The Harbor Master Called me Today

[carioca1232001]

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I recall a vintage captain friend of mine coming by my boat while we were re-installing a swim platform that had been removed earlier on to allow rebuilding the transom.

On overhearing comments from some of the team regarding beefing-up the swim platform/transom connection, he remarked :

"The underside fuselage at the tail end of an aircraft is designed to break away, should a tail strike occur during take-off......similarly, for the said appendage, without ripping-off the transom, should the former hit (or be hit by) whatever"

Simpler to implement on fibreglass boats, using low-mass swim platform components.

[jsjpd1]

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That’s an excellent point, and I think that push comes to shove the brackets I made will be the first thing to break. Not that I really want to test it.

[jsjpd1]

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Because nothing says, “ready to go back in the water” like cutting a hole in the bottom of your boat.

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[Hugh MacD]

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Ummmm, Jim. That bilge pump's not gonna handle that.

[jsjpd1]

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[Rich Jones]

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OK.... why the missing plank?
Hope it's not serious.

[jsjpd1]

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I noticed that the butt end of that plank was soft and I’ve been debating what to do about it for the last couple days. In the end I just wasn’t comfortable leaving it and hoping for the best.

Not to worry though, I have deployed the new and improved “Stop Leak”, available at a lumber yard near you. (Patent pending, some assembly required, results may vary)

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[IanMilne]

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Very nicely done, Jim.

Ian

[Rich Jones]

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You make it look so simple!!

[jsjpd1]

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Very nicely done, Jim.

Ian

Thanks Ian!

You make it look so simple!!

Totally simple Rich, all I needed was eight hours to chunk out the old plank, spile the new, make a dozen test fits, bend it in using floor jacks, wack it with a big hammer, take it off again and shave a bit more off, then bend it back in. Simple.

[BBSebens]

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Its the WBF equivalent of a cooking show, where the Face on screen just happens to have one in the oven looking perfect.

[jsjpd1]

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Just like that Ben.

In other news, the new plank is caulked and my boat helper has been promoted to caulking apprentice.

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[Liberty53]

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Excellent work!

[jsjpd1]

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I got a hold of my boat mover today to schedule the move and he said,”how about this afternoon?” Glad I was ready.

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[ADonald]

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It’s great that you include your kids to assist. Some might call it child labour?