Ocracoke 256 #3

[Farmboy]

Thank you for the pics Chris!

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Thanks , Thats a really big red fish , where did you catch it.

[Farmboy]

That is the biggest red snapper I have ever seen, much less caught! Orange Beach, Alabama. Had I have bought a $5 ticket for the fishing rodeo that day it would have paid over $13k.......

[capriosca]

Hi Chris,

Have not seen anything from you lately and hoping that the hurricane did not put you out of action. I am building the 256 and are about to install the sheer clamp. Your postings have been a huge help. A close inspection of your photo shows that you have them overhanging at the aft end so that they can be cut to lay on the intermediate sheer - am I seeing this correctly? Also it appears you may have used thinner strips than the 1" square on the plans. Any tips from a pro would be gratefully received.

Regards John

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Hi John . Yes I over lap , make a line and cut it . It starts and ends at F5. I use half inch by one inch. Bend a lot easier. send me some pics,of your build  , have a good night.

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Hey I will post some pics. At the end of the week. Working on the custom center consul. Its a bit of a pain in the but.

[capriosca]

Hi Chris,

Thanks for the advice. May get around to posting pics if I work out how. The build is taking place in Vanuatu. A friend and I imported two kits via Australia and have started the actual build 11 days ago. As much pre prep as possible was done prior to the arrival of the kits. Stringers were sourced locally and the jig was ready and waiting. I have two local Ni Vanuatu guys helping me and we are doing full days - 5 days a week. Progress is quite rapid under the circumstances but it is challenging keeping the work up to the guys. Their enthusiasm is really high - based on a couple of things - firstly no local guy has ever been involved in such a project and secondly they really want to go fishing in it. We are in to day 11 and if the sheer plank goes in tomorrow we will be planking come Monday. Yours and Steve McCormicks build have been the only point of reference regarding time lines etc. Everybody asks when will it be finished and you would know the answer to that. Thanks again for the postings. Whenever I need to explain our next move I show the guys the photos you have posted and they get it. Worth way more than a thousand words - especially in another language.

Cheers John

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Getting my arms around the center consul.

[Guest Chris Beebe]

 The little flats boat

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Hi got some pics of the day

Sarsaparilla 29' rA to USCG 9.9.16 (1).pdf

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Hi. Guy"s some pics. of the day

[keen2buildagain]

Great photos Chris, but my neck is getting sore looking at them..........can you rotate them to get a less painful way of viewing them?

Keen.

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Yes ,I just learned to do that 

[Guest Chris Beebe]

pics of the day

[Guest Chris Beebe]

it did not work , I do not know how to make them straight.????????????

[Guest Chris Beebe]

one more pic

it worked

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Hi. some pics. of the day

[Guest Chris Beebe]

Sorry I don,t know how to make the pics straight.

[Hirilonde]

It looks like you took the pictures in portrait format (camera tilted side ways or a cell phone) and published them here in landscape.

[Action Tiger]

There is an image tag in phone and tablet photos the forum software doesn't deal with well.

It seems the code on the image is newer than the forum software, but Frank has indicated (on a thread where I asked about sideways pictures) he will be implementing an update.

Until then, shoot all device photos is landscape to upload them here oriented properly.

Peace,

Robert