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Lloyd wrote: ↑Thu Jun 21, 2018 11:13 pm Pjesus, I took a quick look for a picture of the rig and could only find this;

In the meantime I also googled it and it's a nice looking boat!

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Looks like a sweet little boat. Do you have pictures of it with full rig?

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"There are only two colors to paint a boat, black or white, and only a fool would paint a boat black." lol :lol: As for the tiller, it makes sense, I'm also a big fan of tillers, although personally I prefer to have the traveler forward of the tiller so I can steer with the rear hand (rig...

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Looks real nice, especially if the true blue shade is the darker one instead of the brighter one in the first pic. I sail the Med quite often and must confess I've never heard of Alpas. Although to be honest the sailing I do in the Med is race-oriented and doesn't leave me much time for strolling ar...

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Forums are a 'hard sell' these days. Facebook, Instagram and videos on YouTube are the 'thing'. Indeed, agree 200%. I'm one of the admins of a big boat modeling forum in Portugal ( http://ptnauticmodel.net/forum/ ) and mainly due to FB the activity has decreased a lot. "Instant gratification&q...

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Not so quiet anymore. I've never been an avid participant but I really miss the good olld topics.
In the last couple of weeks I have already recommended the forum tou a few friends that also sail old... sorry... classic plastic boats

One of them has an Albin Ballad, not very common around here.

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Well, not cheap but the moulding and fiber/gelcoat work looks really good. Being a boat modeler myself, what I would be concerned is that a true scale boat hardly sails well given that sail area scales by 9^2 (in this 1:9 scale case) and weight by 9^3 or even more, but the wind stays the same. Usual...

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Looks great on the water!
Good luck on the "restoration" and keep us posted, these threads always encourage me to do small little things that JetLag (my boat) needs :)
Cheers,
Tiago

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It's amazing what one can do if one applies oneself to the task. Yeah, many times I'm told by shop guys it can't be fixed, you have to buy new, etc... more often than not it results in me scratching my bald head for a few weeks and spending a few hours fixing stuff. Sometimes the end result is bett...

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Hi Lloyd. Thanks a lot for taking the time to find and share the pictures. It looks really nice! An icebox is something I'm missing on my boat but I haven't had the guts to build one yet. Why did you decide to close the access hatch? Looks like a nice feature (I had never seen it before). It was one...

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Silently following... nice work.

Tell me more about the icebox. Are you gonna fit a standard one over the shelf or build a custom one?

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I think there's not much to repair there. I would do the following... Apparently there's some 'play' between the core and the cover (that's why you have the core standing out). Starting from one end of the jib sheet, "milk"(*) the rope all the way towards the other end. Do it a couple of t...

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There's something I'd like to do on my mast and boom!
Hope you used some sort of galvanic isolator such as Duralac when you re-installed the hardware on the spars...

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The paint job looks awesome.

Nice trick to get those shoes done. I don't think I would have thought of doing that :)

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Love your work, TampaBay.
But love your shop even better! :)

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One more thing, if I may...
While you're refitting the mast, you could use a galvanic isolator such as Duralac to isolate all stainless steel fitting from the aluminium mast. Easy to use and it's one less thing corroding on the boat :)

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Those sheaves look like they've done their share of business and deserve some rest now :) Also, they seem to be V-grooved instead of U-grooved. If so, they were meant for wire halyards and will chafe syntethic ropes. Get U-grooved sheaves. I have also replaced all halyard sheaves on my boat and I ha...

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That sure beats me working on the boat while afloat with a tarp over the boom... nice job!

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CapnK wrote:How about one or two long battens placed over foam/wood blocks against the poly/acry to hold it against the curve while adhesive is drying?

Good idea, thanks!

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It was a crazy idea but it could have worked :D

Me, I wouldn't have tried it because from my (little) vaccum fiber experience I know there is always some air leak.
So... if air gets out, water will surely get in...

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Thanks Dick.
The curvature is not big, as I think the photos show.
Also, there are no screws holding the window.

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Hi guys! I need your help on this subject. The starboard window on JetLag has a couple of big cracks (maybe due to temperature changes?) and I think it has detached slightly from the cabin so it's leaking quite a bit. So a replacement is in order. Questions: 1) What material should I use? Acrylic? P...

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Sorry to hear it did not hold up. You had it looking good. Are you going to give it a second try? Hi. Right now I'm busy with other stuff and I must confess the weather has been too good to work on the boat instead of sailing, but I sure will give it a new try! :) I will not use the spray glue, I w...

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Catching up on old threads, so that people looking for info don't find half-threads... I did go with the Sika primer and Sikaflex 295UV, no more leaking :) Just make sure you degrease and mask everything really well beforehand... http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/2013...

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I ended up not updating this thread... shame on me... I bought the foam and the vinyl separated. I drew templates into the vinyl... http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/forro/20131105_1_zps48613635.jpg Then spray-glued them together: http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s1...

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Still fine to sail in this side of the pond... not much wind this weekend, which sometimes is good.

God bless warm Octobers that allow barefoot, shirtless sailing :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8mfvKBbEU

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Although not much of a poster, for me this is THE forum when it comes to boat-related DYI stuff. It's the one I recommend to all my boatie friends (which, like me, like messing around in boats or don't have the money to have it done by someone else). Having said that, I do miss Tim's (and others) po...

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Well... almost 2 and a half years after I started this thread, I started the job. Let's see how it goes. http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/forro/20131015_01_s_zpscca5ec83.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/forro/20131020_08_s_zps5a4d...

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Thanks for the tips, mitiempo, but I have a small 25ft boat and at 6'1'' I'm already a bit short on headroom, so I'm not willing to lose any more of it. :)

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Contact cement works only because it is on both surfaces. On only one it won't stick at all. I've made some experiments and it does stick. What I'm worried is about longterm. Anyway, that answers my first question, so thank you! ;-) Two left: 2) When I start laying the vinyl I probably won't be abl...

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Thanks for the tips, earlylight . But for now I won't be adding any more wood to the boat. Besides, the side lining is ok so I won't be messing with anytime soon (fingers crossed). Some real life (potentially stupid) questions: 1) I know contact glue should be applied to both surfaces, but in this c...

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Tally, sorry for not seeing this before. Thanks for the pic but that's a bit too much wood (and too dark) for me. Peter, now that I REALLY need to get this done (after reassembling the engine and building a new door), I went through your blog (again). And here I am procrastinating a simple lining re...

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triton274 wrote:Singlehanding is great!

Amen!

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Sailing solo is great, no matter what the month. Curiously I took some pics of a solo sail a couple of days ago, so not meaning to hijack the thread... this is also "November solo sail" :) http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/20121108_GoPro/20121108_05.jpg http...

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Wow. Lovely.

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Update on the Ballad carpet ceilings: Hi Peter. Thanks for the update. Your lining is coming out really nice! I realize that you are not hip on a wood style liner I actually like that kind of that kind of liner but the problem is the thickness. I'm 6'1'' and my boat is already too short :-/ My boat...

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I think it looks great. Good work. Thanks, Steve :) How about a picture of the whole boat? Sure :) Here's JetLag: http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/20110305_JetLag_pontao9.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/20100515_JetLag_Cascais.j...

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(double post, sorry. Please remove)

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Just to finish the thread... I'm glad I went with varnish and I'm happy with the end result. Although not professional it's quite good. http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/cana%20de%20leme/20120603_02_800px.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet...

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Well... it's been a while but I don't want the thread to end here. :) Last weekend the old tiller decided to meet its maker while sailing (which was in itself interesting) so I REALLY had to take to the new one. http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/Copyof20120422_25.jpg ...

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Thanks. I guess cutting the primer isn't an option. And since I already have the 295 that's probably the way to go...

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PS: the boat and the hatch:

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Hi folks. First of all, I hope I'm not asking something that has already been answered. I did search... I've got a hatch with a small leak that I've identified as being in the acrylic/aluminum joint. So I guess I will need to remove the acrylic and re-glue it to the aluminum frame. I'm thinking of u...

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Well, "to reeve" is to pass a line through a block, etc., so he's essentially asking for ideas on setting up the mainsheet (maybe it put you in mind of the similar sounding/looking "reef," where you shorten sail?). Always learning... thanks a lot Rachel. I was indeed thinking ab...

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Living the dream indeed. So nice to hear these stories, especially when I have to get back to work tomorrow :)
Well, at least in the next few weeks we have the America's Cup here, not too bad.

I'm sure you have lots of pictures, you could show them and let us dream too :)

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I got kinda lost... you say reeving but then talk about sheeting...

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It does make sense.

In the models we do it mostly if we're using balsa (which I avoid), not the kinds of wood I'm using on the tiller.

Thanks!

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Hirilondë wrote:I like Rachel"s idea. But no matter what you do I highly recommend not thinning epoxy at all using solvents.

Hi there.

I build boat models and use epoxy thinned with alcohol to waterproof the wood.
I've seen it done by people that work on real boats.

Why do you recommend against it?

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You're right about the cover and I'll probaly do one anyway.
The other thing about varnish is that my boat doesn't have much of it, all other wood parts are dark Cetol, wihch I'm pretty happy with...

I've never tried the clear Cetol though, if anyone has some tips...

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Hi there. I've been building a new tiller for my boat, which is almost done: http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/cana%20de%20leme/20110719_23.jpg http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s114/ptmjesus/Barcos/Jet%20Lag/cana%20de%20leme/20110719_24.jpg It's oak and mahogany lam...

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