Brass nose piece for Sonja

[Rich VanValkenburg]

I need someone who can make a new brass nose piece for my 22 square meter. The original is a mess and can't be saved. I have a posterboard mockup in 3D made. The nose will be chrome-plated. If any of you has the talent and think you can do this, talk to me offline and I'll send you some photos and the mockup. None of the small shops around here wants to mess with it.

Rich
falcon5@banyanol.net

[Paul Scheuer]

How 'bout a picture of your mock up, or the damaged piece. If it's similar to what I used to have from a King's Cruiser, it should be a relatively straight forward fabriction.

What I have in mind is a brazed or soldered assembly with a horizontal "top" attached to a formed "vetical" peice that matched the shape of the planking at the stem and wrapped around the stem. It had no eyes or other integral parts. The "point" when viewed from the top had a radius of about 1-1/2 inch. The joint between the top and the sides had a radius that matched -planking-deck joint. That radius was carried around the front of the assembly, so that it looked sharper from the side than from the top. Each of the three planes had a pleasant scallop cut out on the trailing edges.

If I were doing it, I'd make a hardwood shape of the nose of the boat, form oversized pieces for the top and sides. Brass "work hardens" so you have to anneal it periodically. Once the surfaces are shapped, they can be cut to fit each other, then brazed or silver soldered, buffed and plated.

I thought I had a picture, but I can't find it so the word pic will have to dio.

[Rich VanValkenburg]

Thanks Paul. I'll get a picture later today when my daughter brings my camera back. What you describe is similar to what I need, but the covering board-topside sheer line is pretty sharp. No radius to speak of. If the stemhead needs to be shaped to fit the piece, that's ok, too. Check later tonight and I'll have some details.

Rich

[Rich VanValkenburg]

Well. It's like this....we moved in December and the pattern is still packed away. All of the boat's stuff was carefully label except that pattern. It sat on my dresser top shelf for two years and it's someplace. It isn't lost, it just hasn't found me yet. I'll keep looking. Sorry for the delay.

Rich

[Concordia...41]

Just wanted to say it's good to see you and Sonja back :)

- M

[Rich VanValkenburg]

Thanks Margo. If we're going to sail, it's gotta be this year. I'm getting tired what with the house and all. Wish I was young again. I didn't think I'd feel this burned out at 53.
I made a list of things left to do and the biggest is the outboard rebuild. I have all of the parts, but have deadlines with the house to meet, too. I think I took on too much this time. But I'll get it done.
Nice to see you, too! My son will be home from Orlando in the next couple weeks for my daughter's graduation party. He's in for a shock. It was 47 here this morning. Far cry from the 90's down there.

Rich

[Dan McCosh]

How bad is the original, anyway? I've even been able to rebuild brass gears by having the teeth filled with weld and then re-machined.