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06-19-2013, 09:27 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Gaff vs Marconi in Designs / Plans

What I mean by"decades"is that old rigging on a gaffer is safer. A popped shroud on a cruising gaffer will result in an embarrassment if caught in a...

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06-19-2013, 09:40 AM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Alvin, Simon and Theodore in The Bilge

I have posted rules in my rental homes to NOT use bird feeders , as they are actually rodent feeders. GD rodents ,( red squirrels we have here...

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06-18-2013, 10:15 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread My small project and introduction in Building / Repair

she does not seem to have much rust coming out, many boats are built with nails , few yachts. This style of jon boat is pretty simple. If she...

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06-18-2013, 09:52 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Ultra Pierre - BooBooToo- Finally Gets Wet in Building / Repair

20 pound anchor , balanced with a bucket of chain , is how I used to do my anchor on my earlier 25 footish small boats , and how I will do it on my...

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06-18-2013, 09:42 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Gaff vs Marconi in Designs / Plans

Paul does seem to draw his peak high. To me , using 2 sticks for that tiny top is a lotta stuff. If the peak angle was lower, the top would be...

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06-18-2013, 09:35 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Sculling oar length? in Designs / Plans

this is the offset bracket on my 12 ton ketch . It is about 40 inches above the water, the oar is about 12 feet long . And the offset bracket on my...

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06-18-2013, 09:26 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Sculling oar length? in Designs / Plans

The length is more tied to height of the bracket above the water. i could get in the boat with a stick and tell you in 5 seconds how long is good,...

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06-18-2013, 07:46 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Ship Building early 19 Century Trivia Question in Building / Repair

pit saw?

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06-18-2013, 07:36 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Hello, New Guy Here in Building / Repair

this one, ply?

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06-18-2013, 07:12 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Gaff vs Marconi in Designs / Plans

yea i was looking forward to more gaff chat. do some people actually have .....jobs ....or something?

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06-18-2013, 03:39 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Yet another intellectual congressman in The Bilge

Twins could be having a gay incestuous orgy goin' on for months!!!

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06-18-2013, 03:16 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread 10' hydroplane kit, Maine CL in Misc. Boat Related

check out his outboards!!

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06-18-2013, 03:13 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread 15 ft. Lyman runabout leak in Building / Repair

You might be able to press into where the water seeps out , with your fingers, some wax from a toilet ring. Non toxic (well, if it is new haha),...

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06-18-2013, 09:41 AM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread San Diego Wooden Boat Festival 2013 in People & Places

..or maybe to keep frogmen from photographing her secret keel!!

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06-18-2013, 09:24 AM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Gidley in Building / Repair

how do you come up with a 6'10" depth?

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06-18-2013, 09:21 AM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Gidley in Building / Repair

is she rotten or just sunburnt? does not look too bad from here. i see no rust, broken frames or spongy planks!! bruce.

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06-18-2013, 04:18 AM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Looking For New Mast in Building / Repair

That looks like fir , from here, anyway. Fine for a funky gaffer or masthead rig, But I don't like those holes. Then again , I am no Folkboat or...

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06-17-2013, 09:10 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Deck repair help in Building / Repair

better pics will help, put em on a hosting site , flickr, etc , and link em here , we can help. It may be something simple like someone knows...

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06-17-2013, 09:06 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Looking For New Mast in Building / Repair

good, Folkboat , being a bendy ,fractional , performance rig, calls for a good spar, not a cut down pine something.

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06-17-2013, 08:54 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread "Wood Marine24" Coupeville 1978 in Building / Repair

weird, sometimes I do a quickie sanding and slap a coat of perfection or awlgrip and am astounded by how nice it looks . but... this time i sanded...

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06-17-2013, 07:38 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread "My Month With a Gun:" in The Bilge

I wonder if she ever re loaded it after asking the cop to un load and clear it?

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06-17-2013, 06:55 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Ultra Pierre - BooBooToo- Finally Gets Wet in Building / Repair

I like to tweak a waterline up at the ends, not run it exact to the water. Making it exact to the water will give the illusion of dipping down ...

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06-17-2013, 05:58 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Gaff vs Marconi in Designs / Plans

mast placement. the theories and the math are all too much for me. but consider, one would move the mast to be a gaff sloop or a gaff cutter on...

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06-17-2013, 05:48 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Mairi Bhan - 26' Rouse Sloop in Building / Repair

It is hard to believe that she could fill with water to the companionway and not explode!! ( At least pop a plank) but , nice boat , nice wood! ...

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06-17-2013, 05:34 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread 16 ft catboat build in Building / Repair

how did you manage to have offsets for the boat , but not know the designer? just curious. Have you finished the molds yet? a trick i learned was...

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06-17-2013, 05:21 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread WBS EBS @ Margo's North June 28, 2013 in People & Places

I am leaving washington (state)on the 19th for a cross country driving trip to Conn, then up to lunnenburg. can I pop in? I could care less...

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06-17-2013, 05:16 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Gaff vs Marconi in Designs / Plans

When the wind pipes up, the main comes down, and then I have the twin topping lifts and peak halyard, (through the main sheet, cranked in )working as...

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06-17-2013, 05:05 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread Our Student Killed Today on a Ride for Cancer in The Bilge

that is a tragedy no doubt. why bicycle hundreds of miles, to raise money ,to give to drug companies ,to make drugs, to treat cancer? ...

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06-17-2013, 04:59 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread I'm over loud pipes. in The Bilge

My crappy "neighbor" bought the land next to me , ( in addition to the land behind) , and has easement rights . So now him and his kid go round n...

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06-17-2013, 04:54 PM

wizbang 13 replied to a thread My weekend in The Bilge

I hate working underwater.Can only hold my breath for a little bit before I panic.It's a nightmare scenario to get stuck on that stuck anchor. 7 feet...

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