Derek

Bait tank doors! My companionway doors, split in two with a 45 degree cut (for easy storage mostly). OK, now a stupid question (limited boat experience) - if I see a trailer list as 16', is that a 16' foot long trailer or a trailer for a 16' boat? Most likely scenario of course.

worked this time! :wink:

Lots of light, yes, until it struck me I have to make 16 frames now!!!! But I like the look. Opening ports - still playing with that one, figuring out best way to make one instead of buying one. BTW - what size trailer do most folks get or look for? What do these fit on? Trying to keep my eye out for fixer trailers.

I just hit that not too long ago, but I don't know what it means. Couldn't find it in the dictionary.

Looking good! Interesting, the hatch in the forward portion of the cabin top. I have been playing with the idea of a small skylight up there, same location.

Barry, that's actually a pretty neat idea. Alas though, I have no means of getting it there. But to show them a work in progress, to see how easy the construction process is, would indeed, I think, be a stimulus to get other or potential builders going. A great idea indeed! High C, no way will I make it in time. :wink: But I am hoping to maybe still see a summer (late) launching!

Denis, I styled the cabin modification after seeing Capt Jake's and Bruce Kershaw's (now John T's) modified cabins. The front (squared portion of the cabin) lies along the line that the very forward portion of the original cabin falls. The width was determined by basically just continuing the width of the side deck forward until it met the line of the cabin front. The cabin sides were also raised 2" (10"H at forward corners, running 10"H along both sides, the top curve of the cabin bulkhead was also 'flattened' a bit). Advantages - never considered any, just done as a personal peference. Disadvantage - once the modification began, the was no referencing plans any more for cabin rafters, etc. A lot of hit and miss and a few good uses of my moaning couch. :wink:

Don't look like much, but sure a lot of work. Sides have all been faired for hull side application. Cabin framing completed and faired for cabin top application. Two weeks to the boat show, and I think I'll just make it, eh? :wink: :wink:

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We should coordinate, Barry, should you be coming to the boat show. I'd like to to meet up with you also. Keep us posted on the possibility of your coming to Olympia.

Phil, your link works fine for me. I am using IE 6.0 at home and work along with Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 at both locations. Comes right up.

Great thought Barry, would sure beat epoxying and painting all the undersides upside down (half of which have been done already on my back :wink: ). My next planned step after attaching them was to flip the boat and epoxy/glass the hull anyways, that way its already there, as you said, minus the weight of the sides.

Great tip on the hull sides assembly Russ. I will be tackling them in a week or so and all my work thus far has been single handed.

Sounds like a truely wonderful trip Frank. Ireland is on my list of "one day...'s". Reading this forum over the past several months, I think it is very impressive that a group from across the nation and across the world can talk back and forth on similar issues, then by chance, be able to meet each other along their journeys. Adds to the notion of a small world indeed. Hopefully you may have taken some pictures that you could eventually share with us.

Thanks Mike, I'll give that a shot.

Thanks Ray. Is there a preferrable solvent. I have heard some may hinder the eopxy binding to a previous layer. Happens on the first layer, air entrapped in the wood. Considering sanding down to wood and starting again (this is hatch cover). I read that if you 'heat' the wood, then apply epoxy as the wood cools, it will actually suck the eopxy into the pores instead of allowing air bubles to escape. Thoughts? Experience? My first attempt at formidible clear coat.

I am applying thin layers, and doing it as temps drop, but still getting air bubbles forming in epoxy. Plus when sanding, half bubble left after sander goes across fills with epoxy dust and turns white. Is there a successful way of cleaning this up other than sanding down to wood again? This is for some bright work. Where am I erroring here or is this normal and I am missing something? Temps in garage are running about 55-60 and using fast hardner.

I got the Boo boo part!!!

Fantastic Jake! Can't wait to see her passing around the point out here!

'Stitch and glue' actually refers to the process of taking two pieces of plywood, literally "stitching" them together with copper wire, zip ties, etc. and then filling the seam with a thickened epoxy, whereas not using stringers, screws and glue. Phil Gowan, though, did build his Weekender using the stitch and glue method and told me via email last winter that his boat is still holding up quite well. I had actually considered this method for a while. Jake! How about screwed and glued!!! :wink:

from Stevenson's site.

Johannah, great thought. Never have sailed before and looking forward to it, but definitely be good to have some 'systematic directions ' just in case.

Coffee table with sails? :wink: A full keel armoir? :wink:

Thanks Jake. I know you and I have discussed this inlay process a few times and when I finally get to doing the cabin hatch, I'm sure we'll be talking about it again!

Jake, the graphics turned out great. It looks fantastic! Regarding flag, I was considering embedding (not THAT word!) a staff holder into the aft deck area with epoxy. If you fly it off the stern, is there a proper side?