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One Way David

I think Quetzalsailor has summed up the condition and depth of repairs needed in a brevity of words that best conveys reality. I chose to over look some things to go sailing a couple of years. This winter wood work is #1 on the list. Oh, you want an example, as I was preparing to load up on the trai...

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I thought the date and # were out of synch also. I have 1965 #1387. Are you sure it is #421 and not 1421 which may be closer to 1972. If not ant 421 is correct I agree with the previous poster (#1 wow). Mine came with no electronics. I'm envious. I added a bilge pump to run off a small 12 v marine b...

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Rich P wrote:...build like a brick outhouse they are!

May be, but she looks more sleek and speed to me, like a greyhound just off the starting block.

Dave.

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Oh, that post is appropriate and I thank you for a good laugh. I agree with you Rachel, about posting jokes. But your Haynes Translator is not a joke. It is a true satire on life and couldn't be more instructive to the newly initiated DIYer. Car, tractor or boat.

Now back to Rich P

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Ah ha. All things come to those that wait. I was wondering why the seabreeze had dropped off Tim's sig line. Again thanks to Tim for having his sites and posting his journals. I know I'm not alone in getting a lot of entertainment and education from them.

Dave.

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Well that explains it. I was looking through some vintage boat pics and puzzled over a similar appearing and vintage boat who's boom stuck about 8' past the aft end of the boat. I was confused on how it would tack. Obviously, the boom would hit any back stay. Duh! It didn't have a back stay. So how ...

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I don't think I could offer any improvements over what you've mentioned and has been posted. Love that tow rig. Have 2 of them myself and won't use anything else. I am curious about your clearance. I'm sure you thought of that, just sounds tall. Kids and sailboat. Yur sur gonna have fun. Wish I had ...

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I trailer an ensign, only 22.5'. It has a Triad trailer. All of their trailers are custom made for a specific application. You are correct in needing the COG to place this just ahead of the axle(s) on a shop built trailer. Otherwise bad things happen. You might ask for people that have a Renegade tr...

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My issue with your proposed fix is that that crack has been there longer than you've been able to see it. Glue or epoxy wants a clean fresh substrate to adhere to. You can't do that in situ. Plating it might be an emergency patch to say, get you home from a cruise. But you'll end up doing a correct ...

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... Why is it, whenever I open this forum there's never anyone else on it? ... I always check to see and it only ever shows myself and no other members or guests ... no matter what time of day or night .... I suppose... ? 1. Hotel California. 2. Hal. 3. Matrix. 4. Tim has a sick sence of humor and ...

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Skipper, I think it elongates at a slower rate (presumabaly not noticable) due to larger surface area, and it is through the boom not within the boom. Ie. drill the boom the size of the compression sleeve to be a tight fit/press fit.

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There was a nice book on jewery/metalsmithing I picked up a few years back that discussed how to chrome and plate. I think just reversing the leads might work if you set up a plating tank. I'm at work and the book is packed up at home. I also seem to remember using heat to pop the chrome off motorcy...

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"Ok, So I put a ‘Character Under Construction’ sign up on my lawn to warn passers by (I didn’t know for sure, but things might have gotten ugly, and I didn’t want the neighbors to panic) then set back to work. Days later I’ve yet to see an increase in my character. ☺ Maybe it’s my sanding techn...

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Thanks Figment. I have been looking at the spreaders and it is kinda tight up there. Thimble to thimble and no deadeyes? I'll think about this.

Thanks mitiempo, I've been all over those sites except the Searunner.

If it gets to the project stage this winter, I'll be sure to post.

Dave.

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ooooh! If things were just a little different. Very nice offer. I wish you the best on your cruise.

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I've been hesitant to post this but my cat curiosity has finally won out. My Pearson Ensign needs new standing rigging. I think the existing is original. I've been looking at the available synthetic stuff. I'm not too excited about the dead eye stuff available ($$$) and am thinking about making my o...

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I don't know of a particular trailer, but... When looking at a boat a while back, I googled sailboat trailers and came up with a lot of choices, not all good. One fella down in Galveston (he did survive Ike) bought, sold, rebuilt trailers for just about any water craft. A very gragarious guy, tellin...

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I'd bet that the law says yes. They may or may not enforce it though. Locals to the area would know. I strap mine for the 110 mile trip to/from the lake. Even if you can stand to loose the boat, can you stand the damage to others if it causes an accident. I recently hauled 10,000 lbs of cast iron ma...

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Man that is some fine joinery. I am impressed. Bamboo fly rods use a flat face joint that tapers from butt to tip over 6-12 feet. Obviously a different engineering concept but interesting in that they are designed to bend, not break. I do think using the electric plane is cheating. You should be usi...

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I'm not a boat hauler, but a few comments. Not all boat stands/jacks are build the same. Some I've seen I'd have no problem adapting to a trailer, some I wouldn't. Consider the static stand forces versus the road jostling forces. Your inquirery into the height may be a limiting factor. Well, outside...

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Tony, if this boat had been on land or trailer I could easily see it falling over. Even though that would allow me to reach the mast top, I think I would have unstepped it instead. As it was I was surprised at how much effort it took to tip her in the water. As mentioned above she tried mightily to ...

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Osage Orange, Bois 'D Arc, Hedge is tough wood. Very dense. You don't mention where you are located but I know of hedge from Texas to Nebraska through the Mid-West US. Depending on the local growing conditions, it can have very tight growth rings (preferred). It dries well if treated properly. It sp...

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pjesus wrote:...Often solo, 'cause I don't really like people whining about how cold it is...

Audi Murphy said that whiners are tolerated so long as they pull their load. The lazy whiners get a boot in the butt.

Nice pics, thanks.

Dave.

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I have often dreamed about buying a boat and fitting it out in situ, then sailing her home. Have a safe trip.

Dave.

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I am not qualified to answer your question. I posted a question about my Ensign rudder last year. It had almost 1/2 inch gaps in the jointed wood. The universal reply was paint, don't glass. I surmised from the responses that glassed wood leads to expansion/fractured glass or shrinkage/hollow space ...

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According to Dewalt, the RAS is an indispensable tool that can replace just about any tool in your shop. http://www.owwm.com/pubs/252/1796.pdf And some have put them to good use, noted on this site. http://members.shaw.ca/pgron/BoatShed.htm That being said, can any machine that spins a razor sharp b...

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I can't answer the regulations question 'cause I don't know. I know diesel is quite stable, much more so than gas. There are occasions where people talk of this bacteria that get in it and cause problems but I have seen tractors parked for years and if no water contaminated the system, they started ...

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I don't know, I have mixed feelings. When I first read Dove, I wondered how a father could let his son take off like that. By the time I finished the book I think I knew. I read a few other young single handed experiences and still wonder what I would have done if my child headed in that direction. ...

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My grand parents would cut ice from the Missouri river in February and pack it in the "cellar" (dirt root cellar) with straw. They would have ice through August. Might be nasty drinking water by today's standards.

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Peter, you could of been there. I found 1/2 of a 16' extension ladder and rigged it very similar to the picture you posted. It only reached the spreaders and I lashed it to the mast so was climbing vertical. Seemed much less tipsy than I imagined it would be. i was able to thread the forestay throug...

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Robert, I agree. I just can't get it together to work on the mast when its down. I don't know what I do from Nov1 to March 31 but it doesn't involve the boat for some reason.

Bill, nice pics. Somebody was using a rapid motor drive (yeah old school).

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Quetzalsailor, that pic just hurts. Ignorance is bliss. I had not given any of this any thought. I just did it. the angle of the line to the main halyard sheave was quite sharp, but the cheeks are old and worn smooth by age. No damage done. The spinnaker block is about the smallest Schaffer made and...

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Thanks for the reply and the painful picture. I think you make a good point. The main halyard would be best used to careen fore to aft, then.

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It has been almost a year since I posted this question. I ended up rigging a boatswains "chair" out of 5/8” line and having my wife run me up the mast at the club's gin pole. I do not recommend this method except in an emergency as that line cuts like a knife. I actually found a way to dis...

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I found this blog interesting. I'll bet these students remember this experience forever.

http://nauticallit.wordpress.com/2010/0 ... way-at-it/

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I beg to differ. Specifically nylon I don't know and I know nothing about ABYC but a variety of plastics are used throught the "fuel industry". Many of the vehicles we drive and lawn equipment have fuel tanks, storage and transport containers and on and on are plastic of some flavor. Many ...

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I'm not an expert by any means, but that looks like a previous repair that was poorly faired and finished. If you say there is no evidence of damage to the inside I don't see how blunt force could cause that. If it wer twisting or racking I would ecpect it to look more linear, again wwith evidence o...

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Zach wrote:My reasons for a fresh start:
I have a grinder...
Zach

You really didn't need to go any farther.

I am going to have to follow this because I am conceptually challenged. I have to see what you are doing.

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Mine, and I think it was original, had an illegal-dated toilet there. The cut out raised to allow access. I don't know anything about race/class rules but I'd bet the new ones don't have that. I generally apply the "don't ask, don't tell" rule to exploring the foam compartments on mine. Da...

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In the Marine Corps we used a daily application of Brasso and rubbed with a soft cloth for a half hour or so.

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Another use, cut 1/8-1/4 luan or particle board or scrap ply or cardboardinto 4" strips, Length depends on the radius you are trying to pattern. Frame a moc bulkhead (using hot glue to fix the pieces), counter top, cabinet or whatever. Use a compass to scribe the curve of the hull, or whatever ...

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If there was a way, I'd chuck them in a lathe and cut several groves for better bonding. It is an easy operation.

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Starting bid $100 ont $1000. Now at $870. Sorely tempted though.

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As an earlier post said, how do you call this in over the radio?

Stolen from another forum, and proud of it.

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Being new to this sailing and boat thing, take this for what its worth. If one could access the top in a climbing harness, disassemble the top and slide water pipe insulation over the wire (that stuff you use on the hot water pipes in homes) assuming the stuff has a relatively straight shot to the b...

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Couple of comments. The Band Saw Book http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=the+band+saw+book&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=5OpsS-_QHZK4No_v3M0E&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CCsQrQQwAg Ditto on 3/8, 1/4 blades with max 3 TPI, a sharp blade. Cons...

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Desertmariner, hi. I'm not an experienced boat guy but have done this in the automotive world many times. Silicone, grease and set up the parts to give the shape of the gasket desired. One would want to consider the differences in hot oil under x pressure versus cold water under y pressure. I guess ...

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I was leaving the house Friday and caught a Fox News clip about a sailor rescued by the USCG off the coast of NC. I've http://video.foxnews.com/v/3961643/sailor-recounts-incredible-rescue-at-sea The guy was sailing alone at night when de-masted (dismasted?). Boat capsized. He was 200+ miles off the ...

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Hey Matt B. Very good post. I kinda feel these project posts are a stimulus to getting the job done. Or maybe the kinda person that gets the job done tends to post. puzzling questions of life. Like your boat. I'm always against cleaning anything with gas (unless you're in the middle of nowhere with ...

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