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CharlieJ

Hi Todd- welcome to Classic Plastic. Haven't seen you on ANY board in quite some time. We still chat three times a week on TSBB by the way. You can make a mold of the nonskid with liquid Latex. I asked Laura what she did to make a mold. She tells me couple coats of latex, then a layer of cheese clot...

CharlieJ

Now THAT is kewl. Next time we get to PSMC we'll have to get together to see the shop in person.

CharlieJ

Doug- on your Miter saw/Planer. It looks like they occupy the same space when in use. Is the miter saw mounted on a slide that you remove and then insert the planer in it's place. Like a pair of drawers? That's what it looks like to me. Great idea by the way. I like your shop clock- that's the only ...

CharlieJ

I'm in the midst of construction of my new shop, here at the house. I had plans for one about the size of Tim's, but my wife asked me "how long after you are 65 do you want to keep working to PAY for the building?" So I reduced it to 24 x 24 with an 8 x 24 roofed but open sided lean to alo...

CharlieJ

OR on furniture. As I said earlier it causes us great problems in refinishing furniture that has been waxed or polished with a silicone based polish. And the makers of the stuff won't TELL you if it's in there!

CharlieJ

lol at the old tools sentiments. My Delta TS is a 1947 model! Running on a 3 HP 220 v Baldor. My Rockwell 14 inch Metal/Wood cutting bandsaw is a 1963 , running on it's original motor. My Delta lathe is from the 50s some time. My old Craftsman 12 in band saw is also from the 50s- cast iron table and...

CharlieJ

We have had a pair of the PC 7335's in the woodshop for about 10 years or so now. One of them finally shelled a segment from the armature, so it's toast, but the other still pounds away. In all that time I've replaced the brushes in both sanders, one of them twice. Costs 10 bucks and takes 10 minute...

CharlieJ

Good site. I write an occasional "How-to" article for them. Chuck and Sandra are GREAT folks too. They come down and sail with us when they can. Chuck does some boat building of his own- like mucho boatbuilding:)

CharlieJ

Mark- Thanks. I have these two large aluminum winches like that. I'm not using them at the moment and have no plans to do so soon, BUT I'd really like to have at least ONE handle to fit them, should I decide to use them later ( or sell them). I'll try to find some on the market- keep yours for someo...

CharlieJ

While we are on the subject of those type winches- does any one have a picture of one of the winch handles? Or can you tell me where to GET a winch handle for them?

I have two of those winches, in aluminum, but no handle at all.

CharlieJ

Western Red Cedar has almost no smell. The cedar that does smell is aromatic cedar. Usually not found in really long lengths and has a BUNCH of knots in it ( normally). Strangely enough, here close to where mucho cedar is cut, I can't get aromatic cedar in board form- last time I had to repair a ced...

CharlieJ

OH- and except for cutting the rabbets on spars when building box section booms or masts, I can't think of a time I used a dado head for boat building. I suppose I COULD cut the birds mouths with one when I build birdsmouth spars, but the plain blade cuts cleaner- just need one more pass and the saw...

CharlieJ

I agree with Tim on the sander part. We may not get the rain you get but we certainly have the humidity- OH BOY do we have humidity. So I fight surface rust all the time on my tools. After cleaning the tables ( on all my tools, and my hand planes also) I wax with either Johnson's paste wax, for wood...

CharlieJ

not a Meridian, unless it's a way later model. The original Meridian was stopped in 64 or 65, when the molds came over to the US from Holland. They then stretched it to 26 feet. Very different boat. The tiller location is definitely NOT Meridian. The tililer on ours comes up through the cockpit floo...

CharlieJ

Agree totally with Tim. Here's a shot of our Meridian 25 forecabin with ash ceiling. Time consuming to be sure, but not all that expensive. I ripped the 3/4 ash into 1 1/2 inch strips, then resawed to 3/8 and planed, so they are slightly over 1/4. After that, my wife did the varnishing and all the i...

CharlieJ

Try Roger at Bristol Bronze. 401-625-5224.

Be patient- sometimes he's hard to catch, and sometimes he's slow.

CharlieJ

My old Yanmar ( 2QM20) from back in the late 70s stated to NOT let the prop free wheel. It would damage the transmission. We originally kept it in forward, but on the tri, when we'd hit over 10 or 11 knots we bump started the engine a few times, once in a race which was embarrassing!! So then we kep...

CharlieJ

Hey CapnK- Aren't cha glad we have outboards??

CharlieJ

it's back at the shop now, since I'm working on that 17 footer there now. I'll have to look at the model. But it's the one with the built in brush and a cloth bag on the rear, handle on top. Has a hole up front for the hose. Small red thing. Oh - and one other thing I like about it is the LOOOOONg c...

CharlieJ

I consider a good vacumn THE most important tool when working inside the boat, after the sander of course. I had two aboard. The first one was my regular, larger shop vac, but the one I used the most, and use the most in the shop when building a boat, is a Dirt Devil. I remove the belt and clip the ...

CharlieJ

They don't HAVE to be under a boat for him to look at them- He could launch the boat and bring the stands into the living room- look at them all summer

*grin*

CharlieJ

Oh- and on the original question. The last aluminum mast I worked over, I sanded down with some 320, primed with Zinc Chromate primer and sprayed with a 2 part polyurethane. I chose black for that particular mast and boom. It's been about 5 years now and the mast and boom still are doing fine.

CharlieJ

LOL- Agree with that big time. Laura and I NEVER keep receipts for boat things. We figure the boats are gonna take what they take, and we really don't need to know exactly how much that is. Who cares anyway? It's gonna get spent, might as well be on a boat. You certainly can't take it with you:) I'm...

CharlieJ

Tim- I think you are real close to the mark, if not on it. I can't think of anything else that would cause that. Brightsides isn't one of my favorite paints and we've had troubles with it in a moist environment. I've also had other paints get tiny bubbles (not Don Ho style) when they got moisture on...

CharlieJ

I agree with every thing Tim is saying except- Luan is not a form of mahogany- it's related to the cedar family instead. It's just CALLED mahogany by many people. Same way with Okume- it ISN'T actually a mahogany- different family completely. Okume is an african hardwood, named Okume. On the fir ply...

CharlieJ

Why would using WEST epoxy be something bad? I've used the stuff since 1976 with outstanding results. Built a 35 foot trimaran using WEST, built a 22 foot Cat Ketch using WEST, built a 16 foot sloop using WEST. Good stuff, excellent technical staff, andf very very good if you have questions. Hit 'em...

CharlieJ

Jason- there is a funky sort of boat yard in Mandeville, on the Tchefuncte River, or just off of it, where a friend of mine keeps his boat. I don't recall the name of the place, but if you can't find it I can email the guy and get it for you. They have a yard guy there who is a past master with wood...

CharlieJ

Britton- I'd heard that too, for years. Then the Gougeon's did some tests on it. Take a look at this article from EpoxyWorks Mag, put out by the Gougeons on using epoxy and matt. http://www.epoxyworks.com/21/chopped.html So I tried some in a matrix with cloth. Two layers cloth, one layer matt, two c...

CharlieJ

I think the bias glass would be great for the first layer perhaps, but to do a glass repair like that I always try to orient the cloth so the strands don't line up, one layer to the next. You're talking about 6-8, maybe 10 layers of material all told , counting both sides of the patch. Using the bia...

CharlieJ

Good- love it when a plan comes together *grin*

CharlieJ

Thanks Shark- that's Richard's boat- she's hull # 9 to Tehani's hull #10

He and I have been in contact *grin*

CharlieJ

Our Meridian 25 is a Seafarer. We love it. Sails very well and has no bad habits that we've found as yet. There is a Seafarer bulletin board where you may find more info on the boat- http://bbs.trailersailor.com/forums/seafarer/index.cgi Not at all familiar with the yawl rig but it should sail as we...

CharlieJ

DON'T forget a respirator- that's gonna be almost pure glass dust you'll be kicking out of that sander.

CharlieJ

Somebody's dreamin' alright!! A ferro cement boat is NOT gonna fetch that kinda price, no way, no how. Besides, look at the rust streaks on the bow. Not knocking ferro boats. I used to crew on a 50 foot Ferro schooner and it was a great boat. Plus Bob Griffith's Awannee was the first ferro boat to s...

CharlieJ

That would work really well for cutting the tabbing loose. I use lots of those myself, only the ones set up for an angle grinder.

But he already has the tabbing cut- needs to grind the remains from the hull. I don't think what you suggest would do all that well for that.

CharlieJ

The latter kind- the one that looks like a hand of cards spread out. Man do they last a LONG time and take off glass!!

And skin too- don't ask me how I know that *grin* But be careful with it.

CharlieJ

Your 4 1/2 angle grinder will be THE best tool you can get, but not with a hard back disc. Get yourself a flapwheel sanding disc. The are sold in our WalMarts, made by Black and Decker, for less than 6 bucks. At our Lowe's they are available in 40, 60, 80, 120 grits for a bit more. Get the 60 or 80 ...

CharlieJ

I have three stoves, one of which I've pirated the burner from because the tank pump isn't working. The two we use aboard are both single burner stoves, one an original Primus and the other an antique Burmos. The Burmos had a "Roarer" burner in it which we used for several years. IT had a ...

CharlieJ

Found a link to the article and pics I posted about doing the pour of the 400 pound keel. Here's the link-

http://www.messing-about.com/forum/view ... uring+lead

CharlieJ

Hey- Thanks for the links. I hadn't been able to find a US supplier of kero stove parts. I do know of a British site that has parts for all sorts of kero stoves and lanterns, including some older ones- http://www.base-camp.co.uk/ I have a couple of single burner kero stoves that I use all the time a...

CharlieJ

I had "From a Bare Hull" gave it away- pretty useless book ( for me). Casey's "This Old Boat" is better and has a chapter on dimensions. So does "Yacht Joinery and Fitting" by Mike Saunders. That's another very good book. It was the ONLY place I could find a real descri...

CharlieJ

either one, although an aluminum tube is often easier to find, particularly where I live. I would rather use a stainless tube over a stainless bolt myself, but as I said that isn't always a snap to find. In fact when I built the masts for the last boat I did I had a buddy up in Canada send me some s...

CharlieJ

We had Metalmast Marine built four masts, four booms and all hardware for us for two 35 foot trimarans (mine and a buddies) back in 1980. They did a great job for us then. Good to know they are still around and still doing good work.

CharlieJ

Not a thing wrong with a lashing. Lashings have been used on masts, booms, and other places on boats for centuries. They certainly should still work now.

CharlieJ

Sorry, no. That ISN'T the correct way to install a compression tube. The point of a compression tube is to carry the compression strain of the bolt, with no load on the extrusion. The correct way is to find a tube that your bolt will JUST slip through. Drill a hole the size of the OD of that tube th...

CharlieJ

Red oak is NOT a good choice. A better choice would be some mahogany or even some lams of thinner plywood.

CharlieJ

The Sept/Oct issue of Small Craft Advisor has an article that partly features a Princess 22 Cat Ketch named Pilgrim that I built last year for a customer. I havent seen the article yet- I'm a boat builder- don't make enough to BUY those mags*grin* I have YEARS worth of Professional Boatbuilder, but ...

CharlieJ

Hi Rachel and others. Yep- we're well away from the coast. Looks like the storm is going to pretty much give us a miss, so Tehani should do fine. I did have to use my spare anchor line to secure the jerk's boat who is upwind of us, because he had TWO docklines on the boat. The dockmaster was kinda t...

CharlieJ

actually getting two coats of varnish on toe rails isn't that big a job. Takes longer to tape off the underneath of the rails than it does to varnish. Plus IF you sand and recoat BEFORE it goes to the wood it isn't tough. Laura just recently applied two extra coats of varnish to the toe rails on Teh...

CharlieJ

Rachel- I got rid of the V - thanks. Don't have any idea where that came from, but it is correct now.

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