Hirilonde
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I took pieces of 2x8 and coped them to fit the kayaks. Then covered them in carpet. The fit over the cross bars of my rack and are removable.
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7 hours ago, Randy Jones said:
I've dipped my rail in the water several times but have yet to dunk the transom.
Those of use who are considering or already use side mount do not intend to leave it mounted when we sail. A couple of us do not intend to mount it at all when there is wind.
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13 hours ago, Joe Anderson said:
No I will not permanently mount the motor. I absolutely refuse. Yes it is a little impractical but, I want to have the motor stored away while sailing.
That's all there is to say about that.
I have no aft deck. I was thinking of some contraption that slides over mine to spread out the load and protect it.
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Good stuff on the removable motor mount Joe. That looks like it was designed to my parameters. I will have to steal some of the design from you I think. I have been leaning towards the Torqueedo, your report just reinforces that.
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Hard to tell from the picture Joe, but is that a removavble side mount for the Torqueedo? That is what I have envisioned for if I ever decide I want one. This way everything can be stowed away for most of the time. And in no wind, one can mount it anywhere.
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Change Joe Anderson to Dave Finnegan and change EC 22 to Lapwing and the rest of the story matches. 68 years old and still just oars and a paddle. When I finally break down and get an electric for my Lapwing it will be for convenience.
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2 hours ago, lattenkracher said:
for an longer tour, i have alwyas an "Manual Kayak Bilge Pump" with me ..
You can get a piece of surgical tubing at a good hardware store to put on the end and reach under the sole (sitting slats or ply) A sponge is nice too.
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14 hours ago, Kudzu said:
Turn the boat upside down.
LOL, smart ass. I think he means while paddling.
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BoatLife LifeCaulk, a polysulfide, comes in tooth past tubes as well as cartridges. Their cartridges have removable tips. If partial for a while just twist of the tip and pull the hard stuff out the easy end. I just used a partial cartridge that was over a year old.
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7 hours ago, Mark Rendelman said:
Ear plugs are a lot less trouble
And you have a built in excuse for not listening to others.
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Weeds are a little bit of a nuisance for a Spindrift as the dagger board is vertical and must be lifted up to free anything. The nesting boats have angled daggerboards.
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I built a sound proofish enclosure for a deisel generator on a Little Harbor 53. The biggest design problem, and you have the same issue, is air supply to the engine. I built in a baffle lined with lead faced foam. It will be interesting to see what you come up with.
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Aphers, since you are covering the entire gunwale with fendering I don't think hardness is an issue. The ad does not identify the wood used, but it is most likely Southern Yellow Pine. SYP, though a softwood, is harder and stronger than most. Find out for sure, but if it is SYP that looks like a nice way to assure you get good stuff. Milled products are usually made with good stuff.
edit: I am not sure how many realize this, but the definition of a hardwood is decidious, and evergreen for softwood. It generally speaks to hardness, but not necessarily. Douglas Fir is hard compared to most softwoods, as is SYP.
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Are you doing the entire gain as one rabbit in each plank? It looks that way. I suggest half of the gain is rabbeted into each plank such that there is a rabbit on the outside top and inside bottom of all planks.
edit: You can probably get away with it since you are building with epoxy. A traditional boat relies on the constant overlap for waterproof.
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Heya Weezer. I am looking forward to this build. Most of all, have fun. The build is as much fun as sailing.
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1 hour ago, Steve W said:
This is true in theory. But if you go forward and the prop comes out of the water, your perfect setup suddenly isn't. It's probably not a problem on a boat like the 11N, but on my cs20.3, I had to get a long shaft after trials.
The discussion is about a motor for a motor boat. In a small motor boat you trim the weight as needed, motoring is what you are doing. An auxilliary for a sailboat is totally different, both in function and application.
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Outboard manufacturers have diagrams of their outboards showing how the shaft length corresponds to the transom. Basically, the cavitation plate should be just below the bottom.
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Only the Mini Transat competes with the Vendee Globe for my favorite race.
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11 hours ago, PadrePoint said:
She and I are in the stern wearing our PFD and COVID gear:
Sailing is a perfect social distancing activity. You can wear a mask and the air circulation is very good.
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17 hours ago, Steve W said:
Maybe I don't have my nomenclature right. The hull looks like teal, but the above that, which I've always referred to as the topside, has no color that I can see.
The topsides are the part of the hull above the water line. I would call the section you are talking about the cabin sides, but maybe there is another term for a raised deck boat? Many parts, pieces, sections of a modern boat have parts that are similar to classic plank on frame building, so the nomenclature is the same. Some parts don't. And some parts don't even have aggreed upon names, so we make them up.
I still say it looks teal, but as it is Mark's boat, he can call it what he wants.
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1 hour ago, Steve W said:
What color are you painting the topside?
It looks like a teal to me
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My favorite race, along with the Mini Transat.
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The ceiling really warms up down below while still being bright and airy.
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3 hours ago, Chick Ludwig said:
Got sound. S'posed to be video? Or are you ducking that?
Same here.
Core Sound 20 Mark III #3 "Skeena"
in B & B Yachts Forum
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Chick, I hope you, and maybe more importantly, your wife, don't believe in omens ans such superstitions.