Goldberry Upright (pics)

[Garth Jones]

Well, I'm one more step on my way to having my own Ness Yawl. Since I posted last, we've painted the hull with CPES primer and four coats of Ben Moore M22. I added keelband, took a deep breath, and unscrewed most of the building form. Last week, with the help of my wife and several good friends, we turned Goldberry over. Even with three of the station molds still in the boat for stiffness, it just didn't weigh that much. Three of us lifted , two guided, and in five not-too-stressful minutes, she was over. Yet another reason to love glued ply lap construction. Here are a couple of shots:

Primed and painted (the buiding form is up on sawhorses so I could get underneath to unscrew bracing - for the last few months it has been solidly bolted to the deck):
http://www.slaughterhousegallery.com/Ness%20Yawl/Images/4coatsthumb.jpg

Upright!
http://www.slaughterhousegallery.com/Ness%20Yawl/Images/TurnOver3thumb.jpg

For the full story, click here (http://www.slaughterhousegallery.com/Ness%20Yawl/NYHome.htm).

[Ethan]

Great post Garth! Congrats, and fine looking boat! :cool:

A question for you:
I really like the post and transverse I-beam set-up you have. In fact, I've been seriously considering adding such a feature to our barn. Was it an expensive add-on? Did you size the components based on what you had availabale or did you run the numbers for particular loads? Are the posts sunk in the concrete or are they sitting on top and mechanically attached?

Sorry for the laundry list of questions, but I've wanted to talk to somebody who's built such a set-up for awhile. Any chance you could post detailed pics of the arrangement?

Thanks in Advance,
Ethan

[Garth Jones]

Ethan,

First off, I have no idea what the beams cost, because it was a tiny part of a really large renovation. The property, which we now call the Slaughterhouse Gallery & Studios was built about 1890 as a slaughterhouse and meat market. It's a tiny (60 x 110 feet) industrial complex crammed into a street of shops in an old neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

Here's what the deck area looked like when we bought the place:

http://www.slaughterhousegallery.com/Property%20History/Images/Courtyard1Thumb.jpg

The old roof was rotten and collapsing, so we removed it, leading to this view:
http://www.slaughterhousegallery.com/Property%20History/Images/FirstWinterThumb.jpg

The transverse beams do not support any weight, they are simply meant to keep the old steel posts and beams from spreading apart under the weight of the new roof. As such, we probably could have used tie rods. However, our crazy welder had these beams on hand. They are welded to the old steel on one end and sunk into the wall on the other.

I'm not sure how much this will help with your barn project. If you know any structural engineers or architects, take them to lunch and see if you can get some informal advice.

Cheers,
Garth

PS In anybody is interested in the history of our insane project click here. (http://www.slaughterhousegallery.com/Property%20History/HistoryIntro.htm)

[Thorne]

Wow! Great pics, you've built a lovely boat. I'll be very interested in hearing about how she handles under sail.