Boat porn in the afternoon

[rbgarr]

Pulling boat from the Friendship of Salem
http://i43.tinypic.com/2czo9h.jpg

Frog, an H 12 1/2 by Alec Brainerd. New in town this week, moored around the corner for the season.
http://i42.tinypic.com/2lm5fex.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/a2zpd1.jpg

A couple of bows
http://i44.tinypic.com/53k5jn.jpg


http://i44.tinypic.com/2yy6pex.jpg

[Russ Manheimer]

And in the late afternoon I 'll raise you an A Cat:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/3529791960_a200c6b3eb.jpg

And here's a clutch of rowboats at Beatons:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3623/3516755734_3026bda9d6.jpg

And finally, my favorite boat:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3336574370_74448f4bb3_b.jpg

[StevenBauer]

Russ, did you see the boat in Martin's video that looked just like a cabinless version of Sjogin?



Steven

[rbgarr]

Nice rowboats and photo of Sjogin!

Is the rowboat a 'stock item' for Beaton's? Do they still build them? (I'm remembering something like that...)

[BarnacleGrim]

There seems to be a deeply rooted aversion to paint on wooden boats here. Even workboats have traditionally been varnished. I wonder why, because Sjogin looks awesome!

I already have painted topsides (and I've been asked more than once if it has been fibreglassed, who would come up with such an idea?), I've been wondering if I could paint more and still have it look like a proper wooden boat.

[Russ Manheimer]

Steven,

I saw so many of Sjogin's cousins. The sprit rigged boat on the Rum Regatta thread is a pretty close. Thanks Martin.

One of my dreams is to ship her to the Baltic and sail in search of her home waters. (Koster Isles I think. But she wouldn't look out of place from Denmark to St. Petersburg.)

Dave,

Beaton's built these this past off-season to a boat designed and built by Dave Beaton in the 60's. Thery're kind of a grandparent/grand kid, poking along the marsh rowboat. The varnished one is going to be the tender for the new Silent Maid

Thanks BarnacleGrim,

Sjogin wears the workboat finish well. When she came along she had varnished rub and toe rails, all oak, with all that entails. Mr. Kirby does her proud.

Russ

[Russ Manheimer]

Dave,

Great pics. Nice to see Spring arrive in your neck of the woods.

Russ

[Hwyl]

http://i43.tinypic.com/2czo9h.jpg






Belle is looking nice.

[Dave R]

Drool. And sigh.

[FSS172]

Sjogin wears the workboat finish well. When she came along she had varnished rub and toe rails, all oak, with all that entails. Mr. Kirby does her proud.

Russ Yeah, mine too... When she goes back over the rule is going to be ' if it can't come off the boat (easily!) over the winter, it's painted.'

[Thad]

Monday last week we sailed by FRIENDSHIP of Salem motoring East in the sound. Did she end up in Boothbay? Wassa haps?

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Sunset aboard Tidbit

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/photo-969.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/photo-257.jpg

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/photo-2066.jpg

Lot's of brightwork I'm actualy amazed at how little paint is on her. Thank god she's a manageable size. I actually have a can of varnish and brushes, some scotch bright and masking tape on board and after a sail I do a little touch up and add another coat occasionally ;)

[rbgarr]

Monday last week we sailed by FRIENDSHIP of Salem motoring East in the sound. Did she end up in Boothbay? Wassa haps?

AFAIK yearly haul-out and maintenance but if I hear differently I'll post about it.

[gert]

Theres that winch again! I knew I had seen it somewhere on this forum.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3592963144_ae189afd9d.jpg
Where pray tell did you get this?

I need one for GS' centreboard

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Gert I forget exactly which forum member alerted me to it on ebay, but thats where I got it for like $80 ;) The bell I just installed and I got that at a marine salvage yard along with other stuff for $25 :D

[rbgarr]

Gert,

IIRC I may have posted an eBay alert to the bronze winch, and Joe followed up. It may have been auctioned by a guy in Florida with the eBay 'name' iloveyou99 (that's not a joke).

He often auctions off bronze boat hardware, among other things, and may know about more winches or could keep an eye out for one.

Search "eBay sellers" on eBay using that name.

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Gert,

IIRC I may have posted an eBay alert to the bronze winch, and Joe followed up. It may have been auctioned by a guy in Florida with the eBay 'name' iloveyou99 (that's not a joke).

He often auctions off bronze boat hardware, among other things, and may know about more or could keep an eye put for another winch. Search "eBay sellers" on eBay using that name.

Yea I was going to say it was you, again thanks I love it.
NOW the last thing I need is a nice bronze compass to replace the plastic Richie on the CB. Anyone got a lead on that ;)

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

I will keep an eye out for one Joe.... three, four inches around?

Nice Pics... beyoootiful.:):)

Yea that's about it
You know what would make this thread perfect ?
......... a few pics of Dove ;)

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Dove is getting the spring spruce up as we speak.... paint, varnish, new running rigging in dutch hemp... buffing hardware, etc ...pictures soon...and I have a 20 foot piece of Sitka to make a new main mast...

Ahhh my faux wood grain patch is finally gonna be replaced, good deal I knew I put her in good hands ;)

[Tom Hunter]

One of the other businesses in the building I'm in is run by a guy who crews Freindship. He said the wind was on the nose the whole trip up, and a big sea running so several of them got seasick.

She is up for regular maintenance, the sign at her birth says she will be back in June. It also says something along the lines of "if all goes well." Clearly they have some prior haul out expereience.

[bamamick]

Hey Dave, did the cover ever come off of that A&R Dragon?

Mickey Lake

[rbgarr]

Mick,

Yes it did, and I meant to post about that. I was at Lukes's last week and the boat was gone. The guys in the yard told me that they'd replaced garboard planks over the winter, which seemed odd because I'd always/only seen her outside under cover. They then said she'd been taken to another nearby yard, which happens to be the one I launch from.

I went to the other yard and they knew nothing about it, so I'm stumped at the moment. I'm keeping an eye out as the summer comes on for her on the water or in other shops I'll be visiting. I'll let you know if anything comes of it.

[BBSebens]

And finally, my favorite boat:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3336574370_74448f4bb3_b.jpg[/QUOTE]

oh crap. What is it? Its awesome! I WANT ONE!

I really want to learn more about these. Anyone know what it is??

PLEASE!!

[P.L.Lenihan]

Hi Joe,

From this last year:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/Tidbit/IMG_0633.jpg




to this a year later:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/photo-257.jpg

Not sure exactly what is going on with your varnish but something isn't working right.Those dark stains and bare patches with more dark stains suggest the integrity of the varnish has been compromised in some fashion,way too soon, and you are getting water/moisture penetration.Flat surfaces are tough to get right and protect properly since water will stand and the sun beat down harder on it. What is your varnishing schedule again?


I can almost taste a cold one right about now:D


Cheers,



Peter

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Just a close up photo as opposed to a 20 ft away view ;). The deck varnish looks good keyed it again this year and appled 2 more coats of Petit's Captains. The dark patches are remainders from when I used to oil the deck and I did not want to sand that deep. The deck is a pretty soft Port Orford Cedar so gentle is the way to go.

This is sort of the same distance shot this year

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/photo-2066.jpg

Nice to know your keeping an eye on my stewardship ;)

Next season the CB case all the blocks and spars.

[P.L.Lenihan]

Nice to know your keeping an eye on my stewardship
.

Stop it Joe,you're killing me !:D:D:D Up here when a guy screws up a rubrail repair install we use a different word than "stewardship".Unfortunately it doesn't translate well into your mother tongue :D:D

But that's beside the point regarding what I see in this picture:

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/photo-257.jpg

I can appreciate your concern about sanding too hard on the soft decking thus the oil residuum showing up as dark"water stains" and that's fair enough.However, there remains those patches which appear as dry and grey(gray) unvarnished surfaces. And no,I'm not referring to what is happening along (and probably under) the toe rail.Just the deck planking.

From the quality of the photo or perhaps it is the computer screen here at work, these patches look unvarnished. On the other hand, photos being photos, it could also be varnish which has lifted from the surface but has yet to actually peel or fail thus giving the illusion ,from a different angle or light condition, of still being sound.

Out of curiosity, which side does the sun strike Tidbit when she is tied to her quay? In person, can you see or have you noticed the "sunny" side wearing faster than the other? Perhaps more attention should be layed on the sunny side to prevent premature failure?

Most importantly, I'd recommend a careful review of the PDS for Pettits' Captains varnish.They are rather explicit about how to attain the best performance expectations from their excellent varnish.Look at surface prep.,application temps. and recoat times, in particular.

http://www.pettitpaint.com/fileshare/product_pds/28710110.pdf





Cheers!


Peter

[Russ Manheimer]

BBSebbens,

Thanks for gushing. Nice to see on a rainy Friday morning.

She's a fairly generic model of a Scandinavian workboat, not out of place from the Fresian's to the Baltic to North Cape. I've been searching for her designer or local type for the past 25 years. As far as I can tell she's close to a koster boat, found on the North Sea coast of Sweden, at the heart of all the variations on this basic type of double ender.

Glad you like her, there's more at my blog (http://www.sjogin.com/). And here's one more:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2415/2063498514_377a5a964b.jpg

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Stop it Joe,you're killing me ! Up here when a guy screws up a rubrail repair install we use a different word than "stewardship".Unfortunately it doesn't translate well into your mother tongue :D

Peter I didn't want to bring this up in open forum just because I enjoy lefty's ribbing better than anyone ;) and it was fun. But as some can take things too far and far too serious. Let me put the upside down rub rail to rest. I did it INTENTIONALLY :eek: yes I said intentionally. Why you ask, well quite simple there was a slight bend in the rail that fit the sheer section of that needed to be replaced. There was no way lefty could have figured that out so I just flipped it over and it fit much better. The way he had made it formed a harsh break in the smooth line of the sheer. So there now you all are in on the little joke.

Nice to know you keep an eye on such things. ;)

FWIW this is almost the EXACT same angle and distance as the photo you diligently researched. Only this one it was taken THIS year. !!!!

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/photo-605.jpg

Last year

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m320/fosterhere/Tidbit/IMG_0633.jpg

You see dry patches & varnish lifting ??????

Pete when you get some time come sailing with me I'll buy the beer and you can inspect my stewardship.

Honestly its about the dust and pollen on the deck than percieved dry or lifting varnish. FWIW she sits N/S so equal sun E to W

[rbgarr]

I like your blog Russ, especially since you keep up with it and have lots of good photos!

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

I like your blog Russ, especially since you keep up with it and have lots of good photos!

The only thing better than sitting in front of a computer monitor on a rainy day reading Russ' blog is enjoying Julia & His hospitality on board. I've had Russ' blog bookmarked for some time now - hell I've even made an appearance a time or two ;) Last time I inspected the shin guard LOL ;)

[Russ Manheimer]

Thanks guys. It's amazing how it all piles up, just posting once a week or so. It's given me a great deal of pleasure and apparently to others as well.

Russ

Joe,

Thanks for the capital H.

And one more, one of the few I have of her underway:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2145351008_aa1b7e8435_b.jpg

[Joe ( Cold Spring on Hudson )]

Morning bump
Getting stoked thinking that by tomorrow night I should be able to load this thread up with some amazing photo's of the Tall ship flotilla and cannon fire from West Point in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson first sail up the Hudson.

[Russ Manheimer]

Bring 'em on. Let's see some video too.

[Jay Greer]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b7ce26b3127ccec21b11d830d600000010O00QYsmrNy5bsQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/
Another rotten day in the Pacific North West
Jay

[Russ Manheimer]

Nice Jay. Is this the H-28?