An Ilur in R.I.

[Falcon1]

Plans arrived yesterday. Bought a metric tape measure today. Excited!

The title of this thread is in keeping with a couple of other "An Ilur in..." titles. Those builds turned out great, so why rock the boat?

I'll probably be moving very slowly at first. Hoping 2 years will git 'er done. I may work on some parts this winter in the basement, then when it starts to warm up, set up a building jig in the garage.

Wish me luck, esp. with these crazy metric measurements!

[andrewpatrol]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Very pretty design Falc, best of luck. I've heard good things about FV plans and the detail, even though it's metric.
p.s. God gave you ten fingers so I reckon you'll do ok

[Steamboat]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Very pretty design Falc, best of luck. I've heard good things about FV plans and the detail, even though it's metric.
p.s. God gave you ten fingers so I reckon you'll do ok

Now I finally know why the metric system is so easy. And to think it was because multiplying and dividing by 10 was easier than by 12!

PS Good luck with the new build Falcon!

[gregleetaylor]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Nice Mike! We'll all be enjoying your thread!

[Rich Jones]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Wonderful! I see you'll be building the yawl rig that John Hartmann commissioned. I've been out on that boat and can attest to it's wonderful characteristics.

Not to throw a wet blanket on things, but you might want to re-post the pictures without your home address for all the world to see.

We'll be looking forward to watching this project progress. Two years is a good time frame. No need to rush. Building the boat is just as much fun as using it.

[Garret]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Great to see another one being built. I second Rich's comment on the address.

Also - once you spend a little time using metric measurements, you will start wondering why the US & Myanmar are the only 2 countries left not using it.

[deke]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Alright! Sweet design, great lines! The Pathfinder is metric, I liked it. I also bought a long metric straight edge and I use it more than the tape . Looking forward to your build!

Deke

[Mike J]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Excellent! This should be a piece of cake for you after honing your skills with the Whilly Boat. Looking forward to watching it unfold.

Mike

[Falcon1]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Thanks, guys! Address edited out. Good advice.

Mike

[jim_cricket]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Looking forward to your Ilur project! That's one to get your teeth well into.

[JasonD]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

AWESOME!! I can't say enough about Vivier designs, his whole approach to the building process, and his responsiveness if you have questions. Looking forward to a great thread......

[Rich Jones]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

What blew me away with John Hartmann's Ilur was the building jig. Very, very ingenious.

[callsign222]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Get her built and come on up!

[John hartmann]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Subscribed to thread, and very much looking forward to the build! I will be interested to see the differences between your "Classic" glued lap boat and the CNC kit which I built from.

[timcooke]

Re: An Ilur in R.I.

Fantastic! My plans were in English but the boat building instructions were still not translated from French when I built mine. I take it that is not the case now?! Will you be using the full scale patterns?? They are worth the extra claw-wedge in my opinion...