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    05-20-2013, 07:16 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    I ordered oar plans from iain and asked for advice about a discrepency on the sail plan. For other builders of the ST, there is a correction to...
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    05-20-2013, 06:56 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Hard to see, but I planed the benches down and used a roundover bit on all edges and a round file to touch up the ends of the slots. The thickness is...
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    05-20-2013, 12:04 AM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Time to disassemble all the latest parts and glue it all together. This will include removing the decks and coating the inside of the tanks at least...
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    05-19-2013, 11:43 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Bellevue. About halfway between Cleveland and Toledo - 15 or so miles south of Lake Erie
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    05-19-2013, 10:41 AM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Thanks Garth, that's good to know. The thing that made me wonder was that the "closed stop" on the rudder is square and would be dragging in the...
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    05-18-2013, 07:56 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    A few more baby steps forward. Mast Traveler. No pics of making it. I got some help from a friend with a welder and torches, so that part didn't...
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    05-17-2013, 10:41 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    No, nothing that precise. I sprung battens at 25% and 55% from the front edge. Then drew edge lines around 5/8" thick at the front 1/4" at back -...
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    05-16-2013, 09:40 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Peter, I have a correction. I was just out in the shop again, coating the other side of my rudder. While I was at it I stayed out to study the...
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    05-16-2013, 07:41 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Uh Oh, I'll have to go back and check everything. I would have thought that the rudder would clear the waterline in the up posistion. This picture...
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    05-16-2013, 07:24 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    I found a inexpensive set of pintles and gudgeons that will be OK with some dressing up. I'll likely end up roughing them up and painting them with...
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    05-15-2013, 08:44 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Peter, I checked after work tonight. Iain shows the slot at 1 1/8" (28mm) and the board at 1" (25mm), so he has it a bit tighter than mine. My case...
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    05-14-2013, 11:12 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    If I think about it, I'll get the dimensions from the plans and let you know what IO recommends. I probably followed pretty closely, but better to go...
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    05-14-2013, 10:58 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    More than the rudder. Probably close to 1/4". The CB and case each have bushings 1/16" proud of the surfaces to make up the difference. The runners...
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    05-14-2013, 09:34 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Hi Max, thanks for the advice. I left a bit of slop in the case, maybe 1/16th of an inch. It will tighten a little bit because I'll fill the weave on...
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    05-13-2013, 09:44 PM
    Almost forgot to mention - a picture of your build would be nice, if you can swing it. There can't be too many CY's. Thanks, Vern
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    05-13-2013, 09:40 PM
    It won't hurt anything as long as proper drainage is maintained and I wouldn't be concerned with creating flat spots with it already in shape, but is...
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    05-13-2013, 06:34 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    This guy and his friend were my source for agravation this morning. Last night while I was working on the bathroom, I left the overhead doors open so...
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    05-13-2013, 06:13 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    I got all the holes drilled back out, this one's for the rudder lifting rope. The case holes are drilled through the epoxy plug for the pivot...
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    05-13-2013, 06:03 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Thanks Eric. I found a source for hardware for the tiller stick, but I think I'll still try to come up with a solution heavy enough without using...
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    05-13-2013, 05:42 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Still thinking on elm for cleats and maybe a few deck and spar blocks. I found a source for some very small bronze sheaves and bought one just to...
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    05-13-2013, 05:29 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    I know how you feel Peter, I've got quite a few spring jobs still to do along with finishing up the remodel. I'd like to kick into gear a bit on what...
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    05-12-2013, 11:29 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    drill the holes oversize. the 2 extras are for the rope controls. The rope to hold the rudder down will follow a recess in the top of the...
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    05-09-2013, 08:45 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Assembled the rudder case today. There's about 3-4 hrs in between steps. Filled the screw holes with epoxy and a syringe. Not pictured. Mowed...
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    05-05-2013, 05:30 PM
    :d, True - I commented on this thread over on mine just now. I'm going back to work. Really Vern
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    05-05-2013, 05:27 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Hehe - that's what I'm doing Tim. Just taking a break and drinking a cold one - ok, 2. I'm heading back out to the shop now to clean up the horrible...
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    05-05-2013, 05:18 PM
    That's a pretty boat. I like it even better in the water. Now - ya can't row it around so much as to interfere with completing the sailing bits and...
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    05-05-2013, 05:08 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    At this point, I'm going to have to set the rudder aside for a bit. I've decided to fiberglass the inside of each of the 2 side caps before gluing...
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    05-05-2013, 05:01 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Roughly Fitted to the boat.
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    05-05-2013, 04:59 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Rudder shaped
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    05-05-2013, 04:58 PM
    Vernon replied to a thread 20' Sooty Tern in Building / Repair
    Here's the rudder dry fitted. The parts have been cut to final shape and holes drilled for rope controls and pivot bolt.
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