Richard Whitney CS#70

Thanks for you help guys. I will have a go with the two pot.

I have reached the stage of putting undercoat on - the decision point on one pot vs. two pot paint. Everything I read here steers me in the direction of two pot (What is called International Reaction Lacquer here - same brand as Interlux). When I go into the show and talk to the technical people they are steering me towards Brightside and saying if I have not done alot of painting I will have difficulty with the two pot paint. Any tips/suggestions would be appreciated. Those that have used the roller and brush method with two pot - any hints on the best way to go about this. Thank you in anticipation.

The storm is headline news here as well - they are staying that locals who are not prepared to evacuate when asked to are being aske to write their names on their forearms to aid with body identification - that's one way to get people moving! we have gale force winds here in Auckland as well. Good luck.

Rob looking great. Like me your weather will be warming up a bit - better for epoxy and paint drying. Can I ask what wood you used for the coamings - what thickness and how did you deal with the curved corners. I have used Tasi Oak for the tiller. Have been thinking Sepelle Mahogony or Jarrah for the coamings. I am hoping to glass the bottom of the hull next weekend. I am spending 2 -4 day every 2nd week on OZ at the moment - it is meaning my weekend building time is being dented. Still planning to be in the water by Xmas hols.

Can someone clarify for me if you have a luff pocket and use the 'roller reefing' option how you deal with attaching the sprit to the mast once you have rolled the sail over the gap in the luff pocket. Thanks

Another question of those of you who have already done this bit. Did you fiberglass the center seam on the bottom of the boat before attaching the keel, or did you just bed the keel straight on top of the seam? Thanks Richard PS Had an accident today where the webbing holding the bow of the up when I pully it up off the ground to park the cars underneath slipped when I was lowering the boat to work on it. The bow crashed down and put a hole in the port panel right on the keel seam and just behind the forward bulkhead. I will need to read up Devlin's book where he talks about mending holes. :oops:

Thanks for your help Charlie and Joe. I installed the case this weekend - all looking good. Richard

I am just in to process of installing the centreboard case in my CS17. I am interested in how people have been finishing the inside of the case. I have glassed it and filled all the weave so there is a smooth finish. I was planning to leave it that way as the inside of the case will not be exposed to UV. What are others doing? Richard

Bill Thanks for the great pictures. My CS17 project has slowed a bit over our winter - seeing your beautiful finished boat spurs me on. Happy sailing.

For those who might be interested I am making the top mast section for my CS17 out of the tips of wind surfing masts. The ones I have at the moment are a modern tip (that comes as a separate piece) made of carbon fibre which I picked up for $30 US, and the other is a section of a broken fibreglass mast that I got for free and cut out a section where the base fits inside my second section and tapers up 6ft from there.

Rob Looking good. I see you have white epoxy filler over that side of the Tasman too. I also enjoyed looking at your collection of SeaPearl and other photos of tents etc. I am trying to think ahead to that bit.

Looking good Bill. What finish are you going to stick with under the water line?

Roger I am going to wait until I have the centreboard case ready to go before I turn the boat over. In that way I can glass the case in and glass the side seams etc. at the same time. With the internal fillets and tape the boat already has enough strength to continue the building. When I do roll her over I will use my building cradle as a base and use that to raise and lower the boat as I did before it had sufficient form to use the slings I am currently using. Good luck with the next phase on #58

Just to demonstrate that Core Sound 17's look the same the world over. Some one came over a month ago with a digital camera. The pictures also show the sling and pulley system I have rigged up to pull the boat up to the garage ceiling so the cars can park under it. Since this time I have installed the seat sides and the deck beams. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin]

Rob Looking great. Nice to see anothe Core Sound being constructed relatively nearby. I think I will need to head down to the garage to do some more work on my CS17 today.

Rob I am still looking at all the detail on this myself - so don't have any well formed ideas yet. When we have both finished our boats maybe we can meet mid Tasman to compare notes. Richard

Roger The ones I have used in the past lock shut and are watertight. When open they have a stainles steel flap that stops water coming in. When you pick up a bit of speed the flow 'sucks' the water out. They are very useful for draining either small or large amounts of water. I will be fitting one to my CS17 Richard

Go Roger If you have half as much fun as I am having with CS 17 hull 7 you will be a lucky man. I will watch your progress with interest.

Bill Encouraging to see what is waiting for me down the line. The paint work and varnishing look really good. What paint system have you used. Bet you can't wait to get in the water. Richard

Gordy I see here that you are thinking of a Belhaven. Given you have a CS17 - what is attracting you to the Belhaven - or are you just wanting to do another project? Richard

Tim Hope you have as much fun 'making sawdust' as I am with my CS17. You will find lots of support and handy suggestion here. My first project was a Pygmy Osprey double kayak. I am currently trying to sell that to fund this project. I have found a lot of the skills I developed doing that are translating across to the CS17

Charlie I will watch with interest. I am currently building a CS17 but am enjoying it so much I am thinking of a Princess at some stage. Richard

Tony What Brent says lines up with my experience. I installed my inwales after filleting the seams - that seemed to work well. I am sure there are some subtle differences in the final shape - but that doesn't seem to be a problem as everything else you do you fit to the 'actual' shape you end up with. Good luck - the whole process is enjoyable and satisfying

Well done Joe Seeing your boat in the water this week nearly makes up for my disappointment of losing the Americas Cup. I am shaping up my centerboard this weekend. Richard

Question to those of you a couple of steps ahead of me. So far I have only used temporary screws for glueing. I am just getting ready to put in the side seat stringers. Have others just glued then, or used screws through the bulkheads? Also have you put a small piece of wood attached to the bulkheads at either end of the stringer to help carry the weight. Thanks Richard