Charlie Jones Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 First one is of the deadwood being final planed to fit hull. There's a long curve on the hull side and it needs to be straight on the keel side. The dead wood is built up from several pieces front and rear and is two longer sections scarfed together to get the length needed. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted October 8, 2003 Author Posted October 8, 2003 Deadwood being epoxied to hull- In the clamps [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted October 8, 2003 Author Posted October 8, 2003 then the keel is epoxied to the deadwood- again - in the clamps [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted October 8, 2003 Author Posted October 8, 2003 Then the holes were bored for the keel bolts, the bolts inserted thourgh the floors and the holes in the keel plugged with dowels made from the offcuts of the heartpine keel timber. That's a 16 inch long auger and a 16 inch extension- sometimes ya gotta have a long reach [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted October 8, 2003 Author Posted October 8, 2003 and then it all turned grey First coat of primer applied. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
Charlie Jones Posted October 8, 2003 Author Posted October 8, 2003 Last one- from the stern [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
thebob Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 That looks like a big boat. How do you turn it over? thebob Quote
capt jake Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 I want to see pics of the centerboard. ;) I am intersted in how it all fit together. ) Hmmm :) Quote
Charlie Jones Posted October 15, 2003 Author Posted October 15, 2003 In two places over the boat hang chain falls. On the end of those chain hooks hang a block- actually a triple block from a big boat mainsheet. I run a line through a block, around the hull and tie it to itself quite tightly right at the block. May sure they are both done the same way. Then when the hull is lifted using the chainfalls you can spin the hull in and on the rope. I pad everything and clamp extra reinforcing boards to the deck edges so the ropes won't exert point loading on the edges. This pic shows the hull hanging in the ropes ready to turn the first time. It would be turned clockwise obviously. I did find out that the handles of the clamps should be INSIDE the hull:( Otherwise they drag on the floor and you have to change them or lift the hull higher. By the way- I figure that the hull is only at about 400- 500 pounds right now. I can lift the stern off the floor with little effort. Capt Jake- the centerboard fits the case like they were made for each other- 3/16 play is all there is :wink: :wink: [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
capt jake Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 Capt Jake- the centerboard fits the case like they were made for each other- 3/16 play is all there is Sweet!! Glad to hear it!! :) Quote
thebob Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 Nice setup, looks like you got a bit of space in your workshop too. Quote
Charlie Jones Posted October 15, 2003 Author Posted October 15, 2003 Thanks- since I make my living there I do have a good sized shop. I share a quite large building with a sailboat shop. Here's a pic showing the shop from the same place, but turned to the right a bit. The boat wasn't there at the time. The lathe, compressor and shaper are out of sight to the right. [attachment over 4 years old deleted by admin] Quote
thebob Posted October 15, 2003 Posted October 15, 2003 I think I would move in. Could have lots of fun in there! thebob Quote
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