tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32523412555422728692024-03-13T02:41:25.468-07:00A Barge in the MakingAnke and I are putting together our last boat. I've been writing, here, about whats, wheres, hows, whys and why nots. These aren't universal, of course, but as determined by our quirks and inclinations.
The time has come to get started! Hopefully, I'll be able to post a tidbit, now and then, but connections may be iffy. If not, I'll tell ya all about it when we resurface, sometime in 2016.
Until then, feel free to browse the archives.
Fair winds!
Dave and AnkeDave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-6846140589022713142018-04-05T19:20:00.001-07:002018-04-05T19:20:49.202-07:00WAYWARD at Last<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><i><br /></i></b><b><i>Spring is sprung,</i></b><br />
<b><i>The grass is riz.</i></b><br />
<b><i>I wonder where</i></b><br />
<b><i>My paintbrush is?</i></b><br />
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Finally a picture of WAYWARD sailing!<br />
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The Lion of March (2018) has turned sheepish away up here in Warmsprings Bay (Alaska). Unseasonable warmth and light winds make for pleasant turns around the bay.<br />
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In this pic, we're approaching the dock.<br />
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The mains'l (forward) is close-hauled and the mizzen (aft) is eased in anticipation of a 270deg turn in probably fluky breezes. When the wind is forward, the main is trimmed to drive us, and we can haul the mizzen in with a hand on the boom. When the wind is aft, it's the eased mizzen which drives us with the fores'l blanketed. Either way, we have good control and a range of options without the distraction of over-hauling or -easing line.<br />
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Since it's a tight corner, we'll send one of us ashore in the dory to catch a line. Sail in, round up, tack and dock (in steady, onshore wind). Or, if it flukes us, we'll settle for sail in, round up, nose the dock and warp alongside (cranking the stern in with the sculling oar against the bow line if practical). If it had been woofy, we might drop an anchor, row a line to the dock and warp in.<br />
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The rig (split junk mizzen) is in prototype, right now. The draft is set via 'Thai Style' lacings between individual panels at 8%. This worked out perfectly, so we should have just built the full sail from the <i>git-go</i> without all those inefficient gaps. Oh well. Eventually, we'll change the sheeting geometry to flatten the mains'l leech... all required curvature is cut into the sail, so (unlike a flat cut sail) twist is detrimental.<br />
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Adding the curvy shape to the sail is considerably more work than flat cut, and it doesn't look its best in very light to no wind (sags). But it points considerably higher, or alternatively, draws more powerfully at any given windward point. Since the mizzen is flat, it doesn't point as high, and the main is accordingly drawing powerfully at a wider angle. The net effect, however, moves us along noticeably better.<br />
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Real sea-trials are quite a ways off, however. We'll have something substantial to report a year from now-ish, from a longer boat with a bigger, split junk mizzen.<br />
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Stay tuned!<br />
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PS. The photographer, an experienced blue water sailor and delivery skipper came out with us the next day, and we turned command over to him.<br />
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His comment... <i>this is the Cat's Ass!</i><br />
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This means a lot, to me... for all my years on the water, I've only once or twice sailed aboard another's vessel. Our boats are limited to a lifeboat conversion and a series of square boats, under-rigged by choice. So I don't have a lot to compare with.<br />
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Pete says the boat feels and handles well in the five or so knots of wind we had. I can vouch for the rest.<br />
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Not winning races, but hearts?<br />
<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-14734570769329416702016-10-08T22:02:00.000-07:002016-10-08T22:02:37.912-07:00Kiss o' the Sea<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><b>All beginnings are delightful;</b></i><br />
<i><b>The threshold is the place to pause. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe</span></b></i><br />
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We made it to the tideline!<br />
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Our host passed through between fishing trips, built a hospital grade muffler from scratch(!), repaired his excavator (a mighty beast... sorry, no pics), remodeled the approach to the beach and hauled us to within spitting distance of the water. Very humbling!<br />
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Tides are dropping for a few days, before springing back... we should be floating - skids and all - by the end of the week.<br />
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Our view - for so long congested to port and starboard - has opened into sweeping vistas. Our windows are now full of beauty.<br />
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It's... it's... like reawakening! <br />
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Sailing is still a ways off. We've got sails sewn but no rig. Rudder (not installed) but no offcenter-boards. Galley but no stowage.<br />
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But we can almost taste it!<br />
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Again, my apologies. Updates have been pretty scarce, this year, as internet hasn't been readily available.<br />
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We got back to Tyee in early May, and moved aboard. I know, I know. We <i>swore </i>on a stack of Kama Sutras that we'd <i>never </i>do that again. <i>Slow learners = slow builders.</i><br />
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After a winter in the open, the exterior looked fine, aside from bleed-through the latex house paint. This is good news on the TiteBond III we used to lay our acrylic deck sheathing... still looking good as of this writing in spite of heavy, gravel tread traffic.<br />
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Aside from a spot or two, the cabin was dry and mildew free, including the new cushions, for which we were very thankful.<br />
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The holds were another matter.<br />
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Neither had been painted nor insulated. Water got in via the unfinished vent holes (thanks to a mis-communication on their temporary raingear), and the walls and panels were pretty much solid mold.<br />
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After elbow greasing ithe joint, we tried out an <i>ozone generator</i>.Ozone (O3) breaks down to O2 + O. That free oxygen atom, in large numbers lethally oxidizes living beings, including fungal spores. It's used to sterilize hospital operating rooms. I can't swear that it killed our mildew, but the musty smell disappeared at once, and we've seen no spread.<br />
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Just for good measure, we stomped on its grave with a liberal coat of borates in glycol.<br />
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Only downside was, the borates react with TBIII (the glue we'd been using for insulation), curdling it on contact. So we switched to tar, and soldiered on. It is all successfully contained behind the inboard face of 1/4in plywood, but is a pain to apply.<br />
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Overall, we doubt we'd choose ply-foam-ply to insulate the hull walls (decks, yes; walls, no). Inch and a quarter, double ply walls were cozy on Andy Stoner's MARY ELISABETH, even without double pane windows, and built in a tenth the time. No internal framing necessary where fastening through (as at bulkheads) or mounting cleats or hardware. Ply-foam-ply - after our second try - counters a fair bit of the Triloboat quick-and-dirty advantage. Sigh.<br />
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We got our wood range in, recently, and are loving the warmth and cooking on a fire.<br />
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We're ready to launch when our host is available to do so. All that's left is last spring's final paint job, rigging and odds and ends. With luck, we'll be sailing in two months. Without luck? Well...<br />
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At this point, we figure we've got nine solid months in the build (albeit stretched over three seasons). That gives us three to go on our 'probable case scenario' of one year. Surprisingly, that puts us ahead, in project time. In fact - given that much more of the interior is finished than we'd initially planned for this year - we're a long ways ahead.<br />
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But, y'know, looking out at that water every day...<br />
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(decks sheathed, hatches, paint and windows). The copper bottom plate
is complete, with only the chine angle to go (more about a SNAFU re
the angles, later).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In October, we were obligated to switch
over from Tyee to Warmsprings Bay (about 12nm distant) for winter
caretaking at the latter. Complicating the matter was a hydro power
washout that leaves us with intermittent electrical and much
compensatory wood-processing over the winter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After much waffling, we decided not to
launch and bring WAYWARD with us. Since she's yet unrigged, wed need
a tow both directions, imposing on others for the favor. Given our
duties, there's very little chance of working on the boat over the
winter. Finally, WSB is a wet hole compared to Tyee, and mold and
mildew of much greater concern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So it's a seven month break from
building, for us. We brought sailmaking tools and material, and hope
to complete them by our return in May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meanwhile, we hear from Tyee that
WAYWARD's decks appear to be looking fine after a very wet few months
in the open. This is good early news for the experimental sheathing –
acrylic cloth set in TiteBond III. It was inexpensive, easy on our
health, easy to apply, even under marginal conditions (persistently
high humidity) and water clean up. But more on that, later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy Holidays to one and all!</span></div>
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<i><b>And when I eat bananas,</b></i></div>
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<i><b>I won't peel them with my feet,</b></i></div>
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<i><b>'Cuz I will be a man-cub, too,</b></i></div>
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<i><b>And learn some et-i-keet!</b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>- King Louis, from Disney's <u>Jungle Book</u></i> </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hand/Toe Rails from 2x Stock</b></span><br />
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A tall, solid toerail is a fine thing on a plunging deck. when you like deck crown as high as we do, it's a positive must!<br />
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And, we figure, if we're building such a thing, why not shape it like a handrail?<br />
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Handrails give a place to get a good positive grip from anywhere along the sides. If we go swimming - intentionally or not, this is handy. If we stand on the guard for any reason (and there are many), it's handy. If we wish to tie a line anywhere along its length, it's handy. AND they drain water just fine.<br />
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They're just plain handy!<br />
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2x stock works just great. It's thick enough for good strength, and (carriage) bolt holes don't take too big a bite. It's a wide enough base for good stability without further ado. For reasons unclear to me, a couple of 2x4s have been cheaper than a single 2x8, which is why you'll see us working around the clamps.<br />
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We like to cut stock to 3in, with half grip/half hole. That's enough to fit mittened hands with a comfortable grip. Being a bit shorter than 2x4, it doesn't stress the bolts with as much leverage, and we've felt 1/4in galvanized (hot dip) has been plenty. They could easily take up to 1/2in, however, if you prefer beefier.<br />
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We prefer to mount ours perpendicular to the deck, so our offcut is square edged... makes a good early cut from CVG for use as batten stock. Later it can be recycled as shelf railing, lattice stock and the like.<br />
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NOTE: We splurge on CVG with good grain since it may have to bear a heavy load, and is our 'window dressing trim'. We usually leave it unfinished, letting the red cedar silver out. But any solid lumber would do. <br />
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We like 6in minimum ends and give them two or more bolts. We use a 9in opening, which we think of as 'paired' with a 3in post for 12in/pair. Only consideration is that that last post is part of an end. <br />
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To figure layout, we use the following approach:<br />
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<i>Let LENGTH be the total length of rail.</i><br />
<i>Let N be the number of open/post pairs (feet) </i><br />
<i> [Or total length of open/post pairs if using other numbers.]</i><br />
<i>Let P be the post width.</i><br />
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<i>END.LENGTH = (LENGTH - N - P) / 2</i><br />
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Start layout at one end.<br />
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For the rest, I'll let pictures do the talking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Each rectangle borders two, mirrored openings.<br />We find the rectangle helps keep us oriented, since the holes space evenly...<br />Otherwise easy to lose track in the middle.</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Here we've started holes from one side...<br />will flip to finish.</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>This 'armbuster' half inch drill lives up to its name...<br />We quickly learned to do most of the cutting with it, <br />but finish off with a more docile 3/8in drill.</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Here we're beginning the plunge-cut/handsaw pass<br />connecting the half-hole at each end of an opening<br />(we see full holes since the pieces are mirrored).</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Edges routed with round-over bit and hand sanded.<br />A bit of rasp-work, here and there, to clean up any rough bits.</b></td></tr>
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<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-14190400208434451042015-06-06T23:59:00.000-07:002015-06-06T23:59:29.712-07:00S/V WAYWARD... A Name for the Way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><b>wayward </b> </i><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">adjective</span></b><br />
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<b> 1. Toward the Way.</b><br />
<b> 2. Questions authority; insubordinate. </b><br />
<b> 3. Difficult to control or predict.</b><br />
<b> 4. Neither entirely conventional nor respectable. </b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> Technically from ME <i>away-ward</i></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">S/V WAYWARD... A Name for the Way</span></b><br />
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A long time ago, before I first set foot on board a sailing vessel, before Anke, I drew a picture of a Curvy Dog and wrote: <i>I shall build a boat and name her WAYWARD, and we shall sail away.</i><br />
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Yeah, yeah. Sappy, I know. But it was a promise to myself that helped see me through a dark time.<br />
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As we built our various homes, I kept that name in the running, though it didn't appeal to Anke.<br />
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But one day, as the new boat began taking on enough shape to really feel her spirit, Anke idled over the list of names scrawled in the margins of the plan, and this time WAYWARD caught her eye, prompting <i>What a great name!</i><br />
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We gave it a month of fair trial to be sure. And now we are.<br />
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Looking it up, one finds some less-than-complimentary meanings. But they all pretty much paraphrase as the meanings listed above. These much better match resonances to which we attune.<br />
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All but the first, we like to think, are secondary descriptors of ourselves. We question authority at many's the turn, and evade it where we can. We can be hard to pin down, and can't predict our own path from one day to the next. We're dots toward the thin end of any bell curve. We're no paragon of propriety.<br />
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But our favorite meaning indicates the WAY... the Road, the Tao, the Watercourse Way. <i>Toward the Way.</i><br />
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WAYWARD.<br />
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<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-6585326691696483142015-05-16T13:19:00.003-07:002015-05-16T13:19:50.158-07:00Finished with Finish... For a While<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Starting to feel like home...<br />Walls will fill, eventually, with artwork, pictures and maps</b><br />
<b>to break up that stark, raving white.</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Finished with Finish... For a While</b></span><br />
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One of the things you should <i>never, never</i> do is move into a construction site. Dust gets everywhere, tools mingle with the cutlery, stuff gets moved again and again, and, and, and...<br />
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So of course we did.<br />
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Not our first time, either. LUNA was only roughed in when we moved aboard at launch at the end of one November... neither paint nor heat as winter came on.<br />
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Now, it's summer coming on. Boat only partially decked and coppered. Plenty of sawdust yet to permeate our belongings.<br />
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Slow learners.<br />
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But ya do the necessary, and roll with the world as it surprises you. And it ain't so bad, after all. Mostly.<br />
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Last night we spent our first night in our new bunk. Lit a candle and sipped a little wine in celebration. Slept like babes and woke to that lovely feeling of being in our own home.<br />
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We can only imagine the movement of water beneath and around us. The darkling world silhouetted beyond our windows. The promise of a woodfire to blunt the morning's chill. But our imagination is alive and well... <br />
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And, now, we need a little bit less of it.<br />
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Progress of late seems to have slowed to a crawl.<br />
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Spring is picking up with construction personnel and the chores surrounding them. The last big tides of the year had us out beach logging. The garden has to be gotten going, no small task.<br />
Also, the new owners of SLACKTIDE were on their way (now arrived), so much of this last month was given over to getting her ready for them.<br />
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And that means getting the new boat ready for ourselves. With people coming and going, and SLACKTIDE no longer ours, we'll want a space with a little separation... a little privacy. A place of our own.<br />
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When I was a boy, a favorite TV show was <i>Branded</i>, with Chuck Conners. Unjustly accused by the Army of cowardice, his hat is knocked off, epaulets torn from him, his buttons cut of, his sword broken.<br />
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I may get my Quick and Dirty insignia trampled for this...<br />
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The problem began when Orrie - our friend/employer/host - introduced us to PRISM, a water-based, clear finish. The floors of the cabin were finished with it, and they look beautiful some five years down the road, despite the grit and gravel from the beach out the front door.<br />
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<i>Just wipe it on with a rag</i>, he says. <i>No sanding between coats</i>, he says. <i>Nothing to it</i>, he says. True enough. Application is a piece of cake. <br />
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But any clear finish means a LOT of finnicky prep work!<br />
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Sanding, caulking and trimming exess, tweaky filling of gaps with sawdust-thickened glue, sand some more. Elbow grease, and fingers abraded to the pink.<br />
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<i>Yeesh.</i><br />
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But the result is - by our standards - awesome. No one would mistake it for a yacht finish, but neither is it our usual slap-dash.<br />
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The ceilings, and soon the hatches and table, gleam with warm tones ambered by the finish. Best of all, the gorgeous cedar framing, which we had painted over in LUNA, is gleaming in plain sight. Gloss white paint sets it off and makes for light, easy to clean lockers and lower surfaces.<br />
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Over time, paint tends to take over more of our boats. A woodstove is hard on clear finishes, and we're not the kind to <i>re</i>finish. At least I don't think we are. Didn't think we were varnishy types, either, but seems we was wrong. Creeping vanity.<br />
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Guess it's worth it.<br />
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Slightly warmer temps have us back at outdoor work.<br />
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One of our favorite parts of boatbuilding is getting to the window cutouts. They transform a valley into a vista with a puff of sawdust. Our imaginations are taxed at a lower bracket, and we can practically <i>see </i>beyond our shed walls and across water.<br />
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After the sides were installed and framed, we cut the corners with a 3in hole saw. Then, with a flush cut router bit, cut the perimeters.<br />
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This is what results. If we were real router jockeys, we might cut all the way to the tangents, right through that little pointy bit.<br />
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But we're not. It's durn hard to see what we're doing for fine starts and stops, so we bail a bit short and clean up by hand.<br />
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With a sharp knife, trim each edge to fair, then bring the middle flush. Takes about a minute per.<br />
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BTW, this is a Mora knife. I prefer their laminated blades, but they're no longer dirt cheap. Their non-laminated, stainless blades are still great and can be found for under $10!<br />
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Here's the completed curve, shaved fair.<br />
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Once all are complete, it's ready to sand and finish before the plexi-glass gets installed.<br />
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These will be sliding windows, maybe with a double-glazed panels. Down in the forward cabins, they'll be double paned and fixed.<br />
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Growing up, Anke was never allowed to sit on the family's kitchen counters. So naturally, sitting on the counters is an integral part of our pilothouse/galley view.<br />
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From here, we get a 360deg view and a vantage forward, over the mid-deck. We'll be installing the primitive, remote steering system from SLACKTIDE. It works well enough that we only have to leave shelter if setting or reefing sail. Mostly, we hope she sails herself.<br />
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Meanwhile, we sit on our counters, looking out our windows, the green world flowing by...Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-2031674481377690832015-03-15T20:57:00.000-07:002015-03-15T20:57:34.728-07:00Navigating Foamy Seas of Fabric<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><b>Every point on the mollusc is treated as a space-point, and every material point which is at rest relatively to it as at rest, so long as the mollusc is considered as reference-body.</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>From <u>Relativity </u>by Albert Einstein</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Navigating Foamy Seas of Fabric</b></span><br />
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To those of us used to the Newtonian absolutes of 'rigid' plywood, turning to fabric is to enter the undulating reaches of Einstein's relativistic universe.<br />
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Fabric is visibly flexible. Roll out a strip of it, and it <i>may </i>lay straight. Or it may curve like a banana, one way or the other. Or snake both ways. It can fold, hump and pucker, too, leaving its two dimensional plane. Hang an end over an edge, and it has the tendency to siphon itself to gravitational equilibrium. Fortunately, in the era of synthetic threads, we don't have to worry about shrinkage in the temporal dimensions!<br />
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Foam - at least the cushy sort - isn't much better.<br />
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To tame the mollusc, we need an external reference... in our case, the straight edge of a long-ish table in the caretaker's cabin. Line up one edge of foam or fabric with that (and keep it aligned) and smooth it flat, and we've imposed a reference edge and a planar surface. After that, it's just a matter of layout, cut, <b>fold</b>, and sew to the lines.<br />
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Of course, folding is something we seldom do to plywood.<br />
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Spatial visualization of flat stuff folding into shape tries the imagination. Some folks have developed it more than others. But really, unless you're a genetic sport, it starts out hard. Practice makes perfect. Like learning a new dance, the first attempts tread on toes. First one is a mind-bender; second is not half-bad; third a piece of cake.<br />
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<i>Mostly.</i><br />
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As in all things, we looked for the KISS approach. No piping, fancy shapes, zippers (velcro, instead), etc.. We sewed a single join around the perimeters. At the corners, where excess gathers, we fold under as one would wrap a package in paper. Here and there we tack any floppy excess with thread and needle, or dart it out, as seems indicated.<br />
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<b>Tips n' Tricks (from the Ignorant):</b><br />
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<li>Bobby pins can be used to secure hems for sewing... not as prickly as pins.</li>
<li>Hot Melt Glue can often be used to tack things together... be sure to press the 'dots' flat before they cool!</li>
<li>Woof and Warp (the long and cross threads in fabric) are freebie square and parallel... follow them and it's hard to go wrong.</li>
<li>An Electric Knife cuts foam cleanly... the double bladed, turkey carvin' kind.</li>
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<b>Salon Seats and Backrests:</b><br />
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These were all variations on a theme. Simple boxes in simple wrappers.<br />
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The only complication was that we wanted to use a second type of fabric for inboard faces. It was from SLACKTIDE's bunk, and we like to carry a bit forward from each boat. Also, we under ordered the blue nylon seconds by about a yard. 8/<br />
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<b>Bunk:</b><br />
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Pretty simple in retrospect, but we burned a lot of braincells on this one.<br />
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First, our 60in cloth has to be joined to cover the 72in x 78in bunk. A longitudinal join, we figure, runs up where our sensitive upper bodies lie, like a miniscule bolster. A transverse join runs across our shins/calves, and seems much less intrusive. So that was our choice.<br />
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Our foam is open cell. Moisture travels downward and condenses at the first cool surface (the plywood bunk deck, in this case) and soaks the mattress from the bottom up. One semi-fix is to raise the mattress on a low lattice for airflow under, which evaporates and transports moisture. But also, we laminate a layer of close cell foam on the upper surface. This keeps moisture to the upper surface where it can harmlessly evaporate. Plus it firms the total foam, which we like for sleeping.<br />
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Next problem is that, to access the under-bunk storage, the bedding has to fold in half around the long axis. If the foam is a single block, this is <i>AWKwaaaaard!</i> But if we cut the foam into two blocks, then, if not compressed equally, we get a cliffy rift along the centerline.<br />
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Our solution was to cut the foam in two along the long centerline, then glue the close cell foam in a contiguous sheet to both surfaces, crossing the divide. We left the first foot to either side of the divide unglued.<br />
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Our cover unfolds to resemble a couple of bicycle panniers; two pockets topped by a flap that tucks between open and closed cell foam into that first, unglued foot.<br />
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The entire cover is made from a single strip 'scrolled' from one flap, down the divide face, across one bottom face, up the side face,
all across the top face, down the other side face, across that
bottom side, up the divide face and tucked between foams. End faces sewn together pillow-case style along the mid, end face (not shown).<i> </i><i>Whew!</i><br />
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The fabric and closed cell foam form a longitudinal hinge for folding the mattress over. Meanwhile, since it spans the divide, it eliminates that cliffy ridge. Result... works like a charm and comfortable!<br />
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Looks like we made harbor.<br />
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<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-3378192951557931722015-02-03T23:28:00.000-08:002015-02-03T23:28:23.293-08:00Mid-Deck: Puttin' on the Lid<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><b>I went to the Kitchen, lifted up the lid,</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Stole me a mess o' that shortnin' bread.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>I wunk at the pretty girl an I said,</b></i></div>
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<i><b>"How'd ya like to make a li'l shortnin' bread?"</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mid-Deck: Puttin' on the Lid</b></span><br />
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Well, mid-winter progress has been slow. Not steady. Slow.<br />
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Our original plan was to button up the exterior of the boat by the end of autumn, then spend winter puttering on the (heated) interior while coursing through sail and upholstery projects at the cabin. But no. Our boat remains unenclosed and therefore unheated, and the cabin has been teeming with construction personnel. In other words, both our work environments have been only available in fits and spurts.<br />
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Sigh.<br />
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Still, we've managed to creep the mission a bit.<br />
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I favor two kinds of deck in a Triloboat; flat, sloped decks at the ends (more of these in future posts), and a curved, constant section mid-deck.<br />
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Sheet materials, when curved, assume one of two sections; conic and section-of-cylinder. When longitudinal edges are parallel sections-of-cylinder result.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>In the mid-ground (2nd and 3rd from front) are two bulkhead arcs <br />defining the shape of the mid-deck.<br />The darker hued one is the template, from thin ply.</b></td></tr>
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A box barge/scow from sheet materials lends itself
to parallel sheer lines, both in plan and profile. Consequently,
section-of-cylinder decks are the easy choice. If a curved sheer is desired, <i>fauxworks </i>are possible, but multiply complexities through adjacent structures.<br /><br />
All longitudinal lines across such a deck run flat, straight and true, with layout and construction ultra-KISS. The sections of such a deck (as if sliced like a loaf of bread) are constant... a single template can be used for the deck arc and the hull which it covers. Transverse members follow identical curves at any point along the deck's length. In this case, the outboard foot on each side was allowed to run straight, resulting in sloped planes. This eases bending sheets, and simplified the one foot wide side decks along the Pilothouse.<br />
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For this boat, we're using ply-foam-ply (aka SIP) construction. Since heat rises, insulated overheads are especially effective, and - if nowhere else - make an attractive return on investment in warmth and condensation avoidance.<br />
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Generally speaking, in any arced, composite deck, the lower panel will be the thicker to equal thickness, relative to the upper. Both are working in compression, and the lower (following a smaller radius, tighter curve) bears most of the weight. The top layer mostly has to be thick enough to stand up to point loading (dropping an anchor, say) and spread loads without deforming the filler material (foam) between layers.<br />
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In our case, we've been happy with 1/2in lower and 1/4in upper, separated by 1 1/2in foam. This saves 25% of deck ply weight for about 125lbs, all of which is high in the hull. That's the equivalent of a small adult on deck.<br />
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We sized the first layer, using the mid-line as reference, and trimming to land on bulkheads. Full-width edges land on the sheer logs, with about an inch of overlap (1in/ft of crown). Bulkhead upper faces are insufficient landing for single layer construction, but by the time all layers are added in ply-foam-ply, there's plenty of total surface area. This layer is glued to the hull structures with 3M5200. We glued, and fastened along the mid-line, then bent the ply down and fastened, working our way outboard.<br />
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Glue was to have been water-based TiteBond III, but it has been defeated by winter cold/wet. So Gorilla Glue (Liquid PolyUrethane) is doing the job. We try to work at temps above 35... despite warming the glue, if the ply is too cold, GG goes to heavy honey consistency, and it sucks up considerably more. Bad news both in terms of supply and $$.<br />
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Longitudinal framing is 2x4, with 2x5 along the outboard edges. Framing provides nailers for the ply sheets, helping to keep close contact between ply and foam. Down the mid-line, the port and starboard sheets butt along one of these. Outboard, they overlap the 2x5 which is extends outboard to form eaves.. later, strips will be added outboard to complete the ply run to eave edges. Caps will be added to the 2x5's outboard edges to provide a stable basis for the eventual fabric/resin coating.<br />
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Transverse framing is built up from two layers of 3/4in (= 2x). We glued these up, using the salon bulkhead as a jig, then cut them to fit between longitudinals.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Slightly over-bent to spring back about true.<br />We put a nail at one end to maintain position while allowing sliding as ply strips bend to spec.</b><br /><b>Note the plastic to protect the blkhd from glue drip.</b></td></tr>
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We cut the foam with a Japanese saw (very thin blade; cuts on pull stroke), checking with a Quick-Square to ensure a right angle cut. Most framing ended up plus or minus 1/16in. We went for tight, but not too tight fits. They seem to work best when considerable pressure is required to force them down into place, but not so much that they arc up and away from the lower ply. Foam edges compress slightly, and the glue acts as a lubricant. No kerfing was required to accommodate the bend (may need some for the tighter radius Pilothouse).<br />
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<i>Note: Be sure not to push the dry foam all the way down... it's WAY hard to get back out!</i><br />
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We dry fit each piece, averaging the differences at each end, and used a rasp to fine-tune any over-size. Any small gaps are filled by the expansive Gorilla Glue. We had one biggish gap (about 3/16in), which we filled with a glued slice of foam.<br />
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At assembly, we smear glue onto the upper face of the lower ply and framing edge faces. Insert foam. Smear upper face of foam and framing. Position upper layer of ply (prefit and marked for nails), and fasten from the mid-line, working outboard. Clock starts ticking with the first glue, and we have about 20 minutes per 'sheet' (including foam).<br />
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If there's any gaposis (squishy release sounds when you depress ply between frames), extra measures are needed. Clamps can't work... an extreme possibility is a long screw driven through ply-foam-ply and into a 2x block on the low face. Work fast, though, as the glue will be setting up, making any gaps permanent. To date, we've managed to use live weight; simply squatting in place until the glue has set up. Good time to make up for hasty, glue-job irritability.<br />
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So... as of this writing, we're half-way on the mid-deck. Two weeks (and maybe more) private time is on our horizon. All we need is a little more, unseasonable warmth.<br />
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Who knows? Maybe we'll get a lick of work in!<br />
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<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-33725416809253957712015-01-04T11:00:00.000-08:002015-01-04T11:00:06.607-08:00The Winter of Our Discontent... Well... Sorta<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Now is the winter of our discontent<br /> Made glorious summer by this son of York;<br /> And all the clouds that low'r'd upon our house<br /> In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b></b></i></span><cite><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>-- William Shakespeare from <u>Richard The Third</u></b></span></cite></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Winter of Our Discontent... Well... Sorta</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Still waiting on 'glorious summer'. But gotta admit that winter has its own pleasures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our project has come a ways since last you heard from us (posting on that, soon), but we're slogging against low temps and wet. Meanwhile, many of the winter chores are coming due on the caretaker side of our arrangement (sawing wood in freezing weather). Construction personnel come and go, with varying degrees of unforeseen social and site-related interactions. The holidays sapped our will with temptations and gratifications.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In short, we're 'slow as molasses in January'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But we're in a gorgeous spot, overlooking <i>two </i>of the shoal, intricate waterways we love. To the southwest is unlimited line-of-sight to the horizon. To the west and south snow enshrouded peaks and ridges soar over the dark conifers of our foreshore. The animals of winter delight in the paradise we all inhabit, feasting, socializing and playing in sheltered nooks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So we're picking away, as we can. The bottom is complete and coppered, and the boat lowered off the jigs. The mid-deck is soon to be completed. We've started upholstery projects near the fire. Even managed one coat of clear on the salon and bunk overheads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Meanwhile, a batch of spruce wine turned out tasty. Our fire is warm and our hearts joyous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tipping a cup o' kindness your way, dear Readers, and wishing you well for the New Year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Love,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Dave and Anke</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PS. This just in... a head-to-head of the <a href="http://www.pbo.co.uk/seamanship/bermudan-rig-vs-junk-rig/">Split Junk Rig we're planning vs Bermudian</a>. Thanks to RWL at <a href="http://volkscruiser.blogspot.com/">volkscruiser.blogspot.com</a> for the heads up!</span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-64210967704926060702014-11-15T17:17:00.001-08:002014-11-16T13:22:28.106-08:00Interior Ready for Paint<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Interior Ready for Paint</b></span><br />
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Our latest strategy was to finish up the interior and get some paint on to hold our gains against encroaching winter. Well... the interior's complete - barring a few deets that can wait for spring - but its sub-freezing and frosting <i>inside </i>the shed! Paint will have to wait for the next thaw or an operational stove, whichever comes first.<br />
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So next come the decks. We hope.<br />
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In lieu of paint, we've tarped the hull over to keep the ply as dry as possible. But before we did, we took advantage of the rare sun for a few pics...<br />
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<b>Kitty-corner Over-views</b><br />
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We're generally using the same layout as LUNA, which worked very well for us.<br />
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The entire living spaces are open to one another, as much as possible, to allow a roomy feel, long views with big angles out the windows, and a more or less contiguous social space.<br />
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The cook is 'part of the party', and there's plenty of room for a <i>sous-chef</i>. One to a few can lounge in the bunk (Anke likes the little bit of social remove, there)... participating while not being in the thick of it. If someone has had enough and wants to turn in, a curtain can screen it off.<br />
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The large side windows (much smaller one LUNA) keep the walls from closing in, opening the interior onto the world at large.<br />
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From forward, the main cabin divisions are the bunk, salon and galley (under the raised pilot house). <br />
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The bunk itself is 6ft6in long by 6ft wide, with wall to wall storage, under, accessed by large platform/hatches. Port and starboard are two full length leanbank/lockers, and an approximately 2ft square window. The 'blank space' over the leanbanks and ahead of the windows will eventually become bookshelves.<br />
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This word embarrasses me, actually... sounds so <i>yottie</i>! I'd call it a 'living room', but it seems no more so than the others. Now that Anke has (5ft8in) standing headroom, it's not even a 'sitting room'. So, in the interests of tradition and clear communication, 'salon' it shall be.<br />
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To port is a near 3ft wide dinette ('table') and seat/lockers which makes down into a generous bunk for one or a snug fit for two.<br />
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Opposite is a 6ft6in settee (see 'salon'... it's really a 'sofa' or 'couch') /locker, with a leanbank as per the bunk. The settee locker lid is hinged to a narrow flap... the lid can be slid inboard with the flap laid flat for a full, 2ft single bunk.<br />
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The galley is the most complex space, and remains that with unfinished business.<br />
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To starboard and forward is a woodstove mounted in an alcove formed by an L-shaped woodbox. Wood can be added at the top and removed from the bottom. In winter, it holds about a week's worth of wood (at least for previous stoves with smaller fireboxes).<br />
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Starboard and aft is a 4ft x near 3ft workbench, with storage under (yet to be arranged). Anke's herb garden (she's got the green thumbs) will live on the workbench top, but can be moved for sun or convenience.<br />
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Port and mid-galley is under-counter storage with a door closure. The door will have a rack of a dozen quart jars with various dry-goods. Low down is an open bin for large, seldom accessed pots and the like (canning pressure cooker and supplies, hand mill spares, ???... maybe some spuds, too). Over this will be a set of four drawers - two shallow, two deep, and 18in wide x 2ft6in long - to be divvied as seems fit.<br />
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The gangway has an 8in raised sole, with room for quart jars under. Aft is the battery box, which also forms the first of three steps (incomplete). It extends from the inboard face of the hull 18in upwards (10in rise over the sole) x 2ft7in wide x 18in long. Should have plenty of room for the battery and electrical panels with room to spare for tools.<br />
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So there you have it... our humble home to be.<br />
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<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-7378235069285294572014-11-11T18:49:00.000-08:002014-11-16T11:23:49.421-08:00Getting aHead<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Viewed objectively there is nothing more absurd than the usual sea-going toilet of the modern production yacht. What expense and engineering, what a profligate use of space and materials, what a baroque concoction of pipes and valves and pumps and skin fittings, what a sop to over-developed human sensitivities, all for the purpose of transferring a small amount of matter a distance of about twelve inches, from here on the inside of the hull, to there on the outside of the hull.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">-- From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?index=books&linkCode=qs&keywords=9780955803512">Mingming and the Art of Minimal Ocean Sailing</a> by Roger D. Taylor</span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To date, Anke and I have never built an enclosed Head into one of our boats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our boats are small to begin with. Partitioning a chunk off for a room that's in use for a few scant albeit imperative minutes a day seems to needlessly cramp our style. The walls block the view (high crime, in our book) and crowd the remaining space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anke and I are mostly alone together, and quite comfortable with our nitty gritty. When friends come along... let's just say things are 'up close and personal'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So a little more privacy would accommodate the sensitivities of our guests, not all of whom are as... um... <i>earthy </i>as others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the other hand, the one thing we've always longed for but never had was a Wet Locker; a place to let our raingear drip dry. Heads are traditionally not too bad for that purpose, though their ventilation is often wanting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To that end we came up with the following:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What we're looking at is a row of coat hooks along the wall, outboard of a section of <i>flip up counter</i>. This allows space for hanging outdoor gear, especially raingear, where it can drip harmlessly to a well-sealed floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The counter, when horizontal, extends the galley counter by (about) 3ft. It also doubles as the port, pilothouse seat, from which we can steer the boat under cover (workbench shares the same role, opposite).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When flipped vertical - hinged along its forward edge, it locks into position to form a partial wall. A curtain may be drawn across the inboard face, and <i>voila!</i> A semi-enclosed head!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's not as isolated as the typical Head, but visual privacy is ensured. It's positioned under a pilothouse window, so ventilation is better than most. It's still a bucket affair, but a <a href="http://www.worldissues360.com/index.php/do-composting-toilets-really-work-23144/"><i>two</i> bucket compost system</a> isn't out-of-the-question. (Here's a great resource on <a href="http://www.omick.net/composting_toilets/composting_toilets.htm">DIY composting toilets</a> from one of our readers).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Set-up and -down take but a matter of seconds, for those in haste. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So this has been a paper possibility for a couple of years, now, and I've been drawing them into Triloboat StudyPLANS. But if anyone's built one, I haven't heard... until now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So here's a sneak preview of the as yet untried system, at the roughed-in stage. Stay tuned for trial and error to come!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Looking aft into to the portside Galley.<br />Head/Wet Locker aft.</b></span></td></tr>
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</span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-17601755572005224132014-11-06T22:43:00.000-08:002014-11-06T22:43:19.797-08:00Insulating the Hull: Retro-fit SIP<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Adding inboard layer of 1/4in ply<br />Next space to my right has fitted foam ready and waiting<br />Two areas to my right, the inboard face of the hull is exposed</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Insulating the Hull: Retro-fit SIP</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Anke and I recently finished insulating the hull cabin spaces, using <a href="http://triloboats.blogspot.com/2012/01/sea-going-sips-toward-creating-market.html">ply-foam-ply aka SIP (Structural Insulated Panel) construction</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can think of five, basic options for SIPping hull sides:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Join pre-fabbed SIP panels to make sides</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Build one skin, with framing, then add the second skin in one go</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Build one skin, with framing, then add second skin in select areas</i><br /><br />...Join finished sides to bottom and bulkheads.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <i>Build inboard skin, framed and joined to bottoms and bulkheads, then add foam and outboard skin in one go</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Build outboard skin, framed and joined to bottom and bulkheads, then add foam and inboard skin in select areas</i></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We decided the first three had some problems for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Building remote, we didn't expect to have the muscle to raise heavy-ish, completed sides into place. Short-handed lifting with mechanical assist takes time and ingenuity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The first presents framing challenges, since many framing pieces internal to the SIP extend beyond a single panel. No go.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two is better, and straightforward. But all transverse bulkheads and dividers meet the inner skin...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To join sides
to bulkheads, in this approach, fasteners must be on the long side
(to reach through the SIP with enough left for 'bury') - <i>expensive</i>. Alternatively, shorter fasteners may be inset and plugged - <i>time consuming</i>.
Tape n' glue with judicious use of resin welding (tape n' glue minus
the tape) is an elegant solution, but messy, toxic and generates lots of
heinous garbage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Method three addresses these problems, but there's a quandry. Transverse dividers must either: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Contact the outer layer (complicated)</i> - </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SLACKTIDE, with
her minimal furnishings, was manageable, but with the many sub-girder
furnishings this round, this approach gets out of hand.<br /> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Attach inboard of the SIP</i> - If using a cleat, then that needs something in the SIP to fasten into (double framing). Resin welding looks preferable, in this latter case, but with resin's downsides.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Method four is intriguing, but we were ultimately uncomfortable with many of its questions and consequences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For example, which to put outboard; the thicker layer or thin (1/2in vs 1/4in ply)? Thicker outboard makes for better protection against the cruel world. But inboard, it affords more structural integrity and a strong backup to outer skin failure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our window framing (2x stock) doubles as structural reinforcement AND we want to see its clear, red cedar in the interior. This implies we want it on the inboard side of the thicker layer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So number five it is - Retro-fitting foam and ply on the inboard face of a fully functional hull. QED. All framing (2x2 or 2x4) doubles as spacers for 1 1/2in foam (blue-board). Light 'firring' (non-structural spacers) from 1x2 fills in where there's no framing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A big advantage of this approach is that all transverse panels (bulkheads, partial bulkheads and furniture faces) meet the structural skin of the hull. Not only is this strong, but short (generally 1in fasteners) suffice for the 1/2in ply skin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another is that most, if not all inboard panels are relatively small, bite-sized glue jobs. Divide and conquer, with every juncture fully visible until completed (i.e., don't have to try to remember where we put that framing inside the SIP!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So how did it go? <i>Pretty durn well! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In our salon and bunk areas, the surface of seats and the bunks are all the same height. In the galley, all the counter levels are the same height. In a box barge, this implies parallel spaces between framing. Foam and the inner layer of ply can be cut into strips, then lopped off for the necessary length... efficient in both time and materials! Even over the end-curves, we start with the same strip for a given space, and cut it down further to match the odd shape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We used TiteBond III through the summer months, switching to Gorilla Glue as the days grew cold and damp. This is supplemented by DAP Alex Plus ('siliconized acrylic'... basically a latex window caulk) to fill any larger voids. For whoppers, consider wood or foam shims, and for small ones, consider a bead of (expansive) Gorilla Glue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>TIP: For nice, tight FOAM fits, consider using a tick stick (a stick which is held in place and lengths 'ticked' directly from the structure, then transferred to the material). This is much more reliable than measuring. The tighter the better to exclude air.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <i>TIP: PLY is easier to fit (and caulk) if it's loose around the edges. Too much accuracy, and you risk wasting time needlessly fighting the material into place. Consider erring on the side of looser. </i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Standard Operating Procedure is to dry-run and prepare. Take a deep breath. Then...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Slather glue on the <i>inboard face</i> of the hull and framing / firring faces (those abutting the foam). Insert foam working toward one corner to release air (may have to relieve air pressure with a knife, inserted through the foam and given a slight twist). Slather glue on the <i>outboard face</i> (foam side) of the inner ply cover. Nail into framing / firring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We use this order to ensure that plywood faces interior to the SIP are encapsulated by glue, in case of voids. Moving quickly (especially in the case of Gorilla Glue) allows both layers to be completed in one go, avoiding clean-up between layers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At this point, press outboard near the mid-point of foam areas. If you hear sucky noises as you press and release, you've got a void. Use one or more struts / blocks / wedges (creatively) to provide and hold pressure. Consider that some glues are setting up, and this step must be completed with dispatch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once the glue is set up, remove struts and caulk edges around the ply with DAP or your favorite trim-in-a-tube.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In theory, the result is a very rigid, insulating wall with no internal voids to collect moisture or dry-rot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In these sad and diminished times, little is as it seems. Consider checking your dimensional lumber for accurate sizing (same thickness as your foam). Too thick and you get voids over the foam (plane or saw your stock to size). Too thin and you get voids over the framing (shim or caulk over framing). Either are a major pain where you sit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Red cedar seems to be an great choice for framing. It's strong, light, glues well and is naturally rot resistant. Works easily and smells good. Be careful of breathing the dust, though... it will sensitize you faster than most (the allergic kind, not the SNAG kind).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consider laying out your panels on paper, figuring the most efficient way to to get what you need from what you have on hand. It's time consuming, but conserves material and/or $$. Can be done at home of an evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Gorrilla glue seems to spread adequately at a rate of about 18oz / 4ft x 8ft / one side. It gets sluggish and inefficient to spread in cool to cold weather. We warm it in warm water to about body temperature to keep it viscous. Still sets down to 20degF (about -10degC)... as low as we've tried it. Feels a little more brittle if applied in the cold, though. Not sure if or how that affects bond. No failures to date, though, on wide-area bonding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cutting foam with a table saw produces neat, accurate edges. But when cuts are too wide for our max fence setting, or for short cross-cuts, we use a japanese saw (thin blade, cuts on pull stroke). We walk a quick-square along as a visual guide for near perfect, right angle cuts. The edge is less smooth, but doesn't appear to matter. A whiz might be able to use a circular saw, but I end up destroying one or both sides of the cut.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TRICK: It's easy to lose track of framing that has been SIPped over. Say you want to mount a sturdy row of coat-hooks... can't just screw into 1/4in ply and foam! Before it's covered up, put a galvanized steel nail at each end. Later, when you've forgotten what's in the wall and where, use a magnetic 'stud finder' (they come small) to locate them. Fasten anywhere along the line between them.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TRICK: The method we use calls for a lot of notches in plywood around framing.To lay out notches, keep small blocks of your framing stock handy. Lay onto plywood in the correct orientation and trace one side, then reposition and trace the other. Much faster than squares and measurement, and more accurate.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">TRICK: For the deep end of a three-sided notch, cut the two sides with a saw. Layout the backline between cuts on the back face, and slice deeply along from both faces</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
with a sharp knife</span></i>. Grasp the 'tab' between cuts and
bend back and forth until it breaks out. Clean up with your knife, if
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>TRICK: If glue sets up and you believe you have a void, drill into it at one edge with a bit sized for your glue bottle, and one or two spots about six inches away. Inject Gorilla Glue until it wells out your other holes. Repeat as necessary, covering the whole problem area. Plug holes after glue has set up (if you plug right away, the expansive glue will likely blow your plug). It helps to cut your nozzle square for this job. Old caps may be saved and used for this.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-38958238858691570212014-10-16T22:12:00.005-07:002014-10-16T22:12:48.631-07:00Amazing Grace? Yes and No<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Amazing Grace? Yes and No</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Today was our 'coup de Grace'... we finished the installation of the <a href="https://grace.com/construction/en-us/roofing-underlayments/Grace-Ice-And-Water-Shield">Grace Ice and Water Shield</a> underlayment for our copper plating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grace is a self-adhered, rubberized asphalt sheet material (comes in rolls of three foot width). A thin layer of plastic on its outer face protects the world from a sticky, gooey layer, which has the potential to fuse with plywood. This face has a peel-off layer of plasticized paper which must be removed before installation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our hope (mostly gratified) was that it would work well with the assemble, flip and join method we used to construct the Bottom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Needless to say, the company nowhere suggests that Grace might be advisable for marine construction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The Good News</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When it sticks, it REALLY sticks. Especially to itself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Once well bonded, it's like skin on the hull. Overlaps adhere even better, with high confidence of water exclusion. It seems to thoroughly gasket fasteners... withdrawing occasional screws showed them to be coated entirely along their length!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The So-So News</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Application is meticulous, demanding and slow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Any lapse of attention, or initial mis-alignment can result in a messy, wasteful <i>sitchiAYshun</i>. Still, we got through the whole thing with nothing worse than a little curl along an edge, here and there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peeling the paper was a challenge, at first. We took to scoring it at workable intervals to keep things manageable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Touching the warm, peeled sticky-side makes ya sympathize with Bre'r Rabbit. We did better by taking small folds of the paper - plasticized layer towards the Grace - and using them as grippers along the edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The Not So Good News</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Adhesion doesn't appear fully consistent, even when temps are in the 70degF/ 20degC range. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Initial grab drops to near nothing along with temps. In the 50degF / 10degC temps we're undergoing, we had to use a heat gun to achieve grab and bond.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Over-all handling is temperature dependant and awkwardly so. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's stiffer when cool, so is easy to handle, but doesn't like to grab or conform to the work. When warm, it goes limp in passive resistance... conforms well, but hard to deliver, and grabs at anything along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is a fringe of un-plastic-protected tar along each edge which
caused problems. It's delicate, sticky, and once it curls
back and touches itself, forget it. We finally took to trimming it off
before starting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even simple cutting is difficult in warm weather, as it sticks to the knife and drags. Possibly, wetting in mineral spirits (a solvent which works well on the stuff) would help it slide along. If possible, plan your cutting in the cool of the day, morning or evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And it smells toxic... the box has ominous warnings to WEAR GLOVES and WASH YOUR HANDS. Warnings in ALL-CAPS tend to be worth heeding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Sooooo...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're basically happy with the results, at this point. But I'm not sure I'd use it again for this application (it's excellent for bedding hardware and between dead-wood). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're
considering a last pass with a weed-burner, once the copper is on,
warming it to hot-to-the-touch and whuppin' it all over with a mallet
for good luck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was spendy and a lot of work, in retrospect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In some ways, it wasn't much cleaner an operation than we could have managed with, say, a water emulsified asphalt, or even rubberized asphalt paint. Still, it didn't generate too much hard-to-dispose-of garbage (e.g., paint rollers, etc), and most of the off-cuts and remnants are still useful for other tasks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other alternatives we'd considered were tar (messy), elastomeric polyurethane paint (hard to find... 3M used to make some that we loved, but it's disappeared) and Irish felt (traditional and great to work with, but rare nowadays... what we found was prohibitively expensive to transport our way).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grace <i>is </i>amazing. Time will tell if it has 'saved a wretch like we'.</span><br />
Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-70128781706970070662014-10-05T20:09:00.000-07:002014-10-05T20:09:21.692-07:00A Pictorial Review<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Our Humble Laboratory</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deadflat Plates ready to turn and join upright...<br />After the first one, they are flipped onto loose copper plates which are then<br />nudged into position and fastened in place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End Sections... note transverse kerfs to ease bending.<br />We'll flip 'em, join 'em to the Deadflat and later add their 2nd course of <br />planking, underlayment and copper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower S'brd Wall and first Bulkheads standing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">End piece about to get joined</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of our projects seem to attract a 'Ship's Cat'!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three stages of retro-fit SIP (from left to right):<br />I'm adding the inboard layer of 1/4inch ply,<br />Middle layer of 2x XPS foam (blueboard),<br />Inboard face of 1/2in hull, with 2x framing.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As of yesterday... both walls on, Whiskey Plank in sight.<br />Note Port Wall before Doubler Plates...<br />1ft lower course visible below upper, 4ft course.<br />3/4in Doubler Plates (visible aft) provide protection<br /> and act as a Butt Strap, joining the two courses.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-70485633323096201122014-09-24T20:53:00.002-07:002014-09-24T20:53:30.576-07:00Equinoctal Status Report<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well... our best laid plans done <i>gang agley</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tyee has turned out to be a rather more hopping place than we'd anticipated. What with one thing and another, a good chunk of summer sped by at maybe a quarter efficiency. Maybe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hard to say
how much time has gone into it, so far. It's been four months since we
started, but I'd say there've been less than three days of full
efficiency work, and at least a solid, summer month pulled completely
off the job. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sigh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But things are happening, nevertheless. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've got the bottom deadflat done, copper and all. The ends have their first course of planking and nailers.<br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All bulkheads, including bow and stern transoms, are in.<br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The starboard walls are up, SIPped (ply-foam-ply), and wallside furnishings complete.<br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We built a new dory. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yet to go are the end bottoms, port wall, pilothouse, windows and decks. These had better be complete before the first heavy snow, which will collapse our current shed. The plan is to make her weather proof, then rebuild the shed smaller for small, winter projects.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wish us luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PS: TiteBond III appears to be living up to our hopes! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Bunk area in foreground, bunk and salon settee leanbanks in background.</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-11539647760934036132014-04-14T01:54:00.001-07:002014-04-14T13:36:32.190-07:00Building on Edge<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Murder Cove Steam Punk<br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photo by <a href="http://www.omick.net/adventure/kayak_trip_2013/Introduction/Introduction.htm">David and Pearl</a></span></b></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>I knew, even then, that to love the world, you have to get away from it. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> -- Priest from the movie, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060908/">The King of Hearts</a></span></b></i><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Building on Edge</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Huzzah!</i> The shopping is DONE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All the fiddly bits that go into a vessel should - if we've planned well - be wending their way toward a Seattle barge line. They'll be stuffed into a container for shipping to Petersburg, Alaska. All fairly normal stuff, to this point.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We're building at a remote site at the southwestern end of Admiralty Island called Tyee (aka <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_Cove">Murder Cove</a>), about 15 miles from where we are now. A lodge is being built there, which we caretook in 2012/13 and will again, this winter (2014/15). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Points in its favor: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good people involved.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remote and beautiful, the kind of place we love to hang.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good protection for SLACKTIDE, handy to the build.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work/rent/trade/tools/materials situation, simplifies, reduces and enables finances.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our container can be delivered by the site owner on the same run that supplies our current lodge.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Come winter, we'll have indoor spaces for sailmaking, cushion work, details.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Time is no object! We won't be building 'under the gun'.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before now, building in town has been a mixed bag. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've been very fortunate, people-wise, in past building situations... friends who tolerate our funky ways and time overruns. BUT...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the one hand, supplies are just down the street. On the other, supplies are just down the street! Because we don't have to plan ahead, we tend to wing it much more than we should. That means more time commuting to and fro the store, with maybe a treat or two along the way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the one hand, lots of great people stop by to see what's going on and talk shop. On the other hand, lots of great people stop by to see what's going on and talk shop! I'm not the kind of fella who can talk and work at the same time (or much of anything else, for that matter), so maybe a third of our time on site goes to social pleasantry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On the one hand, there are lots of special occasions. On the other hand, there are lots of special occasions! Picnics and parties and barn raisin's and barn burnin's. Good times all, but they don't get a boat built.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So we like it in town. We love our friends. We love the good times.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But this time, we're going to take a step back...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...and over the Edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-51780290686378399452014-04-05T17:03:00.000-07:002014-04-05T17:03:40.282-07:00Glued, Ply/Frame Construction<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Sizing for the different situations around the boat.<br />We decided 1 3/4in nails over 1 1/2in for better bury.</b><br /><b>3in spikes (left) are sized for mechanical assistance to glue.</b></td></tr>
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<i><b>Praise the Glue but pass the Fasteners!</b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>- George Beuhler</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b>Nail where you can; screw where you have to; bolt where you must.</b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b> - Cap'n Pete Culler</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b>5200</b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>- Name of a DIY boat on the Port Townsend beach</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b>Epoxii vincit omnias (epoxy conquers all).</b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>- A boatbuilder friend's mantra</b></i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Glued, Ply/Frame Construction</span></b><br />
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Glue holds our boats together. Glue. Glue, glue, glue.<br />
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I have to keep reminding myself! <br />
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If one is to follow GB's advice, fasteners must be sized to function <i>as if without glue</i>. In other words, if the glue fails, the fasteners must take over. Completely. Otherwise we just wast money. <br />
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The problem is that both glue and fasteners are spendy items. For many of us, if we invest in one, there's less available for the other.<br />
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The holding power of simple, embedded fasteners is technically a function of surface area, but practically, it's linear, and proportional to the mass of the fastener and holding strength of the woods involved. Piddly, that is.<br />
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A 'clench', rivet or bolted fastener improves the situation immensely, but only so long as the metal of the <i>shank </i>remains substantially intact. Over time, even noble metals deteriorate, leaving 'icicles' to shoulder the burden. More shank diameter is expensive. Over the years, one of the most expensive refits is to 'refasten' a wooden vessel... something we've seen a lot of in other's boats.<br />
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One more consideration is that fasteners, of themselves, don't make a water tight joint. They require some mastic, gasket or caulking, none of which are known to be permanent.<br />
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Anke and I put our faith in glue.<br />
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The grip of glue on wood is proportional to <i>area</i>, a squared function vastly superior to mere linear ones. Glue's holding power is measured in PSI (Pounds per Square Inch), and modern glues are way the heck up there. With any appreciable area, standard fasteners' holding power is quickly dwarfed (same goes for lashings, BTW, multiplying turns for total tensile strength).<br />
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Tape and glue methods are the next logical choice. Unfortunately, resins are generally the only reasonable choice, and they are expensive, messy, and toxic. In addition, fillets and fabric take high volumes of glue, compared to films.<br />
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That leads us to quick and dirty, glued ply/frame construction. Frames provide gluing faces and material integrity for joining sheets into girders.<br />
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The goal in glued ply/frame design is to maximize the glue surface area, within reason, and complicate it, if possible (I'll get back to this).<br />
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The quality of the wood frame (now only supplying gluing surface) can be much lower than structural frames (such as a deck beam, which must support weight). All it has to do is hold together... it needn't be stiff, or hang on to its fasteners. Tight knot grades with high annular ring counts (mostly to resist rot) are fine. <br />
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Let's look at the chine logs, for instance - a 2x4, say, framing the hard, inside chine.We observe the following:<br />
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<li>The bottom/side connection is the highest stressed join in a box barge. We want this one to stand up to anything the sea, and some of what the shore, can throw at it.<br /></li>
<li>The 'weakest' face is the 2x face... the 4x face has nominally twice the holding power (a bit more, in fact). We might consider whether a 2x2 would be just as strong (is more than the weakest link a waste?), with half the material. Or should it be beefed up to a 4x4? [2x2 has worked for us up to 32ft LUNA].</li>
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<li>All joint rigidity is supplied by (ply) sheets joined into girder arrangements. Until this girder fails, the chine log itself is not substantially stressed. <i>Once </i>it's failed, the hull's come apart and the gig is up (we engineer to prevent this!).<br /></li>
<li><i>Complicating </i>the joint adds glue surface AND mechanical strength to the joint. For this reason, Anke and I favor 'doubling plates' along the lower hull sides. These complicate the joint and 'double up' side thickness as anti-puncture insurance. Side impact above the bottom would have to 'peel' the doubling plate, as well as sheer the glue before failure.<br /></li>
<li>Fasteners do no harm and contribute mechanical strength, especially in sheer (across the join like a pair of scissors, aka shears). The copper plate helps distribute stress, as well. While we don't rely on either of these, they add a layer of security.</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Section View of Bottom/Sides.<br />Note outboard doubler plate overlapping bottom...<br />... nearly doubles glue area and complicates joint from line to L.</b></td></tr>
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So the role of fasteners - at least in terms of hull construction - is, for us, to provide clamping pressure until the glues set. Clamps are expensive and slow, and often very hard to arrange.<br />
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We prefer ringshank nails... they have holding power near that of screws but are much faster to drive. Because of copper plate, we use bronze to the top of the doubling plates, and stainless above. Stainless for relative economy.<br />
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(Hot Dip) Galvanized is an economical choice, but is more likely to cause problems down the line. Still, for a 'low road' boat, it's a big contender, and if it came down to a choice, I'd go galvanized and get out there!<br />
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The opening illustration shows how we size our fasteners. Everything's going into either 1x or 2x framing. Ply thicknesses vary by use.<br />
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Obviously, we don't want the fastener so long as to poke through. Reasonable bury is a good thing, but can be lower if used only for clamping/sheer support. Too much is expensive waste.<br />
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In our case, we had a choice between 1 1/2in and 1 3/4in nails for middle cases. Some were only clamping/sheer, but others could conceivably be called upon to resist pulling (acting in tension). Rather than order two varieties, we went with the longer ones.<br />
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One thing we try to do is keep the variety low. Each variety represents a chance to run short, while one fastener for several jobs means 'round-up' can be applied to the next job. Even if it costs a bit more per fastener, it tends to save in efficiency.<br />
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Glue is tougher. Manufacturers give coverage values (in square units), but whether it's applied a micron thicker or thinner makes a big difference (we're applying by eye, of course). We tend to round up quite a bit. Extra glue, if any, can usually be sold at the end of the project, or kept on for future maintenance.<br />
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Remember to count the gluing surface, not what's being joined. For example, hold up three fingers, representing three layers of ply. Count the spaces between them (two) to find the gluing surfaces, and multiply area accordingly. A bottom, say, made up of three layers would take two times the bottom surface area in glue... not one or three.<br />
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Anke and I are somewhat outside the pale, when it comes to glues. We use three kinds: 3M5200 for exterior hull joins (all around the permimeters); TiteBond III for faces wider than 2x, (non-structural) filleting, sealing, foam and bonding fabrics; Gorilla Glue for sheet lamination. This combination has worked well for us, and so far (knock on ply) we've never had a join fail. <br />
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But I've never run into ANYONE else doing something similar in cruiser-sized boats. Epoxy/polyester folks are happy with their choice, especially the tape 'n' glue crowd.<br />
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When using fastetners, here's a cheap trick to multiply their holding power:<br />
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<i>Angle every pair of fasteners slightly toward or away from the other. </i><br />
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This means the force required to pull one is opposed by its partner.<br />
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Make sure the join is tight <i>before</i> driving, as any gap will be impossible to close. Often, you can walk a quick clamp down the line as you go, one set per pair of nails.<br />
<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-40712038949090942362014-03-26T12:12:00.000-07:002014-03-26T12:12:33.543-07:00Filthy Lucre: The Rising Cost of DIY<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If the ante were lower, we'd play hands we shouldn't.</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have entered the dreaded and inevitable shop/buy phase of our project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>YIKES!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First, I guesstimated this boat to cost about $17.5K, all found. Materials, transportation, infrastructure and clean-up... the works.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But it seems that real world numbers have jumped up an average of 50% since we built SLACKTIDE in 2009. My guess is that this is <i>post-peak everything</i> at work, especially in terms of energy involved in procuring raw materials and manufacture and transportation. Our ACX Plywood, for example, is now coming from Chile, rather than our own forests (which have been cherry-picked below 'commercial viablility').</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My guesstimate came up about $10K short! We threw up a broadly itemized 'worst case' scenario by supplier/service, for a 'ridiculously conservative' total of $27.7K. After shopping, it looks like that's <i>our </i>scenario. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To cover this, we've gone into debt for the first time in our lives (a very generous advance against next winter's caretaking commitment). While we're very grateful, this is a queasy feeling for us. But it allows us to fit the copper plate in good order, rather than retrofit, later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's our list, to date, rounded a bit:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$1500</b> Container, SeattleWA to PetersburgAK </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$1200</b> Sheepherder WoodStove from <a href="http://transoceanltd.com/appliances/stoves/sheepherd.html">TransOceanLtd.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$9500</b> Copper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$5000</b> Plywood, Foam, Underlayment (for Copper)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$2700</b> Red Cedar Framing, Coamings, Handrails</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$2750</b> Home Depot and Harbor Freight - Paints, Glues, Tools, Sundries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$1200</b> Jamestown Distributors - Glues, Fasteners</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>$24350 SubTotal</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We have yet to shop for Sailcloth + Rigging, Cushions/Mattress and Electrical System. Some of this will be forwarded from SLACKTIDE, and the latter two can be deferred for later. I expect another $3K?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ooh! Aaah!! I feel the pain of pennies, wrenched from my skinflint soul.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Admittedly, the path we've chosen for our boats is an odd mix of cheap and expensive. The low road approach (ACX Plywood, Ply-Frame Construction, Nails vs. Screws) is juxtaposed with some higher end features (remote building site in far Alaska, Copper Plate, Ply/Foam/Ply Construction, Bronze and SS Fasteners, use of 3M5200 and Gorilla Glue, Wood Stove (Range with Oven), extra-heavy 2in Bottom).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Factor these out (and lower-cost alternatives in), and we'd be left with a total of around $10K (modest rigging, cushions, electrical, included). Reclaimed framing and scrounging could drop this further.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For a 32ft boat, this is still high. Especially since we count labor as free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why build DIY, when the market is awash with cheap, used boats?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Our </i>answer is that:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">a) Not one of the affordable boats out there are likely to let us sail where and as we do. Ultra-shoal, insulated, armored sailboats in decent shape are rare as hen's teeth, lying far away, and tend to cost a cod-wallop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">b) Retrofitting what we want as best we may - insulation, junk rig, maybe sheer-legs and metal keel-strip - along with fixing what's iffy - keel-bolts, blisters, backing plates, rig faults, etc? - takes time and treasure, and is tricky to back-fit. DIY lets it all install in good order.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">c) Knowing exactly how it's built - the whats, wheres and whys - keeps maintenance manageable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">d) Most of the upfront costs are one-time expenses. They pro-rate over the lifetime of a boat that is exactly what we make of it... that fits us and our ways like a glove. In the long run, we make up an initial price difference (vs a used boat) and more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">e) There is a feeling to setting sail in your very own creation, with which no mere acquisition can compete.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Is DIY for everyone? Nope. Not even for us in some situations. If something were to happen to this one, we'll regroup, if possible, and buy used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This one's our last, DIY home... better make it count!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-8790661889942677422014-03-20T01:15:00.000-07:002014-03-20T18:19:04.033-07:00Virtual Boatbuilding<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A goal without a plan is just a wish.<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"> ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry</span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Virtual Boatbuilding</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To build for real, it helps to build in your mind, first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Working out the order of construction in your head(s) influences your choices of materials, tools and infrastructure (sheds, jigs, power supply, etc.). It streamlines and coordinates effort, promoting efficiency. It keeps the horse ahead of the cart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Believe me, we need all the help we can get!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's a general order for upright construction:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Set up the Worksite</b></i> - Shed, workbench, building jig.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Build (and assemble) the Deadflat</b></i> - This makes a large, flat work surface.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Build and frame the Bulkheads</b></i> - We'd best know ahead-of-time how furniture will fit, down-the-road!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Build and frame the Sides</b></i> - Let's say, full length.<i><br /></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Erect Bulkheads and Sides</b></i> - Got an order pictured? A method??</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Complete the Bottom Ends</b></i> - Vague, very vague... a solid plan required here.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Build Furnishings, Room by Room</b></i> - Line 'em up, knock 'em down.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Deck the Hull</b></i> - With blows and pucky, falalalalaaaa, fala, la, la.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Build Superstructures</b></i> - Trunk Cabins, Hatches, Tabernacles, etc..</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Finish </b></i>- Putty 'n paint, to make 'er what she ain't.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Detail Work</b></i> - Handrails, Coamings, CapRails, Hardware.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Launch </b></i>- What's your exit strategy?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Rig Aloft and Alow</b></i> - Masts, Sails, Hardware aloft; Stove, Cushions, Bedding, etc., alow.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Liquidate your Land Assets</b></i> - Worksite, and whatever else you can part with. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Sail over the Horizon</b></i> - Bet we had <i>this </i>part in our heads from day one!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Straightforward, in many ways. The first six are those requiring the most thought. They're the big, heavy puzzle pieces that must all be made to fit together. After that, it's pretty much a down wind reach.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If short-handed, the Bottom and Sides can be built in a <i>modular </i>manner... this means in small, interlocking parts that can be positioned and assembled in manageable bits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finish can be a floating step, working as we go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of our mentors would end each work day with an hour of painting. He'd mark off where he was going to be gluing one piece to the next with a heavy hand, pressing an indent line into the plywood surface. Then he'd paint outside these lines and a little bit over the line. Next day - paint dry - he'd assemble and glue, using the indents to position his work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By not deferring finish issues to the end, he was able to launch as soon as carpentry was complete. Taken in one go, Finish is a sizable and somewhat daunting task.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We've manage only a bit of this... it takes true organization, and a daily dedication to shop cleanliness that we have yet to achieve. But it's an option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A
clear picture in our mind(s), and at least one, workable solution in
hand for each problem is strongly recommended before our first cut. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We
can wing it, here and there, especially if there's no shortage of
materials available, or if we have general experience with some
particular aspect. But there's a danger in this... amazing how often
some unlooked-for conflict will blindside us if we haven't pictured
every detail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Visualization aids - paper and pencil, mainly - are handy. I personally like a roll of butcher paper, and a block of quarter inch graph paper. There are a lot of balls to juggle, in boatbuilding. <i>Cheat!</i> Consider keeping a notebook of the latest and greatest solutions. What's fresh in the moment of victory may slip away in the next round.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One thing I find... when the <i>elegant </i>solution comes, you <i>know </i>it's right. If an approach feels awkward, keep at it... think out of the box... something will occur to you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So this is what's been keeping me up nights. Ordering and reordering in my head. Copper Plate doesn't exactly simplify things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But it's a winning battle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-61178538778053530452014-03-07T20:44:00.000-08:002014-03-07T20:44:04.980-08:00Flush Hatches in DIY Ply<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Looks like this when put together.</b></td></tr>
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Most real sailors advise not to go barefoot. HA. Muh dawgs cain't breath! If it's warm and sunny, the clothes come off; and that means gumboots, too.<br />
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But I do hate stubbin' my toe, or worse, turning an ankle. And Anke and I love to sleep on deck, of a starry night. Hatches in the cockpit, mounted proud, are rain on our parade.<br />
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So, one day I was envying fiberglass and metal boat <i>flush </i>hatches out loud when it came to me! A plywood sub-deck is the key. Or at least <i>a </i>key.<br />
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Considerations include the following:<br />
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<li>The cantilevered trough/coaming structure is inherently weak... it needs considerable beef.</li>
<li>The trough has to be wide enough for easy (and frequent) cleaning.</li>
<li>The trough has to be deep enough to keep water from spilling over the coamings.</li>
<li>A gap under the hatch lips allows debris to drain without binding.</li>
<li>The hatch has to have enough room to be raised - angling up, over and leaned back along one edge. </li>
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In SLACKTIDE, we built a set, and - despite beginners' mistakes - they work very well, despite needing work on the first four points.<br />
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Downside is that these are relatively complex, especially with ply/foam/ply decks. They add considerable building time and material. But, given that we dislike footwells and want a big hatch for access to the main hold, the results are worth it to us.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Shows the two main components; <br />Deck and Transom with on-edge framing, and the SubDeck Assembly</b><br /><b>The larger opening is about 3ft6in square.</b></td></tr>
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The on-edge framing provides most of the stiffness. The flat, SubDeck framing should be strongly joined (glued and fastened) into it, and it, in turn should be strongly joined to any structure available. A large hatch will need a bulkhead, mid-span, to add further support. We'll put ours under the gap between hatches.<br />
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Joinery is a matter of preference... hatch lips and coamings could be ship-lapped or dove-tailed, for example. We tend to just use simple overlaps, edge gluing and nailing. Fast, has never leaked, and if something bad happens to it, it's easy to repair. We'll fillet inside corners, in some cases, but not often.<br />
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Main thing to remember is that when two pieces meet, the uphill one should overlap the downhill one. Water is thus encouraged to flow by the joint. If ship-lapping, the lowest laps follow this rule. <br />
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To tell the truth, that 1/4in ply SubDeck is mainly a contiguous membrane to cover our lazy joinery at the bottom of the trough. If you're a <i>real </i>boatwright, you can approach the trough/coamings in a number of more elegant ways. <br />
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One bit not shown... the end of the trough tends to dribble down the transom, meaning we have to 'wipe our beehinds' often. We've been meaning to fit some copper (flashing) to form a small spout out clear of the transom.<br />
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This aft draining hatch isn't totally necessary - the usual thing is to use a drain hose. But they are a pain when they clog. If you do use one, consider a straight shot of tubing that can be poked clear with a rod (1/4in all-thread works as well as anything's going to... the threads help grab obstructions).<br />
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If built right, you probably won't need a gasket for inshore sailing. But it doesn't hurt. We like to mount them on the underside of the Hatch itself, so that it will press down on the coamings. Neoprene works best, but closed-cell weather stripping is cheap and easily replaced. If you can find an old wetsuit, they work great.<br />
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So there ya have it... if you end up sleeping out on one of these... <i>sweet dreams!</i><br />
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<br />Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-78403576035198401132014-03-05T14:31:00.001-08:002014-03-05T14:31:15.424-08:00Honey, I Shrunk the Boat!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Keep a clean mind. Change it often.</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cap'n Billy's Whiz Bag</span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Honey, I Shrunk the Boat!</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well, there have been a few changes at the ol' drawing board. And I'm only being funny with the title... <i>WE</i> shrunk the boat (y'all don't mind if I call you 'Honey', do you?).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As we started to work out the details, it became clear that the T36 gives up a lot of the synergies that make the T32 such an easy boat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another change is a waffle back to 5ft sides (up from 4-9-0), and now with an 8in crown (5ft8in headroom down the centerline). This allows bigger windows (though takes an extra pair of acrylic sheets). It also raises the height of the 'duck-through' the bulkhead between the raised galley sole and the lower salon, and increases the cut-out height between the galley counter and salon (lets the cook be more a part of the party).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It also gives Anke full standing headroom throughout the boat! She's 5ft6in. A 6in crown would be at a bad height, for her... she could stand, barely, but would be encouraged to slouch... resulting in 'that hang-dog' feel. At 6ft even, I'm <i>not </i>tempted to stand, but rather scoot into seats with ample seated headroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What we give up is Anke's clear view forward. At mid-deck, standing on an 8in raised sole, the bottom of the forward pilot house (galley) window is at 5-3-6... exactly her eye height. She has to crane a bit to see over. But it falls away, outboard, as the deck curves downward, and she feels as though it's a good trade for the headroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Material-wise</b></i>, the T36 represents an extra
half-panel of side (ply, foam, ply) port and s'brd, with an extra butt
each side; an extra sheet (ply, foam, ply) of deck, spread over the
boat; an extra panel of copper, an extra piece of bronze angle. The 10ft
cockpit, 9ft pilot house deck and sides, and 22ft mid-deck exceed an
8ft sheet of ply, so require piecing; that 22ft deck exceeds generally
available 20ft dimensional lumber lengths, so requires piecing
stringers, edging timbers and worse, hand-rails.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Displacement-wise</b></i>, we lose about a ton, at any given draft, which is about the equivalent of 2in of extra immersion. And the T36 loses about 500lbs advantage to the weight of that extra 4ft of hull (not all payload, that is).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">T32 allows us to be lighter - about 11Klbs at 12in draft) if we can manage - and can go as high as about 15Klbs at 16in draft, which I can't see needing to pack aboard. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In otherwords, there's about 2 tons of overlap, the upper end of which is likely moot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Speed-wise</b>, we lose some hull-speed, and two feet off our aft curve (increased drag). The mizzen is cropped, so we lose some sail-area, and reduce our SA/D ratio. The consequence is that we drop from potential of a 7.8kt to 7.3kt vessel (half a knot), and it will take a little more to reach hull speed. Tolerable, especially considering we spend so much time puttering along at far less, due to conditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Harbor-wise</b>, or any time we have to pay length-wise rent, the T32 will be 11% cheaper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>On-the-hard-wise</b>, I expect that extra 4ft makes a fair difference, when push comes to shove. Aground, the smaller and lighter the better! Even a kayaker can tell ya that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Interior-wise</b>, we lose a foot in the galley, aka 9ft3 of stowage. This is perhaps the most grievous loss of that one thing that really drove the desire for more. Yet we're <i>gaining </i>a foot on LUNA, whose galley was already ample. Crazily so when compared to other yachts our size. Really, we were just getting plumb greedy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We lose 6in each in the bunk and salon. I doubt the bunk area will even notice it. The salon, neither, with the exception of guest storage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Regarding Anke's brother, Peter (our extra-tall guest), we had a brainstorm. He sleeps on the made up dinette, which is slightly longer than he is... problem comes when he extends his feet, running up against the bulkheads. Not a big problem, but it annoys. We'll cut a removable plate in the galley bulkhead, allowing that extra few inches of clearance that should make all the difference! Problem solved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Cockpit-wise</b>, the two extra feet would surely have been nice for processing foods aboard on deck. But at 8ft x 8ft, The T32 gains a foot (of width) on SLACKTIDE's cockpit, which already handles everything we need. Ample for projects, and has enough room to set up a cooker in one corner, opposite the bench seat. Really, it would just have been a longer walk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And so, we give up the... ahem... <i>sleek lines</i>,
extra space and displacement of the T36, and return to LUNA's
comfortably adequate dimensions, as extended by conversion to box barge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After all, when it comes to stuff, more-than-enough is too much. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3252341255542272869.post-31369939731448384962014-02-17T19:42:00.000-08:002014-02-17T19:42:16.918-08:00Rethinking the Rig<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>Second thoughts are ever wiser.</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><b>- <span style="font-size: x-small;">Euripedes </span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a previous post (<a href="http://abargeinthemaking.blogspot.com/2014/01/rig-o-morale.html" target="_blank">Rig o' Morale</a>), we introduced a variation on Slieve McGallister's SJR (Split Junk Rig), and the above ketch sailplan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But a few points have been gnawing at me:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The mizzen (after sail) is most valuable to us as a maneuvering/weathercocking sail. Efficiency is welcome, of course, but not a prime consideration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To leave anchor, for example, we raise mizzen, haul anchor, drift back on backed rudder and back mizzen to fall off reliably on our preferred tack, then raise main and sail off. No muss, no fuss, even with dangers close at hand. For sailing backward, again, we're backing sail and steering with rudder reversed. Occasionally, we'll leave the mizzen standing for a riding sail. We'll often drop the foresail, haul the mizzen close and drift, bow
into wind of virtually any strength. This stops our headway, and eases
motion for such chores as bailing the dory. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For each of these tasks, SLACKTIDE's flat-cut, low-lift, high drag mizzen has been perfect. Picturing these maneuvers with an extremely high-lift sail, with a large balance (area forward of the mast), jiblets cut full with a loose leech... well, it gives me pause. The high-lift can kick in abruptly, turning a backed sail into a driving one... a willawaw in close quarters could get tense. The large balance moves the mizzen's CE forward, reducing its positive effect aft. The jiblets are likely to flog in irons, which is hard on the sail and nerves... no problem for normal sailing, but... well... we're not <i>normal!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If we want, therefore to go back to a good ol' unsplit, flat-cut mizzen, it reduces the balance by about 4ft, vacating considerable 'airspace' over the hull. Our sailplan is already snug, partly to avoid micro-burst surprises, and also as we don't like to handle very tall/heavy masts. So we want to fill that gap, at least to some extent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Schooner rig (main mast at the forward end of the pilothouse) would do the trick, but the less efficient, after sail would be far bigger than it needs to be for our needs, and a relatively expensive tabernacle is required to deck-step the tall, free-standing mast. Also, the sheets sweep the cockpit (doable, but annoying), and we'd then want a driver (transom mounted sail) to improve balance, induce weather helm and take over maneuvering (more gear/handling/maintenance/expense). So we'll stick with ketch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How to close the gap?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">First way is to grow the mains'l, extending the battens from 18ft to 20ft. This is as long as one can get commercial lumber, in our parts. We generally prefer shorter battens for higher sail aspect ratio on a given height and less weather helm. But with this design's long mid-deck, we'll make the stretch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Second, we'll reduce the mains'l balance to 25%. Slieve's first sail set in this proportion. He felt that more, up to 35% would improve performance (subsequent experiments confirmed this), and handling by reducing sheet stress. But even at 25%, the rig performed and handled well. We'll be rigging six part sheets, which will easily handle any extra sheet stress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another consideration is that our favored sailcloth comes in 60in width (5ft). At 25% balance, the jiblets can be made from one swathe, while the body can be made from three. Material efficiency! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> As a trade-off, this arrangement sounds reasonable to us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The result now looks like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since these changes, I'm breathing easier. That tight feeling I've gotten - trying to picture our first sailplan in an emergency exit, after dark in rising wind - it's gone away. <i>Confidence is high</i>. Without realizing it, that SJR in the aft position had been working at me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Funny thing with design. We doesn't always know exactly what we want, or why. Things <i>feel </i>right, or not, and it may take a while to figure out why or why not. But it's almost always worth the effort.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And changing our minds on paper is cheap!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Dave Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13241033623115158564noreply@blogger.com6