Plastic Classic Forum

Ric in Richmond

I'd take issue that the Sparkman and Stephens designed Rainbow isn't a plastic classic. They sail sweetly, have huge cockpits, tough as nails, near zero maintenance. They got almost no maintenance at the annapolis sailing school, I routinely saw them run aground (cast iron unfiberglassed keels) run ...

Ric in Richmond

Anyone used the harbor freight version?

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsea ... ?q=tumbler

Ric in Richmond

I wouldn't say I am versed in it...I just started buying metal working tools...

And just like buying a guitar doesn't make one a musician, buying a milling machine doesn't make you a machinists.

But its fun and I think it is good to expose the kids to it!!

We made a little cannon this afternoon!!!

Ric in Richmond

I tell you there is sooooo much to learn with the milling and lathe operations. I've only recently picked this up as a "hobby" and am having a good time. It is neat being able to crank out a bracket or something when you need to. Offer stands for anyone here. As long as it is relatively si...

Ric in Richmond

I've got the lathe with threading capabilities....you have the bronze rod? That or we could mill an appropriate sized upper part that would allow you to slip a stainless steel bolt in and pin it with the roll pin. Got a tool for that too!!! I don't have the material, so you'd have to procure some, b...

Ric in Richmond

So why not get a longer SS bolt.

Cut the shank to length and drill across it for the roll pin, then cut the threaded section to an appropriate length.

Get a SS wingnut and roll with it!

I can do that for you fairly easily if you have a problem.

Ric in Richmond

No monitor. I should add one!

T105's won't fit the Z axis of my box.

Ric in Richmond

The 6 volts seemed to never hold a decent charge. Autohelm / gps would pull them down as well as radio (FM/ ipod) by day and then anchor out and next day they would be way down. Just didn't seem to do what I thought they should. See the early post that details the 6 volts I had been using. thanks!!!!!

Ric in Richmond

House battery. Will be 4 in parallel. So I need a deep cycle in a group 24 box. Any ideas? This is kind of why I went off to the 6 volts that fit in the GR24 box. Those were disappointing. The numbers I listed are taken off the actual battery. It says deep cycle and they also sell combination and st...

Ric in Richmond

Resurrecting an old thread. Anyone have any experience with these? http://www.batteriesplus.com/product/33809-SLI24MDC-Xtreme-Deep-Cycle-Battery/100079-1/102530-Marine-and-Boat-Batteries/103156-Deep-Cycle/BCI-Group-24.aspx 150 min @ 23 amps 75 ah. Batteries Plus says the are DEKA rebranded to their ...

Ric in Richmond

That is so cool to hear from someone who sailed your boat before!!! I'd definitely follow up with the camp. Bet there are lots of pics of your boat printed and in scrap books as fond memories!!! I know my boat was first owned by a guy named Raul Frye who was instrumental in developing the first atom...

Ric in Richmond

Since this is where most of the posts on this forum about Ryobi drill are I figured I'd tack this recall notice on here!!! http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11009.html Ryobi Recalls Cordless Drills Due to Fire Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooper...

Ric in Richmond

Very cool use of technology!!

Some of the guys I used to race with when I was a kid raced on Satan's Mercy which sank in that race...probably early 80's.

They all were so complementary to the Bermudians and how they were treated.

Ric in Richmond

Northstar wrote:Bought a bottle today and the stuff does work! It has a strong smell/odor of muriatic acid without the burn...;-)

Thumbs up!

I wonder if it passivated the SS?

Ric in Richmond

http://www.businessinsider.com/12th-cancer-list-toxicology-program-at-the-national-institutes-at-health-2011-6?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+clusterstock+%28ClusterStock%29 You always kind of knew that Styrene was bad stuff...that smell, so sharp and sweet...wel...

Ric in Richmond

Sounds good to me!!!!

Ric

Ric in Richmond

Glad to hear "the works" works on Stainless steel!!!

Ric in Richmond

DIY BOAT says 5 layers. http://www.diy-boat.com/content/view/180/36/ Tiller 4/29/96 GETTING STARTED The shop-tested projects detailed in the WINTER ISSUE have been grouped together in five categories: canvas, woodworking, King StarBoard, laminating techniques and fiberglass. Some of the projects app...

Ric in Richmond

Here is the product!!

http://www.theworkscleans.com/toiletcleaner.html

Ric in Richmond

Andiamo is loose footed...I don't have any issues with it...

Ric in Richmond

Funny how you run across stuff and stash it away for future reference and then lo and behold the next week that subject pops up!!!

Check this out..... You won't believe how it works and what the product is!!!

http://s221.photobucket.com/albums/dd69 ... inless.mp4

Ric in Richmond

Looks great!!!! Rudder really looks nice!

You aren't going to have any issues with it. I've never seen anything that remotely looked like a blister on mine and she is in the water constantly here in Virginia.

Ric in Richmond

No way no how. I'd never barrier coat the boat. The gelcoat when you get down to it will be a web of fine cracks. Nothing wrong with it, just not what you expect to see. Ignore them...they do not matter. Prep it, paint it, stick it in the water. Go back to sailing. You can turn this into a big old n...

Ric in Richmond

Thanks for the info. I'm reconsidering whether or not to remove the decades of bottom paint from my Triton. I've never used a scraper, but from the results you describe, I may attempt it. I don't understand why the blade doesn't bite into the gel coat, but I guess it doesn't if you use the correct ...

Ric in Richmond

Whew!! No fun.

We have been so lucky with the two boats I have brought back to virginia from the peoples republic of Maryland. THey have both run and we had great weather...although we did learn that 1/4 means empty on my boat!!!

Ric in Richmond

Is it just a bracket? That is what milling machines are made for!!! Have it here or at the boat?

Ric in Richmond

Beethoven's only opera...and the password to a really kinky party in Eye's Wide Shut.....

And now a VERY pretty boat....

Ric in Richmond

So who is sailing this weekend.

Fairly certain we will be out on Saturday. Bermuda high doesn't bode well for wind though...

http://www.sailflow.com/windandwhere.iw ... meoffset=0

That is saturday 11 am forecast on sailflow.....not terrible...

Ric in Richmond

We really need to have dinghy races.......

Ric in Richmond

Don't you just love how these Albergs both slice and shoulder aside the water in the breeze and waves?

Did you have much weather helm? I have a fair amount and have to trim sails around it. Wondering if your sprit negates it at all.

Ric in Richmond

I love the Rainbow. Sparkman and Stephens design. Sweet sailing. SPent thousands of hours on them teaching at ANnapolis Sailing School. If I had a dock out front of my house THAT would be my daysailer. I did pick up a small 618 Atlas metal lathe. Sort of a starter lathe. It will come in handy...but ...

Ric in Richmond

ILikeRust wrote:Ah.... hmmm... drill press or metal lathe, perhaps....

...

You are good. We need to discuss your tool proclivities!!!!

How about first person to check in do it under the SAILING CLUB MEETING?

If I get done quick then I may swing by. If I see the black ford truck I will come in.

Ric in Richmond

Not from Greentop....Just meeting him there since he had to go there anyways....

I left a clue in my earlier post.....

Don't want to jinx the deal by talking about it before it is done....

Ric in Richmond

Ok I am lame....I have to go pick up a new toy at Greentop at 7pm since the seller is willing to drag it down to Greentop from NOVA for me!!

I might make it back before you leave.

And no the new toy is not a weapon!!! But you might be able to make one with it....

Ric in Richmond

Not only YES!!!! But H*LL YES!!!

Great job!!!!

Ric in Richmond

I have some firehose we could slit and put over the tubing bumper!!!

Ric in Richmond

Nope....I am actually good this thursday. The game is actually FRIDAY but the email that I got about the reschedule had the 12th. I confirmed the game is FRIDAY so see you all thursday!!!

Ric in Richmond

And of course I just find out that we have a rescheduled baseball game that night.....and it is Senior night for the sr players....so I don't get to skip that one.

I'll hit the next dinner with you all!!!

Ric in Richmond

Didn't know about that one.

Lets go with the Reynolds one if that is ok.

Ric in Richmond

How about Thursday this week 630 plaza azteca?

It is near the Old Reynolds metals campus at Broad and 64. Real good food....but I still love Mexico. If you had a bad night you should give them another shot!!

Chime in here if you can make it.

Ric in Richmond

How about we all meet at Mexico or something one evening for dinner next week?

No cruising plans as of yet. We will see how the summer shapes up. Too much stuff to do these days!!!

Ric in Richmond

Pics are broken! but I found them here in the AMAZING website/ maintenance log for Early Light!!

http://earlylight160.110mb.com/FlashlightHolders.html

Cool!!!

Ric in Richmond

Andiamo sails out of the Severn River Marina off Mobjack bay and I am based in Richmond's west end!

Ric in Richmond

Little steerage??? How about NO steerage in reverse!!! You use a little prop walk and also note she will almost always back into the wind too!! I have made some very odd maneuvers in the fairway as she slips backwards into the wind then with a shot hard forward to rotate the boat and continue in a l...

Ric in Richmond

Looks like it is coming along great!!!

Those glass tubes for the drains creep me out!!!! I figure she is 49 and hasn't sunk yet so I am probably ok. How did your look when you pulled them out? They didn't break off in your hand or anything like that did they???

Ric in Richmond

NOTHING!!! There that was easy. The gray is protecting it. You sand it off and it just starts to oxidize again and you have that much less wood to work with in the future. That may not be a concern now, but it will be one day when you start sanding down to screw heads. When you do get around to it t...

Ric in Richmond

Congratulations!!!! That is awesome...

I am headed down to my A35 to bend on some sails and canvas, do a little scraping and sanding and general tidying. No sailing today :( but maybe tomorrow :)

Ric in Richmond

So far I nominate this a descriptive phrase of the year:

"It is a slow displacement hull (8 knots) that will roll peanut butter out of the jar in a beam sea."

Ric in Richmond

https://www.surpluscenter.com/CAT284/Catalog284.pdf Nope just download the PDF Speaking of surplus....(they were used on a boat!!) http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?id=4229536&convertTo=USD To bad they have to be cut up. Slide show: http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view_photo?event...

Ric in Richmond

...So now I am the owner of a small (650 lbs of cast iron from the 60's) milling machine..: Cool tool! If we send you drawings, will you mill things for us? I'd be willing to try! I have never done ANY milling on anything before so I would suggest it not be mission critical!! What are you thinking ...

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