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Steve Day

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  1. Mike, You ain't gonna belive this, but the tube I made yesterday looks really good and has sufficient wall thickness for clamps. I'll have a picture of it after we work tomorrow. Steve
  2. Larry, Thanks for the information. Between that and information received from Tom Schleiff, we have determined what we are going to do. I have started to build a fiberglass/epoxy pipe for the stern tube with fiberglass tape and epoxy using a piece of 1" pvc pipe for a mandrel and have built it up about 1/4" so far. I am shooting for a 3/8" wall thickness with an inside diameter of 1-3/8" to fit a cutless bearing. The outer diameter will be set up to fit a Lasdrop Dry-Seal shaft seal. The shaft diameter will be 1". 8) We found a Westerbeke 21 HP engine on E-Bay and were pleased to pay a LOT less than what the Yanmar would have cost. Our plan includes cleaning the engine up, painting it, and replacing most (or all) of the hoses and other rubber products before installation. I'll send some pictures of the pipe construction later today. If everything goes as planned, we will be fiberglassing the hull this coming Saturday (or Sunday). "I love it when a plan comes together!" (Hannibal Smith, The "A" team) Best wishes to all for a happy and prosperous New Year! :pirate: Steve
  3. Hey Ray, Glad to hear you didn't leave us entirely. That is a funny list. I've seen it before, but it is always worth a giggle every now and then. Steve
  4. We drew the frames fom the drawings and the measurements provided with the plans and then built them on the bench. Then we layed out the frames on a strongback and the lines were evident at that time. There was a frame that had to be built up about 3/4" to provide fair lnes, and a couple that had to be planed a bit. Otherwise, the planking went very well. Working with a partner is really a good idea, particularly when you are trying to figure out how to accomplish something. Most of the time lately, only one of us can work at a time due to our schedules, but we sill get together to problem-solve. We are going to have to schedule the fiberglass operation so that both of us can be there all day for that. That could evolve into a couple of days/evenings for the whole process. It might have gone a bit faster if I was working in my own garage vice Wally's barn as the barn is 5 miles from the house, but he has more room than I do. Not to mention the expenes are split in this instance. :grin: Steve
  5. Wall and I finally got to work on the boat a little today. We have the hull almost ready for fiberglass, except for one panel at the stern that we have left off until we drill the hole for the prop shaft. Before we drill the hole, we need some information on the typical configuration for propeller shafts in small boats. We need to know the relationship among the stern tube, the seal, any bearings, and the shaft. I sent a question to a guy that recently built a Rescue Minor and I hope to get an answer soon. If any of you guys have some advice, please let us know. Here are a couple of shots taken today. Steve
  6. Mike, That boat is looking pretty sweet. I can't wait to see it on the water. [move] :x-mas: Have a Merry Christmas! :x-mas:[/move] Steve
  7. I finally got over to work on the boat today! The project today was to get the stem cut down to have a fair cutwater. Lots of work with the plane and sanding, but it looks pretty good. I didn't get a chance to take a picture, but am hoping to take one tomorrow morning when I go over to cut down some of the filler material for the "final fit". We got a little sticker shock when we priced a new 21 horsepower Yanmar diesel for the boat. The quote was $7300 plus freight and tax!! :shock: Now that we have a ballpark figure, we are going to look more closely at rebuilt engines. This has been a learning experience, to say the least. We have the whole hull planked and mostly faired in except one plank back by the stern block. This was left off to facilitate boring the hole for the propeller shaft stern tube. We will be measuring for and (hopefully) boring the hole this weekend. :-? That should leave us ready to glass the boat, which is a big step. Merry Christmas! Steve
  8. That's a little better, Bruce. I was beginning to wonder :crazyeyes: Merry Christmas to all! Steve
  9. Merry Christmas to "All Y'all." (that's everybody) from Lower Alabama. Steve
  10. Fortunately, the precipitation is still falling as water here. We just gotta figure out how to slow it down a bit. Over 6.5" of rain here in the last three days. Ahhh, winter. Makes a guy want to build a boat or some such thing. Steve
  11. Konrad, Those pictures remind me of why I moved from Nebraska to LA (Lower Alabama). Thanks for reminding me. :pirate: See Ya, Steve
  12. We got back to Mobile Monday at about 1600 hrs. Left Kemah, TX on Thursday morning and had an "interesting" crossing. Dead calm Thursday, howling winds at 25+ knots on Friday (5-6 foots seas with short period), dead calm on Saturday freshening to 10-15 knots (nice sailing), wind on the nose Saturday night and Sunday, wind on the beam Sunday night (25+ knots of wind and 10-12 foot seas with longer period [nicer ride]), a rousing good beam reach sail in big ground swell approaching Mobile Bay, and a wind-less ride up Mobile Bay on Monday afternoon. We had a great time and it could be classified as a good delivery voyage. We got the boat here with no damage and it performed well on the trip. The only real complaint I might have is that it was COLD for most of the trip. We are glad to be home. Steve
  13. Mike, I'm liking it. Really nice look. Keep on with it. Steve
  14. Absolutely give Raka a call. They are just about half the cost of West Systems through West Marine. I was astounded at the price difference. If you call early in the day, the order will be out the door on that day and on your doorstep a few days later. Their website is: http://www.raka.com/ . When you want to order, call them. They don't do orders thru the website. Steve
  15. Hey Guys, I went over to the boat today and Wally had put most of the planking on the port side this week, so I got to fair those in today. I started with the long board sander today to get the hull smoothed out. A lot of work, but it is looking better. I also got most of the keel edges rounded with a decent radius on the starboard side using the block plane and finishing with the long board sander. The camera is packed for a boat delivery I am doing next weekend, so I did not get any pictures. I will be out of touch for several days starting Wednesday. My crew and I are moving a boat from Clear Lake (near Galveston) to Mobile. we intend to leave Clear Lake on Thursday morning and should arrive Monday or Tuesday of the next week. It is looking like we are going to have a reasonable weather window on those days. The trip should be interesting. Our route will be direct to the mouth of the Mississippi and direct to Mobile. We will take any prayers for our safe passage that you care to offer. Steve
  16. Hey Jim, I thought you had dropped off the face of the earth. Good to see that I was wrong and you are still around. You will not be sorry with the CS-17. Graham has designed a lot of winners and that is one of them. I look forward to seeing your posts in the future. Steve
  17. Another couple of photos for those of you that get on the board today. We're getting closer.... Steve
  18. Thanks for the advice. I have some 1708 on the way from Raka. We are getting close to the application of glass, but not quite there yet. Steve
  19. "What are you using on the flat keel area?" We're using 3/8" on the whole hull. The mitigating factor is that the keel will get at least two layers of 9 oz fiberglass cloth. We are thinking that will be enough for us. We are planning to beach the boat frequently, so that is a concern, but we think it will be OK. Obviously, we will be monitoring the situation as we begin to use the boat. Steve
  20. Nice report Peter. It appears you might be at a similar latitude as the area we live in. We are in lower Alabama and at approximately 30 degrees 30 minutes north latitude. The flora in your pictures is quite similar to that in our Mobile River Delta, in which I spend quite a bit of time. Your Core Sound is very nice. Nice touch using the small lettering on the stern identifying the model. I would bet that precludes a lot of questions from gawkers. Steve
  21. Yeah, it looks kinda weird all right. We are having an interesting time bending the 3/8 plywood. I can now see how hard it would be to bend 3/4 stuff. With the parts all epoxied on to ribs that will stay in, it will be a stiff boat. I installed the little section on the starboard side that goes back to the prop area and took all of the excess material off the bottom planking today. It's really starting to look pretty good. Forgot the camera, so I don't have pics. More to come after the weekend, Steve
  22. We have made quite a bit of progress in the past few days. Wally was able to get the bow sections glued in place and the one intermediate section from the chine to the sheer. We cut, fit, and glued the starboard bottom piece in place tonight. It is starting to look more like a boat! :grin: Here are some pictures of the boat as she sits tonight. Steve
  23. Sorry about the earlier pictures. I am using Picasa and just used the default sized thumbnail settings. I made the new ones as large as I could and still keep them under 256 Kb. I'll make all of the future ones this size. I want you guys to see what is happening Wally's barn. Steve
  24. Larry, We are looking for something in several places. We are hoping something appears at a decent price at the right time for us to buy it before it delays the build. We're still thinking 20 to 25 horsepower diesel. Possibly Yanmar or Kubota. We'll just have to see what turns up. Steve
  25. Mike, It is looking good! Bravo! Steve
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