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Nae, nae, nae. That's a' right. We a' us the stuff tae back 'oles. Whit I'm taelkin a'boot is tae use the stuff tae mark uf the strike lines tae paint!
A but top o' whut not.

Dave

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Congrats ghostwriter247! I want one. Really. On the abundance of big buildings in the mid-west, I hope you have better luck than I. My experience has been that until that old coot farmer (I'm one of those) knows that somebody wants something he has (an old tractor, truck or temporary space in his ba...

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There is also Resolve. Made for not-so -house trained house pets. Painting? My mom's house had a particular corner that the two tom cats liked to use to prove male superiority. That was 20 years and at least 4 paint jobs ago. I still smell it on certain humid days. BTW, that skunk stuff is mainly Ox...

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Bryon, I'd never heard of either of these woods. So I googled them. From the USDA Forest Service http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/Chudnoff/African/htmlDocs_africa/entandrocylindri.html I noticed on the above site that they say the lumber has a tendency to warp as it dries. This may not be an iss...

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That's what the sheaves on the Schafer blocks on my Ensign are made of! And to think I was going to replace everything with Harken :-(
Thanks Tom, Rachel, Oscar.

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I still like my extension ladder better than fab-ing up a gin pole. Then when its not being used to step the mast, you can paint the house ;) Use a line to hold up the ladder at an appropriate angle over the tabernacle, the main sheet instead of a come-a-long. Use a ladder with rubber feet so as to ...

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I know this isn't classic plastic (well some of it is) and its not even a sail boat but bear with mej 'cause I think it has relevance. To make a short story long, I loaned my 98 Trans Am to my step daughter ('cause I'm a nice guy?). After the return I needed to drive it but I noticed that the right ...

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An appropriately shaped oval would provide arches and should maintain structural integrity and might give enough access for you to drive yourself nuts trying to scrape and sand the 1" wide cavity to encase in fiberglass.

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Best laid plans... Well that Friday I laoded up the truck, hitched up the trailer and went to get the wife to go to the lake. "Honey, don't you think you should call work to see if your supposed to work tonight?" Uh, no. I did. I was. No lake. So, Sunday was my last night and work is half ...

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Oscar, it took me 2 days to figure out what you meant by You get this:

But I am about a gigabite short of ram.

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Bet it'll be fine. And you thought it out ahead to do 1/2 at a time. In my haste I'd of wound up grumbling at all the air bubbles when I took off the clamp, plastic and board :)

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Jeff, the analogy to dry wall, a little further. Taping with mesh tape corner or wall-ceiling. Ask many of us about dry walling and see what you get;)

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Ghostwriter, I'm closer to St. Joseph, about 75 miles NE of KC. I sail in Lake Perry between Lawrence and Topeka. Neat lake, almost always has wind, but not always in the same direction. Trailering a bigger boat isn't so much about trailering, unless you get to the oversized load size. Its the launc...

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I think I'm just a few miles south of you and wonder where you'll be sailing. Is trailering a concern?

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This is a neat story. I'm kinda interested from the angle of the tow truck. Looking at the pictures it looke like a 4wd Dodge 3500 would have been my choice. The reason is that in 4wd, that cummins engine puts 1200 lbs of weight on the front wheels and I'll bet it would back that rig up the hill. A ...

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PreKote wiping off? Surely Interlux products are compatible. Not dry/cured? Contaminent in mixing container? Bummer. Back. Your pics seem to show that you've run a line through the spar (love this nautical talk) and tied the ends to a chair. My back would not tolerate that either. I'd find a way to ...

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I'm happy to report that I did not have to resort to duct tape. 30% chance of TS but it was just hot and humid. Launch tomorrow. I'll post pics.

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Some almost after pics. See, I have 3 posts on each side. I lowered 2 on the uphill side and one on the downhill side for the first application of primer then anti fouling. Yes the camera lens is level and the boat has a drunken list to starboard. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_jqUsX6GAK-g/SlVjinM3PBI/AAAAAA...

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Don't know where the knowlegeable guys and sals are. Why couldn't you just paint the back side of it? The part that will mate the mast? You're trying to insulate the galvanic reaction, right? Or am I off base?

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This is a great thread. I've learned a lot about fiberglass repair. Chris, what are the demensions of your shed? How has it handled the winds you were/are concerned about? And an answer to earlier posts, why do you have to do large layups? Why not just do a section as large as you feel comfortable w...

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Interesting. I built a 36x40 steel building for my wood shop and the only assistance was my brother helping put on the skin. I dug into a gently rising grade and put in a slab. I build a 2' concrete knee wall and built the building on top of that. Now I have a loft in 1/3 of the shop for storage and...

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For the low down and pros/cons of alumin polishing go to the Airstream sites. Those guys take that to an art form. Something about heat and reforming the surface instead of an abrasive action. They have recommendations for polish, buffer, types of aluminum that can or can't be polished, and on and o...

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Just to add to the concept. Cabinet makers might call these spring clamps. When gluing up a large span of ply or formica, long sticks cut to allow some spring in their length are wedged between the ceiling and the project to put pressure where a regular clamp can't be used. Just turn the idea upside...

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RichP, I'm reading along and it sounds like your progressing at a brisk rate. I have a favor to ask, though. My opressive employer has blocked internet access to photo sites (I guess they think I should be doing something here) and I haven't seen where you've said what boat you are working on. Could...

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Excuse me for butting in here because I have nothing to offer except a link. You may or may not be interested or you may have found it yourself. I lurk because thats how I learn. I googled whiskerstay (not knowing what that was) and found a factory build manual for the WS32. I always find it nice to...

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In most cases you'd be looking for a specific sized tap. Here I'd recommend using a drill bit to size the hole. Use the non fluted end to push into the hole. It should go into the hole using finger force, and not much of that. Much easier than measuring unless your a machinist, but then you wouldn't...

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Oscar, I'm in Kanas and Farm and home stores generally stock hedge posts in varuety of sizes. Never seen rails though. Fence builders guard their sources vigorously, even thougt the trees are common. Farmers like to keep them for their own and neighbors use. The wood splits fairly easily but can be ...

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okawbow, that is dead on. If you use dried osage (bois d'arc, hedge, horse apple all the same), be sure to drill before you screw or bolt and you may go through some cutting tools. This can be a very tough wood. I have fence posts on the farm that have been there for 100 years. I can't drive concret...

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Thanks. Tim, if you haven't or aren't already, you should write a book. I know, I'm old school and still read the printed page but you could do an e-book version. I know, some would argue that this is a book edited, if not completely written by you. The search engine is wonderful but does not comple...

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MD, I went back to the post you linked to. You had 9 posts credited, and you have 9 posts credited today. Whats with that? Also I didn't see any links for the pics. Is it my computer? Dave.

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Tim, for the sake of learning, could you answer as if he meant topsides. I'm soon to be doing just that and would like to know. BTW, I got flamed bad in a Board meeting once for saying something about a group of board members acting like a bunch of cackling hens. Could I borrow your comment above, &...

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