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Rachel

Ha ha! Well that's interesting, because I only see part of it now (but I could see the whole thing when it was first posted). It's not taking up my whole monitor, nor is there any way to scroll right. Weird! Even weirder, when I use "topic review," the whole things shows up. Am I haunted?!...

Rachel

I bonded the interior liner to the cabin trunk with epoxy/1708 and then laid in 1708 to build the opening up so now the frames have full bearing with about a 1/16" overall clearance. I apologize if this is too much of a side-track, but would you mind explaining your sequence in building up the...

Rachel

"Your message contains too few characters." Interesting. Maybe the new forum iteration doesn't allow a post without text? (I'm pretty sure the old one did... right?). I also noticed something else interesting: A few posts up, mdidriksen posted a bad-boat-name photo of a boat named "S...

Rachel

I've tried butyl caulk in the past, but I wasn't impressed. I think I need to find a source for butyl caulk formulated for marine use. I don't think there is such a beast. Meaning that I think butyl caulk is just... butyl caulk. Likewise, I believe the butyl tape that Maine Sail sells is "just...

Rachel

I think the theories are as follows: 1) The scoop will direct water into the intake (which my understanding is that it will, but is either only effective or needed at speeds over 6 knots). 2) The scoop will keep crud out of the intake (which it will, but if it gets clogged while you are running it w...

Rachel

Classic/cute boat! It seems there was a phase during which colored deck gelcoat was "in," especially for UK boats. Obviously they weren't planning on future owners sailing it to hot climates... ouch! I imagine you are going to earn a "Smurf" nickname while grinding it off ;) If y...

Rachel

I can't contribute anything specific to your query, but I just wanted to say "Welcome to the forum!" since I saw this was your first post.

Rachel

Lookin' good! I should have mentioned the full-face respirator. I have one and it *would be* fantastic if it only fit me. Alas, even the Small is a bit too big, so I tend to wear my half-face respirator and goggles. Definitely not as good though, for this type of job. Another benefit to those flap d...

Rachel

Along the same lines, another option is butyl caulk in a tube. This is not to discount the tape, as I have used both at different times. (I think that Tikvah has probably settled on VHB tape, but since we are mentioning alternatives to the Devil known as silicone....) The interesting thing about the...

Rachel

I think I would lean the opposite way: On a "slow" boat (i.e. typically 6 knots or less*), I would prefer not to have a strainer on the outside of the boat, because I would worry about it clogging with growth or being clogged by something splaying over the outside of it. I would probably s...

Rachel

I would tend to agree that just grinding it off and being done with it would be the best way to go. It will be dusty, so you will want to prepare for that. Since it looks so loose, I might see what I could do with a scraper/putty knife first -- just in case some large, loose "slabs" will c...

Rachel

My feeling would be negative, based on a couple of thoughts (presuming you mean "lumberyard" treated plywood): 1) Treated plywood often seems to be poor quality plywood to begin with (voids, few plies per given thickness, wet/warped, etc.) 2) I would wonder if the treated/chemicals in the ...

Rachel

Congrats! Launching after a three-year project has got to feel good :) Just opened your blog and it looks like it's going to be a fun read! Rachel PS: I like the color. I remember seeing a color something like that on the Kirby paint chart and thinking I'd like to see what it would look like on a pl...

Rachel

Nice to see, thanks!

Rachel

Hope they never have to call the Coast Guard for anything... sheesh. That makes the "Never mind" fellow's misunderstandings seem like child's play.

Rachel

Of course this is completely subjective and personal, but I'll give you my thoughts. First of all, just to make sure I have the picture straight: Ok, most of you have seen pics of my boat and know that it has nice light blue topsides and Off-white gelcoat finish below the DWL. So your topsides are l...

Rachel

This is really interesting to me. I have thought about using VHB tape to install windows -- and from my reading of the technical literature it is resistant even to submersion -- but what I couldn't work out in my mind was how one would seal the "joints" between pieces of tape, presuming on...

Rachel

Bienvenue! It's always fun to have a new member with a project to follow. Thanks for the photos; looks like you have some nice joinery below. We have at least one other member with a Hinterhoeller, and I belive his also has un-cored decks. I'm interested to know how they get the stiffness.. is it by...

Rachel

(Delrin) Acetal Copolymer: Less porous and absorbs less moisture than Delrin® acetal resin, so it retains its shape better in humid environments. It is also wear resistant and offers excellent chemical resistance. Aha, I think that explains something: I had read that Delrin® would absorb water (slo...

Rachel

I want to choose the best material for the application and you folk have given me Teflon and Delrin to consider. How does one make a good decision when one knows so little of the world of plastics and the various types available? One thing I would check for (and I can't remember the specifics for t...

Rachel

It looks like a Nordica 20 to me. There is another similar boat called a Halman 20, but it has different ports and a slightly different keel shape.

Here is a link to more info:

http://www.nordicaboats.com/html/nordica-20.html

Rachel

Chuck, I hope you don't feel like you are being singled out here, as that was not my intention at all. It seems as though quite a few forum members might like to see various Craigslist, eBay, and etc. links here on the forum. It looks like you deleted your original post in this thread today, but as ...

Rachel

I feel about the same way you do, Dave. Over the years many forums have come and gone, and some have become (or always were) more casual, slangy, contentious, sloppy, etc. This forum has been fun, but "serious" and substantial. It is somewhat unique in that way, and I like it. If I want th...

Rachel

Just to whet the appetite: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/11/howto/cross/images1/image001-wr.jpg http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/11/howto/cross/images1/image005-wr.jpg http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/11/howto/cross/images2/image013-wr.jpg http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/11/howto/cross/images4/i...

Rachel

Thanks for the additional info on the mobile interface. I agree, Jeff, and tho' I've been looking at the board from the phone, I wait till I'm on the computer to respond --- unless it really lends itself to a brief note.

Rachel

My take on this is that unless or until Captain K changes the forum guidelines, that the ones currently listed under "Please click here to view the forum rules" would be the ones to go by. If any of us would like to see changes to any of them (such as making a new forum category for links ...

Rachel

I was just mentioning the forum guidelines, which are clear that this section is for our own items for sale. I happen to like it that way, but I had nothing to do with making the rules. Perhaps the new forum owner could establish a new section for links to eBay ads, Craigslist ads, and the like if h...

Rachel

Maybe too /much of a tangent, but as a new smartphone user, what is the advantage of these mobile formats? I'm accessing the board on my phone just using the usual interface, and it seems fine, but maybe I just don't know how much better it could be?

Rachel

I'll chime in as another who prefers not to routinely epoxy under varnish. My reasons are the same as Preserved_K's. (Not saying I never would, but just not as my standard procedure.) I think that if it were me, I would either buy the "right" high-quality wood (I realize you are trying to ...

Rachel

From what I understand of the forum guidlines (which are linked above), we aren't supposed to post advertising/links at all here, except for in the Classified section, where we can post our own items for sale (but not links to items owned by others). I'm not posting this to sound "mean," b...

Rachel

I would either re-core it right, or not do it at all, myself. I'm not a fan of the swiss-cheese holes/fill method. If it really needs it then you will probably end up having to do it again later (at which time the epoxy columns will make it all harder); if it doesn't need it, then no need to do anyt...

Rachel

A note on the 16 after reading Britton's post: In later years, a centerboard version was offered (or may have been standard; I'm not sure). (Note that I have not owned one, but what I have heard basically follows along Britton's lines.) I know a fellow who sold one and bought a Montgomery 15. The re...

Rachel

Welcome, Kurt! (I mean, I know you were already here, but welcome in your new role!) Tim started and maintained a great and unique forum here, and for me there would be a huge "hole" in the Internet without it. The expertise, the history, the well-written/extensive/searchable information, ...

Rachel

I think Drew made a good point. There is a huge world of different boats and purposes. It's kind of like golf clubs, only in golf you can easily buy/carry/maintain a whole bag of different clubs. With boats, you mostly have to choose one club (boat). To continue the golf analogy, if you could only h...

Rachel

How about a South Coast 23 :)

(Alberg design).

Rachel

Just as an aside, when we used to build kayaks (for ourselves, in the garage - not professionally), we used a layup of two layers of S-glass, one of Kevlar, and one of Nylon. The nylon was so that the pieces would tend to hang together when smashed (on a rock, etc.). (This was long before Internet/r...

Rachel

A couple of thoughts: 1) If you do go with a folding bulkhead table, I've always thought that the ones with a shelf built into the back looked sort of neat. Like so: Neat folding table.jpg 2) On the other hand, I like "permanent" tables because, well, I like having a table around pretty mu...

Rachel

How about just rounding the fiberglass edges, fairing them, and finishing as you do the rest of the boat? If there is going to be a lot of abrasion that probably wouldn't work very well, but I don't know if there will be. You could also make the edges a little "fatter" in the process so th...

Rachel

The P.O. of my boat kept an 8-foot stitch-and-glue marine ply dinghy on the foredeck. I think I posted a pic of that here a while back. Hi Bill, I had seen that photo. I should have clarified, but when someone says they want to put a dinghy on the cabintop of a smaller boat, I figure they mean betw...

Rachel

I have looked at the Coaster. While it is based on the same lines, the cabin-top is about a foot shorter. I like the longer cabin both for interior space and to store a hard dinghy on top. From what I have seen, there was a later development, where the cockpit/deck mold was changed (I have only see...

Rachel

Good point, Vark -- I thought about mentioning that earlier on: If you aren't planning to replace the attachment point (ring, etc.) that goes into the deck/dorade, it's important to note exactly what/how it is because there are different types, some of which are harder to find these days.

Rachel

Don't take my word on this, but just as a spot of conversation: I spent some time sailing on a friend's Ensign in Maine, and I had the exact same feeling as you. I'm just so used to that self-bailing cockpit (and or a boat that is not self-bailing but then does not have a chunk of lead in the keel) ...

Rachel

jbarnes, Just a note: If you like the Wanderer because you want a centerboarder, then never mind ;) But if you like the Wanderer for other reasons, then do you know about the Coaster? It was made as a "sister" to the Wanderer and is basically the same boat but with a fixed keel. It draws a...

Rachel

Understood! I have a friend who has an "engine pillow." I laughed at first, because it's literally a bed pillow like you would use for sleeping, only with a bit of a greyish tinge. And it has it's own shelf in a locker. For some reason it just struck me funny. Then I had occasion to lean o...

Rachel

Not on a Triton, that I can recall. I have seen other boats wherein the padded settee backs (usually with the padding permanently attached as opposed to loose cushions) flip up to become upper bunks -- typically held up by a strap etc. to the overhead.

Rachel

Northstar wrote:Actually you can align an engine while on the hard and it is quite time consuming in these CCA design boats (generally tight confines).

Although wouldn't that just be a "first" alignment, with the final alignment to be checked/made in the water?

Rachel

I've seen a few Tritons with a pipe berth arrangement in the saloon. They looked as thought they could have come from the builder that way.

Here is a photo:

Rachel

I can't totally tell if you are joking or not (maybe after your arms have recovered it would be easier to tell ;) However, just in case... "Cutaway" full keel (or as some people would say: moderate fin with attached rudder): http://www.alberg30.org/images/a30lines.gif cutaway.jpg Full keel...

Rachel

Looks like main mast position and lenght stays the same for sloop and yawl options. To me the mainmast of the yawl looks a bit shorter. That seems to "figure" for me as well because the yawl only lists 11.5 square feet more sail area than the sloop. Unless the mizzen is 11.5 square feet (...

Rachel

Just to be sure - in case I somehow muddied this up earlier - "reeving" was a perfectly good term to use for your query, at least to my mind. But since pjesus is in (from?) Portugal, I figured he might not be a native English speaker, and "reef" and "reeve" might sound ...

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