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You guys are being too picky. At least he's not playing the same old tune.

Everything Duncan said and I would add be sure not to stand behind the material being ripped. Especially narrow strips.

I am not too far from building the mast for my 30' cutter. I would love to see pictures.

Richard

Hi Cecl,

I believe it is always the weekend after Labor Day, at least it been the past few years. Here is a site of festivals, messabouts, etc. that has it listed tentatively as the 6th - 8th of...

congressional flotilla

Boston has the right idea. Wet the surface(high side) and let it dry. Wipe it with a wet rag and put near a heater. You will be able to get it much flatter. Then go with the breadboard end to get...

PMJ Thanks for that. Answers a number of questions. I am not much for doing things by "the seat of my pants"

I have the 3rd edition. Those pages deal with electromagnetic and frequency Interference. I agree it is a great book. Covers tons of topics.

Unfortunately too late on the toilet. We bought a Lavac a year or so ago.

Maybe help me out with a page(s) number where I can find the information that you speak of concerning grey water system, sink drains, etc. I can't seem to find any mention of it. The term grey...

Thanks for all of the good information. Appreciate you guys taking the time to help me out.

What thoughts does anyone have concerning a grey water holding tank? We plan to launch the boat...

I have been building a 29' gaff cutter for the past 4 years, and am about ready to begin plumbing, fresh water system, grey water and holding tank. I have scoured the internet for sources of...

Jeff,

Why don't you try posting some of the pictures of your shop construction. People here on the forum really like seeing photos in the body of the post. It is a little tricky, but not all...

fwt?

Try Hutchins mfg. I think they have exactly what you are looking for. I have the 8" 2001 rotary sander and it works well.
I once made a long air file by mounting the file on a 3M long board. It...

Great video and beautiful tools and frightening to see someone banging away on red hot steel without safety glasses! I found myself cringing with every hammer blow.

Richard

Gilligans Island "The Minnow" Oops! Not a movie

Hey Rod, Have a great birthday and may a lot of good things happen in your life before the next one! I sure miss your seeing your documentation of the Susan build.

Richard...

A thread that is polite, filled with knowledgeable suggestions on the thread topic, and sprinkled with a bit of history and reminiscing by some very experienced boat folks. What could be better? ...

I probably didn't do a very good job of describing what I am doing.

There is NO dado. The dado type result is the combination of assembling a 3/4 inch thick strip on the inside and outside of...

As far as grain, Sapele comes in both plain sawn and quartersawn (which is also sometimes referred to as ribbon grain) The quartersawn is almost totally straight grained.

I am also in the...

The wedge keeps the uncut end from breaking off from the weight of the offcut hanging down.

Very nice work and excellently written. I really enjoyed the problem solving tools and jigs. Gives me additional tools in my bag for when I build mine. Thanks for sharing ...

When I was looking at building a Smaalders designed North Sea 29 4 years ago I had similar questions. I thought that there had to be an easier way. I calculated that between wet out coats on both...

The way that the angle affects the frame bevel to me is most easily understood by doing the following. Take the fairing batten and run it absolutely vertical from keel to sheer. There dosen,t...

I live in NW Montana and I see that grain quite often in DF. I would to second the inland fir call above.

Richard

Oldad, I am using it on my build. I researched it as much as possible and by all accounts it works as advertised. I figure if it dosen,t work as well as advertised then I am only out the money and...

Take a look at this site. If the claims about it are correct it is pretty amazing stuff http://silentcoating.com/
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Wow! Thats cool (pun intended) Looking forward to what other more knowledgeable members have to say.

Another thought is that wood flour is considerably finer than anything you will get from #220 or finer sandpaper. The cost as mentioned above is around four bucks a pound which is a LOT of sanding. ...

Any of the above mentioned designs would be great. I don't think you could go wrong with any of them. But after working for the last 3+ years with Mark Smaalders on my North Sea 29 of his design,...

Scott,
I did the xynole on my 29' boat by running the first 60 inch wide strip fore and aft the entire length of the boat in one piece from tlhe keel(not deadwood) down the side of the hull and...

Hi Cristian,

Looks like you are off to a great start. Just keep putting one foot in front of the other!

I thought I recognized the name from somewhere. Glad you are enjoying the blog. ...

Hi Cecil,

I love your ingenuity!! Can't find the right custom parts for Janetess? . . . No problem!!! I will learn to TIG weld and fabricate the bronze parts myself!!! Lovely work. Thanks for...

Hi Matti,
Beautiful build! Very impressive work!
It sounds like it took you about 4 years to build. I know how long a boat this size takes and know that you had to have put many hours per year...

The boring bar instructions are still there in the Gartside website It is under the FAQ's section. I am having one made right now. I know Cecil had good success using one.

Richard

Wow that sounds like a terrible accident. Glad to hear that you are starting to get it back together again! Hope you have a full recovery.

I wish I had that much height in the area where I am...

I am 59 (oh crap!) and used to have pretty much constant back pain a little, a lot, etc. but almost always something. 2 1/2 years ago I had an accident and suffered a compression fracture at L2. ...

Just bought Brightside paint from Fisheries Supply. Checked their inventory for Toplac and it is no longer available. Could it be that your New Zealand supplier got that backwards?

Richard

On my Smaalders North Sea 29 I used zynole fabric/epoxy on all of the centerboard parts. Then I used CopperCoat on top the the prepped surface. Lastly I taped off were the joints would be and ground...

I have found that 6 joints(7 laminations) or more result almost no springback. I used 9 layers of laminations on my deck beams and 7 laminations on my trunk cabin beams and the springback amount...

I love it!!!

I would be really concerned about adhesion issues with the different products. find something around the house to use the poly on.

2nd the idea above for a super low profile drill/driver

Origo makes a alcohol stove. Much safer than the old style alcohol units.

Thanks, I should have read the original post more closely.
The Nigel Irens designs I have seen really are quite something. I too have referred many times to the 50' schooner for ideas/how to's...

Am I missing an attachment somewhere?

What happens if you pull with the set up you have and also twist the bolt with a pipe wrench after every few hits with the sledge? You have probably already tried this, but I am trying to picture a...

I have used tons of black drywall screws for a temporary fastener while the epoxy cures. Do a little experimenting and try to unscrew the drywall screw about a quarter turn just before a really hard...

I just made a bunch of 8:1 step scarf joints on my table saw. About 5 minutes to make the jig and 15-20 seconds per 4 foot scarf. Only requirement is a ceiling of about 12 ft. or more. Simple and...