macallum

[vikar]

carbo,s had 1/3 bottle of mac and is still deliberating in the small hours (uk time)on how i should construct the labarinth being the hatch top of the companionway roof (thing).
As this is my first venture in boat construction BUT have been a recipiant of the mag (woodenboat)since 1974.so dont get smart with me you bunch of sad case,s ( myelf incuded)I would very much apreciate guidance in this water tight art form.

[Nicholas Carey]

[Sorry...couldn't resist]

Usually, by the time I've consumed a third of a bottle of MacAllan

http://www.scotchwhisky.net/images/bots/macallan.jpg

I'm beyond deliberating on anything more complicated than my navel :D :D

Hatch/Coachroof/Companionway construction is detailed in any one of a number of different books: Seward's Boatbuilding, etc.

[ 01-22-2004, 09:10 PM: Message edited by: Nicholas Carey ]

[JimD]

Bud McIntosh's How to Build a Wooden Boat illustrates about 3 variations. Many boat plans for boats with cabins also indicate the designer's prefered method. What are you building?

[vikar]

Yeh that was about the size of it, I notice your bottle was full mine has a lot more space (now),a fine dram none the less, The boat I have is a 31' thos gillmer de design 180 and I have very little information on her,but she has a facinating history, on my part I have a rowing back ground, and this is my first venture into larger recreational boat's, I first picked up a copy of woodenboat back in the mid 70's(as it happen's in Seattle' I was on a container ship at the time) and it was a publication with my name on it,we don't seem to have the same passion in the UK, so anyway the companion way sliding roof thing,easy if you want to stay wet,and need's plenty of thought if you need to stay dry, I realy would like to take the stone from the masters hand on this one.