Strange Wenda Progress

[Dick Wynne]

http://static.flickr.com/35/71752079_8412b1d7a3_o.jpg

Story so far here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dickw/sets/165297/

[Kevin G]

Handsome.

Kevin

[Thad]

Looks great, Dick! Progress!!

[wyndham]

That's a very nice looking boat. You should be proud.

[Bruce Hooke]

Beautiful!

[Andrew]

Absolutely dead gorgeous (said with much envy). Enjoyed the photo albums too.

[almeyer]

Wow! That is really pretty.

[ricardo de oliveira]

That's not strange at all. It seems absolutely beautiful and normal to me. :D

[JimM]

Dick.
I can hardly wait to see a picture of you lovely Wenda afloat.

Jim McGee

[Peter Malcolm Jardine]

WOW... that's a beautiful job :eek: :cool: :cool: :cool:

[Jay Greer]

Dick, I really apprciate your sharing this beautiful work of art with us. I am itching to see her under sail!
JG

[Dick Wynne]

Thanks to all for your compliments, I hardly need add that all the credit belongs to Albert Strange and the boat's builder, Fabian Bush. And I can't wait either!

[RodB]

Thanks for the progress pix...keep em comming.

RB

[Russ Manheimer]

Dick,

Your Wenda is just about perfect. Keep us posted as to your progress.

I have a question about the assembly for the rudder post. It looks like you built a square trunk for it. Any reason for not using a plate and bronze tube? Was this type of rudder port construction common to the Strange boats?

Also, what type of finish do you have on the interior?

Thanks,

Russ

[videoguy]

That is one fine looking hunk of boat.... smile.gif smile.gif ...Phil

[Thad]

That rudder trunk construction is common in counter and canoe sterned Strange designs. Even in designs where the rudder shaft seems to be carried in a tube, the stern post is carried up to the deck and the horn timber rabbet runs past the post to the top of the stern knee. SEA HARMONY's arrangement is similar to Dick's WENDA. How tubes were set up or other boats are done would be interestiing to know.

[WindHawk]

:cool:

[Garrett Lowell]

Wonderful craftsmanship!

[Dick Wynne]

Originally posted by Russ Manheimer:
I have a question about the assembly for the rudder post. It looks like you built a square trunk for it. Any reason for not using a plate and bronze tube? Also, what type of finish do you have on the interior?
RussWell the rudder details are more or less as drawn by Phil Bolger, I just left the details to the builder, but what Thad says makes sense. As for the interior, if by 'finish' you mean surface treatment, the planking is just varnished. If you mean how fitted out, the answer is 'Spartan' in the extreme. I popped over to see her at the weekend, here the internals are more or less complete apart from the stove yet to go in on a shelf to port:

http://static.flickr.com/20/72551688_a10dc64a86.jpg?v=0

and here the exterior, a sublime shape I think:

http://static.flickr.com/35/72551686_fe5030d5eb.jpg?v=0

She is fixed up for beaching legs as you can see, also prepared to take the ground, intentionally or otherwise, with bilge runners:

http://static.flickr.com/34/72551687_5fbbf7e017.jpg?v=0

Russ, you would feel quite at home in her!

Edited to add:

The 'yard' is interesting, Fabian Bush's house and yard is the last remaining bit of the Harris Bros yard which used to build sizeable craft 100 years ago, including Don Street's Iolaire, 100 years old this year:

http://www.street-iolaire.com/disc.htm

Today, it has mostly been sold off so Fabian is completely surrounded by new housing, however under some covenant there remains a slip onto the river Colne across the road, which is where we will launch next year.

[ 12-13-2005, 07:35 PM: Message edited by: Dick Wynne ]

[Lion]

Beautiful!!

[Hal Forsen]

Man; that is lovely!
Wonderful work being done there.
HF

[RodB]

Dick,

Since you built to the outside of the lines, did you change the location of any elements (rudder post, centerboard??? How much more ballast are you adding.

RB

[Dick Wynne]

Originally posted by RodB:
Dick,

Since you built to the outside of the lines, did you change the location of any elements (rudder post, centerboard??? How much more ballast are you adding.

RBAt first I thought we might need to up the ballast, but no we didn't change anything, on the basis that the wider hull will be stiffer, and the designed ballast will be a couple of inches lower in the water, increasing its moment; the increased displacement is equivalent to a couple of extra crew (rugby players maybe). The sail plan is unchanged. We are talking about an extra 500 pounds or so, not a lot in the scheme of things. There is room inside for additional ballast should it be found necessary, or I suppose we could add it to the outside. How about a lead keel wing to improve windward ability...

[ 12-14-2005, 09:37 AM: Message edited by: Dick Wynne ]

[RodB]

I was remembering how "Sally" was increased to around 4000 lbs disp and he added at least 500 lbs ballast...(to both the board and the keel). Its good that you can add ballast later if needed. Boy she's beautiful.

RB

[ 12-14-2005, 08:13 PM: Message edited by: RodB ]

[Norske3]

Where are you going on your first long cruise....any ideas?

[jimendel]

Wow- Alot of work, but a beautiful reward!

[Dick Wynne]

Originally posted by Norske3:
Where are you going on your first long cruise....any ideas?I'll be exploring the waters she was designed for - the Thames estuary. More than enough interest there to keep me occupied, also a bunch of other local Strange boats to socialise with.

[Norske3]

AAAAH...your sailing life will be wonderful...sailing in the warm balmy air.. :cool: ....cruising with fellow "Strange"-ers. smile.gif ....is there any better way to enjoy the great outdoors?...NO.....not for me.

...THANK GOD FOR WOOD!... smile.gif

[ 12-15-2005, 08:06 AM: Message edited by: Norske3 ]