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Roger Peterson

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  1. Thanks, Guys! Sometimes the simplest answer is the hardest one to see, even when it's staring me in the face. Sometimes, I tend to make things harder than they need to be. :roll: ... any easy ways to frame a hatch in the seat? Roger
  2. Hi Charlie, I'm just about ready to do the seat tops for my CS17. Could you show us how a real boatbuilder would make the patterns for the seat tops so they fit correctly "The First Time"? I always find the right way to do things "AFTER" I run out of wood. :oops: Thanks, Roger
  3. Wire ties are fine except you must use a larger stitching hole for the larger diameter of the tie. Roger
  4. I used Ray's example with great success. I used sheet rock screws with packing tape covered plywood pads to keep the screw heads from denting the hull skin. I used Gorilla glue but would recommend epoxy because the Gorilla glue is an expanding foam type of glue and if it even starts to set before you get all the screws tight, you will never get the stringer tight against the hull. :roll: Roger
  5. Great job Charlie, I'm impressed that you're working in this heat. It' was 108 in the shade on my back porch yesterday at 6:30 PM. I have not touched my CS-17 in three weeks due to temps of over a hundred degrees. My wife floored me yesterday when she suggested I go out and buy a small room A/C window unit for my porch "shop". I think she is ready for me to go back outside and quit bothering her with "Boat Talk". :wink: Anyway, your level of workmanship is an inspiration and I hope to achieve about half your quality level on my boat. Roger
  6. P-Doug, I did in fact buy the CD when I bought the plans. I look at the pictures often and the answer to almost any beginner's building question can be found. I think the plans are complete enough for anyone to build from without the CD. Our Designer is kind enough to answer any question if you just give him a call. I will be fiberglassing the outside of the hull to help protect the expensive plywood and hopefully help the boat last for 20+ years. As the boat comes together, pride in workmanship creeps in and the next thing you know... your in love with your new boat and spent time just looking at it sitting there, waiting on the installation of another part. You want to protect it, keep it safe from rocks and sunkin' logs... I have never owned or sailed a cat-ketch rigged boat before but from everything I have read, It is very simple to rig and sail. Roger
  7. Now there's an idea, a B&B mess-a-bout. I think I would have to show up just to see another CS17. I could make the drive from north central Texas in 2 days... note to self... get new wheel bearings... tires... Roger
  8. Hi Styge, Yes, Please show us pictures of your "Tin Bin" CS17. The design is so clean, so fine, it doesn't really matter what you build it out of (except maybe plastic). :wink: What are you using for centerboard material? Is there any wood at all? How much do you think the hull will weigh when complete? I wonder if there is any difference in performance between the wood hull and the metal one. Keep us posted on your progress... Roger
  9. This was the best picture on the complete roll from a cheap throw-away camera. This shows welding fillets at the transom, sides and bottom. I am now starting the interior framing/seats and centerboard case. I did get a better camera so the next batch of pictures might be better... Roger [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin]
  10. Gordy/Rune, Thanks for the feedback. I will go ahead and follow the plans as drawn. I was just at the point of starting the interior framing on hull #58 when I saw the Sea Pearl site and got that wild and crazy notion about leeboards. I really didn't think about the curve of the hull and the problems with pivot angles and so forth or the excess weight of a second board. My sailing canoe is NOT a "happy lightweight" . I have taken a roll of pictures of the construction process with one of those cheap throw-away cameras and had the pictures put on a disk so I could show my progress but... the quality of the photographs is not very good. :x :oops: I'll try to clean up o few of the better ones and post them today. Roger
  11. Just a fleeting thought... I was looking at the Sea Pearl site and was wondering, What do you guys think about using leeboards in place of the centerboard in the Core Sound boats to open up the interior? I have a sailing canoe with leeboards and they work rather well. Of course, I would'nt try it without a blessing (and some location/structural advice) from our designer. Roger
  12. Whoops!!! I forgot to log in... Is there a suggested or prefered height above the seat tops or deck for the bimini? Roger
  13. Sorry to hear about your shoulder, it's kind of hard to rig up the boat with only one arm. Maybe the sailing gods will look down with mercy and assign a youngster to help get you back on the water. Take it easy and don't overdo it ... Go ahead and be mad, you've got the right "Time heals all wounds" Roger
  14. Hull#58 is wired and the filleting will start this weekend. I'm amazed at how big this boat really is! The lines are sweet and I can't wait to get her wet. I will finish off the roll of film this weekend, have the pictures scanned and post them next week.
  15. Nice finish! What material thickness did you use for the rounded combing? Did you laminate the rounded corners? Looks like it was worth all the effort! 8) Roger
  16. Stunning in green. 8) What are the white boxes on the stern? Dorado vents? I hope my hull looks that good when completed. Roger
  17. Looks Great, Richard! Do you have any ideas about how you are going to turn her over to finish the seams on the bottom side? I hope to be at the "Hull Flippin' stage" in the next week or so on hull #58. I SHOULD be going 3-D this week. Once again, She looks great! I can't wait to get to that stage of construction. Roger
  18. The plywood came from "Plywood and Door" in Dallas. Their is a stamp along the edge that says "Made in France". I am sure the outer veneers are less than 1mm. When I picked up the plywood, I asked the warehouse man if it was luan door skins in disguise. He didn't like my joke and pointed out the ink stamp AND the paper stamp. I shouldn't complain, I got a fair deal on the panels. I bought 4mm for the canoe @ $25.00 each. 6mm (CS17) @ $34.80 and 9mm @ $43.25. The panels were date stamped by the manufacturer on 03/27/01 so they sat in the hot Texas warehouse for 2 years. I think that's why I am having such a hard time removing the stickers. :x Roger
  19. The plywood I bought for the CS-17 has paper stickers that claim BS-1088 standard are really stuck to the plywood. Any ideas on how to remove them without messing up the very thin veneer? Thanks, Roger
  20. Thanks of the insight on how the self bailer works. Does enough water get into the core sounds to justify the installation?
  21. Can anyone explain to me how the self bailer in the Core Sound boats work and is it really needed? I have a funny feeling about cutting a hole in the bottom of the hull and not putting a centerboard there. It seems I remember seeing one in a beach boat many years ago. It had a rubber flap... The boat was full of water... :shock: Do they leak? Roger
  22. The sides are cut out and stacked on my lofting table for the canoe longing for the eagerly awaited delivery of my epoxy and fiberglass tape ordered from Dixon Marine. I have enough epoxy on hand to do the job but I ran short of fiberglass tape so I am waiting for the post man. The epoxy I have is left over from my last project, a 16' "Waterman" sailing canoe from Selway-Fisher in the U.K.. It seams I am about 8' short of fiberglass tape. I too am thinking about birdsmouth spars but I am going to use clear fir. The cost is too high for the tubing spec'ed on the plans. I think I will try a test mast (maybe an 8' section) this weekend to try and work out the taper in thickness as well as width. That means I am going to have to get out the old jack plane and tune her up. It's one of the most fun to use tools I own. Tim, E-mail me and we can get together and compare notes. I like the idea of having someone else nearby that is building the same model of boat. Roger
  23. Hi Everyone, I am cutting out the hull today for Hull #58. She will be built on the back porch while I am building a 13' glued lap canoe (from Duck Trap Woodworking) in the house. I bought the plans for #58 over a year ago but health problems kept construction from starting. Yes, I'm making up for lost time. I have been watching this forum for some time now and hope to become as involved as everyone else.(WHO WANTS TO BE A LANDLUBBER AFTERALL?). :oops: I will post photos as work progresses. I almost decided to build the Belhaven instead because of the cabin. The sun can be rather intense in Texas 8) but. I think I'll wait until a few are built to wring the bugs out. I can always build one next year... Roger Peterson FT.Worth, Texas
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