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kendall

Well what put me off is we have 2 circular saws in the house, 1 cheap black and decker one that left the wood where it cut it a splintered mess! And the other (cheap) one is so heavy that its a real pain to use! I may have to invest in a Bocsh or Skill! One way to make the saw cut better is to make...

kendall

Been a response or two of the "wait till you haul it" type. So I'd like to ask, is there a break point where a soft spot on deck moves from the to-do list, to the better get it done now list? Extending that, is there a location dependant break?

Ken.

kendall

Looks like cold damage. Seen a few (had one) boats that were like that in smaller sections, there's a zone just above the water line during cold weather, below that it's close enough to the water that ripples keep it from freezing, above it it's dry enough that there's no problem, but IN that zone w...

kendall

First time I ever shaved was because of resin in the beard..... Not a pleasant experience. Brush it out to get as much out as you can, wipe it down with approved thinner if it's safe, if no thinner is safe let it dry and work it out with your fingers by rubbing the hair together. I've actualy been b...

kendall

Those are pretty much the direction I was thinking, never had a glassed over rudder, but have seen quite a few of them. Was kind of hoping it was 'normal' reaction with them. I've never been a fan of glassing them either, but take what you get I guess! I'll see about pulling the glass off, I'm hopin...

kendall

Yeap, it's a wooden rudder, the same as the triton's. I'll bore a couple holes and see if it leaks. Has to be a recent developement, it's been in the same spot for the last 8 months or so right in front of the garage. When the shop door's open, I'm looking at the rudder. It's just not likely for som...

kendall

Original Ariel rudder, and the PO glassed it, can't say much other than it's smooth. Was thinking I may get in the water this spring, but while out checking things out I noticed (Ok, I was just admiring her) that the rudder has a 'cup' in it. It looks like shes cocked off to port, but leading and tr...

kendall

What quetzal says are what I use when screws get really argumentive. Works like a dream. I normally make them myself out of whatever tubing I have around that fits. Also had a lot of luck with a bit and brace, get one of the old ones not the new repros, they have enough beef that you can really thro...

kendall

A method I use is to tightly clamp another peice of wood to it, then drill through both. That way it doesn't have the room to splinter, it's just like drilling the center layers of plywood. Also, when it comes to hole saws, the best ones for general use are the cup and arbor type sold at better hard...

kendall

may not be relevant, but I recently sanded the bottom of my Ariel, and the paint was very resistant to sand paper, but I played around and found out that using a regular single edge scraper allowed me to get nearly all the paint off one side in a couple hours. Took two hours to sand a roughly a 2x2f...

kendall

My impression is that the masthead rig is only about 2ft shorter than the fractional rig, with a slightly longer boom. Mine is an east coast masthead, and I've never seen a west coast of either variety so can't say it applies to all tritons Seems like the masthead would put more sail up high since t...

kendall

That is pretty cute, like the cartoon. A few years ago I had a cat that loved to sleep in the clothes basket, one day the wife had an armload of clothes dropped them in the basket, then loaded the washer and fired it up. she came back upstairs and asked if I'd seen the cat. Everything just connected...

kendall

most of the yellow board is cut into sheets from one large block, so the surface is porous. The blue and pink stuff is normally extruded, so the outside is a pretty vapor tight skin. Which should make it a better choice for an icebox. You can force air through the yellow stuff with lung pressure, bu...

kendall

Having recently removed the icebox on my Ariel, and looked seriously at the Triton earlier with the same idea, I know how good it feels to finally get it out! On the foam question, I'd go with the four layers of 1" foam, theory being that each layer will act as a thermal break. Pretty much the ...

kendall

If you're not familiar with the saw, make sure that the blade and fence are aligned with the table. That is actually one of the most frustrating things for people who try to do fine details on a tablesaw. A lot of saws have the blade out of square from the factory (unless you buy top of the line, an...

kendall

Had a visit today from someone looking to buy a triton that wanted to climb around on one before committing himself, (the way he was talking I get the idea there's one on ebay) one question that he asked was whether the shelves that run below the hull/deck joint were structural, or if they could be ...

kendall

Use concrete blocks and shims to level the boat and trailer as a unit. Much better than trying to level the boat itself, and gives a nice stable platform to work from. My current project is on a cradle on a trailer, and I at first leveled it with the water line, but noticed nothing would drain compl...

kendall

I am a trim/finish carpenter in real life, and use knee pads all the time. A little strip of self adhesive velcro in the pad, and on your pants hold them in place well, it allows you to leave the straps looser so they straighten themselves out when you stand. Dislike hard shell types, they pick up s...

kendall

I've used plaster for making molds quite a few times, made things ranging from motorcycle gas tanks to seat pans. I use the finest plaster I can find, then do several coats of paint or varnish to ensure smoothness, then use a release agent. never had any trouble with it. Used to use plaster or wood ...

kendall

over on the Ariel board there's a couple pics of an ensign that was lightning struck, bottom of the page here: http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussion/showthread.php?t=978&page=14 and top of page here: http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussion/showthread.php?t=978&page=15 They got me wondering a...

kendall

why not cut the liner, install a block, then reinstall the cutout section?
Maybe do that and install quick release dzus type fasteners in a couple locations so that the stove could be easily moved around or stored away and still show a nicely finished liner.

Ken.

kendall

Post works nice as far a readability, Problem is that like many images posted, they disapear after a while. Deleted from photobucket, or just relabled and moved to another folder.

Interesting write up though.

Ken.

kendall

Here's a pretty workable layout: http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussion/showthread.php?t=1230&page=10 On that the mast is up and the boom is apparently used as partial support, but could be replaced with a regular ridgepole. I built a similar structure a while ago, but widened it and extended th...

kendall

Cool, looking forward to progress reports!

Ken.

kendall

If the part's not too big, what I've often done is grab some cardboard and build a box around the part then place a light in the box. depending on wattage and size of the box you can easily keep it at 70 degrees.

Ken.

kendall

Decided on a glue up with mahogany, ended up with some very reasonable facsimiles. I'll get some pics up when the varnish dries. Ken Too cold to varnish: http://picasaweb.google.com/merc2dogs/ArielCoamingBlocks#5263105119061609442 album here: http://picasaweb.google.com/merc2dogs/ArielCoamingBlocks#

kendall

Been working on the woodwork of the Ariel, The original winch blocks, and end blocks are pretty well gone on the coamings. Started digging through the 'scrap' wood, and started digging out the teak andmahogany, these are all smaller bits, but I found what I think is some cherry that is almost perfec...

kendall

sweet looking boat! that bare strip gives it a very unique look.

Great job on her.

Ken.

kendall

That is always a pain! My old sawsall also uses an Allen for blade changes, it also has a rubber sleeve over the forward section of the housing, so after I lost the allen wrench for it one day, I picked up two, and tucked one in the sleeve so it's easy to get when needed, the other one got stuffed a...

kendall

100% agreed on that one. Could never realy get a grip on people who consider the time spent on a project as 'billable' I've run into many peple who say a project is too expensive because they'd have so many hours into it, then sit back and watch TV or surf the web instead. Who pays to do that? and w...

kendall

Agree, they look like it could be pretty easily done Pick up some cheap 1x2 clear pine and take a practice shot at it, it'll help you to figure out any gotchas before hacking into good wood. Only other advice I can offer is to pay attention to grain direction, certain cuts (quarter vs flat) bend bet...

kendall

Take a real good look at the existing ones to see how the grain runs, that way you'll be able to tell if they're sawn or bent. Not familiar with that boat, but depending on width and thickness, you may be surprised at how easily they can be bent into shape. Once built handrails and cap on a spiral s...

kendall

I used to do a lot of body work, and since I was the only one in the area who would tackle large fiberglass repairs, I was pretty busy with the kit car, BAJA bug, and offroad crowd. What I used to do on big holes in heavily curved areas if the section wasn't available, was to make up a plug out of f...

kendall

Is there a good way to remove the rest of the chrome and just have them be bronze? Was going to ask the same question. The hardware for the Ariel and Triton both are chromed and 'mostly' peeled. Have been playing with them using a utility knife and razor blade which works for getting most of it off...

kendall

a gin pole, dolphin knocker or whatever you'd care to call it should allow you to change the effective angles and retain overall strength while moving the bobstay mount up a bit on the bow.

Only realy critical 'mod' would be to provide a suitable mount for the pole.

Ken.

kendall

Very good point Charlie, I personally quit trying to make the distinction a while ago though. I've found that (even though it realy irritates me because I'm bowing to the stupidification of the universe) using the commonly accepted term was a lot easier than trying to stick with the correct nomencla...

kendall

I like the bigger 7 or 8 inch sander/polishers on larger surfaces, the little DA sanders don't seem to work as well except for final work. I do have a little 4" grinder with a sanding wheel on it that realy works nice, but not for large surfaces. Did find a couple of stainless 'blades' to fit a...

kendall

Often people who have boat restoration/building sites will have a links page that can get you to a few others, and it tends to keep you busy once you find one. I found a lot here: http://www.boat-links.com/linklists/boatlink-02.html#projects No idea how often it's updated or how accurate the info is...

kendall

You're welcome.

Yeah that's the one. I was sailing out of muskegon. Will most likely have the Ariel there next spring. Though may have a line on a low cost slip in holland.
The Ariel needs a bit of work, but pretty solid and in good overall shape.

Ken.

kendall

Took some measurements, then remembered I had the manual buried in the garage somewhere so dug it out. Rudder post is 1.5" ID 1.875 OD Bearing is 1.875 at the flange, and 1.490 at the body, hole is 1.015 inch ID. Next page shows the pretty little bronze/chrome cap and states: Commander-Ariel-Tr...

kendall

I was able to load my triton on a flatbed (with a cradle) using fllor jacks and a bunch of 4x4 and 6x6 cribs. Definately want to buid a cradle to move it yourself, afterwards: lift one end, high enough to take a cribbing block, then raise the other end high enough to take two blocks, move end to end...

kendall

And rainng when I got home, so I'll measure out the shaft, and tube diameters on the Ariel and get back to ya.
ken.

kendall

Would like to see the bow of that power boat, looks like the Sail took it right dead on the nose, and the power boat slid down untill she dug in.

Ken.

kendall

I know it would be just too much to hope the Ariel part would fit a Triton. :) I'm thinking they will interchange, the tiller fittings seem to be identical as far as size and diameter. Sure the rudderpost is the same size, I can take measurements off the fittings, but my triton is couple hundred mi...

kendall

I prefer the bottom draw, actually reduces the buildup of crud, and it's much easier to draw water from. Just need to maintain the fittings.

Ken.

kendall

I was pretty surprised to find nothing under that plate. Since they are laid out in a pattern, and the PO mentioned that the guy he got her from had a 'circus tent' for it, I'm wondering if he didn't have a framework that sat on the plates to support the 'tent' I repaired the holes from both sides w...

kendall

Bought the Ariel last week, started to realy dig into her and check everything out, I had already planned to redo the through hull 'repairs' as they didn't -look- right, but when I realy dug into it, I almost laughed untill I remembered that the boat was sold as 'ready to sail' http://picasaweb.goog...

kendall

Always liked the way they sat. Very patient looking boats, happy to sit there till the water comes back.

Ken.

kendall

Having run my own garage for many years I've had to repair hundreds of cars with problems that were traced down to a faulty crimped connection. Soldered joints have always held up through the years. The replacement starter on my explorer came with a crimp connector for the solenoid, worked great for...

kendall

If you use epoxy resin pretty much any foam will work, for polyester resin use the yellow polyiso foam, doesn't seem to be affected by the resin,s and when sanded to shape has an 'open' surface that helps the resin to adhere better. It's waterproof, and easy to sand and carve to shape. Understand th...

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cherry?

agree

Big holes

for myself

moving a boat

been kinda busy here

plates and holes

ever find wacky repairs?

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