RussMartin

I'm looking for an electric trolling motor (30-70 lb thrust) with a known good motor, and (maybe) prop but damaged/useless/unusable control head. If you don't have one, perhaps you know someone who does. Russ

Ray, where is the Anderson Bailer available?

Craig, I had for sure planned on a cockpit drain. I have a print of the Stevenson plan for one.

Arnie-- Where are you going to hang the holders?

Hmm. I looked carefully. It seems that my #6' date=' 8, and 10 bits actually have 3 flutes . . . and 2 on the #12. More stuff: [url']http://www.ezfolk.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?asinsearch=B0000225OU[/url] http://www.ezfolk.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?asinsearch=B0000TZX1W

Two of the small sailboats I had in years past had self-bailing cockpits. Could this be done on a Weekender? (I don't mean the cockpit drain.) And how?

More wheels (sometimes same wheels, different vendor and/or price): http://www.woodchests.com/catalog.asp?actiontype=showCategory&category_idno=1202&menu_category_idno=1202 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43411&item=4310102514 http://www.stanleylondon.com/wheel.htm http://www.seashellcity.com/homedecor/homedecor7.html https://jaso.safe-order.net/shipslocker/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=SL&Category_Code=Wooden+Ships+Wheels The last vendor has some exceptionally nice all-brass (nearly all brass?--pricey) items. An easier way to get to that last one: http://www.shipslocker.com/

Two' date=' Tim. I don't have any complaints about them, but I don't use my variable-speed drills with them; I use my old trusty umpty-rpm job (or, when possible, the drill press set at its highest speed). The cut seems to be smoother in harder wood. Was it Greenlee or Greenlea? I still have some of their chassis punches around. They never wear out, which is a good thing, because I can't find replacements . . .

Charlie, if you can't find a local source, you might try: http://doityourself.com/store/screwpilotscountersinks.htm Here's what I'm using: http://tools.aubuchonhardware.com/power_tools/drill_chucks/4-piece_screw_pilot_set-319740.asp

I'm using Vermont American "Screw Pilots". They're available individually, but the set of 4 (#6 through #12; p/n 16615) was a better deal.

My Weekender is going to be the Ruth Paxmore, for a character in James Michener's Chesapeake: She was the wife of the Quaker carpenter who didn't know how to build boats but learned by doing it. For me, that seems somehow appropriate. My inspiration for this goes back to late 1989, when I was doing work for a client that required me to spend several days in Newport News, VA. After visiting Colonial Williamsburg, the rest of my spare time was spent prowling marinas. I ran across a drop-dead beautiful 32-foot restored skipjack (refitted as a pleasure boat) named the Rosalind J. Steed from the same book. It was for sale--$12,000--and I had the money but didn't want to solve the problem of getting her trucked overland to Missouri. I've kicked myself from time to time ever since.

I have asked about this myself, mostly out of curiosity. I E-mailed Stevenson (no reply), then queried him privately on the BYYB forum. His response: Perhaps this drawing will give you an idea, at least: http://bentown.tripod.com/id39.htm I'm curious as to just how, exactly, it was lowered and secured. Since I'm laying my keel right now, I'm contemplating how easy it would be to incorporate a fin keel at this stage, and to extend the stern block down for a permanently-mounted electric auxiliary (cannibalized from a 74-pound trolling electric).

Do I see a conventional pintle-and-gudgeon arrangement on that rudder box? Can you post a close-up at some future point?

A friend and college buddy of mine had his first high-school teaching job (1971) in DuBois, Wyoming. So many of the families had guide and outfitting businesses that they literally closed the schools for deer season.

You guys must belong to PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals).

Thanks, kydocfrog, for weighing in on the subject. Was your topping lift a single line? (Take a quick look back at what Dave and I have been tossing about.) (Tell everything . . . omit nothing . . . we have ways of making you talk! :twisted: )

I picked up the lumber for the keel about 10 hours ago. It was a convenient excuse to pick up a bunch of other doodads and tools. so I spent as much on lumber as on odds and ends. (This happens whenever I go into a place that has tools, or obsolete electronics, or books.)

Vis-a-vis this discussion, a small light-bulb went on in the back of my head. I rummaged out my Annapolis Book of Seamanship (3rd Rev. Ed., 1999), and sure enough, there on page 42, is a large drawing of a gaff-rigged boat with both topping lift and lazyjacks. (The topping lift is incorrectly identified as one of the lazyjacks.) The drawing does not appear in my 1989 edition. If there is enough interest, I can either scan or photograph the drawing and post it here.

I just received this interesting E-mail from Noah's: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subj: RE: Help! Date: 8/27/2004 9:42:54 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: "Noah's" <noahs@noahsmarine.com> To: <MartinRussellB@aol.com> Sent from the Internet (Details) Hello Russ, Prices as follows; BS6566 Meranti (4x8 panels) 1/4" - 4 sheets - $98.80 3/8" - 4 sheets - $121.60 1/2" - 3 sheets - $119.70 Packing - $20.00 Shipping to Yellow freight Depot approximately - $166.00 Regards, Noah's Marine -----Original Message----- From: MartinRussellB@aol.com [mailto:MartinRussellB@aol.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 3:26 AM To: info@noahsmarine.com Subject: Help! I'm planning to undertake a boat-building project and am having quite a lot of difficulty finding wood locally. Can you give me a rough estimate of the packing and shipping cost for your BS6566 Meranti (4x8 panels) in the following quantities? 1/4" - 4 sheets 3/8" - 4 sheets 1/2" - 3 sheets I do not require delivery to my residence; I would be happy to pick up at the carrier's terminal in Omaha, NE or Council Bluffs, IA. Thanks! -- Russ Martin Rawhide Creek Engineering 4154 Benson Station Omaha, NE 68104

Yes, Frank, I suspect so; however, as I mentioned, I examined the edges of the product in several thicknesses and it appears that their claim of "fewer and smaller" voids is true. The difference, to my eye, was fairly spectacular. Some additional information on it in .pdf format: http://www.rfpco.com/pdfs/superply_sales.pdf Ray, my prices here (excluding sales tax) for the Superply (ACX prices in parentheses) 4x8 panels are: 1/2" -- $38.94 ($32.99) 3/8" -- $32.45 ($24.99) 1/4" -- $29.15 ($24.89) Overall, this is about 21 percent more than the home-improvement chain stores' pricing for the ACX that I looked at--and about 1/3 or less of what any marine panels would cost me in this marketplace. Since the retailer orders from Roseburg often and in large quantities, they have offered to get prices for me on AA and AB panels, too.

Well, I've reached a few decisions. One is on the wood. Today I drove over to Millard Lumber and looked at "Superply" by Roseburg Forest Products. Compared to the the garden-variety ACX at the chain home-improvement stores, the difference is fairly loud. If examination of the edges is a good place to start, then the Superply does indeed have fewer and smaller voids, as stated. And both A and C sides are much smoother than the home-store stuff. I appreciate all of the thought that has gone into the discussion of merits of various woods and treatments, but my decision to go with the Superply is based on: This is my first project of this type, so it's something for me to learn on (which includes "make mistakes on"). I'd rather do that with less expensive lumber. If I do get hooked and go on to a second project as soon as some of you suggest might happen, then I'll rethink the wood issue. In passing, I'd like to note that I was suprised and delighted by the huge and varied stock at this locally-owned outfit. I looked at examples of the other lumber I'll need, and the difference in quality is significant!

Anybody have an idea how this topsail was done? http://www.fss.org/cover1993.jpg I've looked closely. I don't see any additional yards. Taller mast/mast extension, yes; but . . . In fact, I see a lot of interesting ideas on these covers: http://www.fss.org/yearbooks.htm Does anyone else have comment?