I am no expert but I think that you are better off putting the drain in the transom. Also, I would either use a brass one or possibly purchase one of the types...
4055
captreed2000
Aug 6, 2003 5:48 am
... as ... up ... I just tighten the downhaul until any crease that runs from the tack to the peak disappears. The boat tacks faster in heavy wind. Sitting to...
4056
egiajack
Aug 6, 2003 4:40 pm
... You mean bilge panel? I'm assuming that you've already done the bottom and side panels. What I did was take an entire sheet of plywood and plopped it on...
4057
sctree
Aug 6, 2003 7:54 pm
Or to reduce some of the awkwardness of handling a full sheet of ply, use a cut open cardboard box to do what Jack suggests, using it as a template to transfer...
4058
scr243
Aug 6, 2003 9:44 pm
Have you had your Piccup Pram out in rough weather yet? As in more than 20mph wind and two foot or more waves? If so, how did it handle. ... questions ... ...
4059
ibelucky2002
Aug 7, 2003 12:30 am
Now that I think about it - I came across a suggestion not to long ago that suggested using heavy duty wrapping paper to make a template. Just lay it along...
4060
captreed2000
Aug 7, 2003 5:26 am
... Yes. I've had it sailing in 25 knots of wind with 2 reefs in the sail. It handles well, though wetly. Adding a splash board at the aft end of the...
4061
wilhelm7.geo
Aug 7, 2003 3:24 pm
I built the Piccup Pram in June. I plotted the panels on the plywood per the drawings. It all went together like a puzzle with a few quarter inch gaps here...
4062
Al
al_a_man
Aug 7, 2003 7:33 pm
... if I understand my terminology correctly (I may not) sounds like you used the "spiling board" method. the usual way in olde time construction was to take...
4063
scr243
Aug 7, 2003 8:28 pm
I thought the big advantage of a pram bow is that it makes a boat extremely hard to broach or bury the bow while surfing down the face of a large swell? The...
4064
barry_johnson@...
barry_johnso...
Aug 7, 2003 8:43 pm
-- Barry Johnson barry_johnson@... ... From: Michalak@yahoogroups.com Sent: 7 Aug 2003 14:15:18 -0000 To: Michalak@yahoogroups.com ...
4065
Mark A.
marka97203
Aug 8, 2003 6:57 am
Finally had a chance to shape some Brick planks from that experimental ACply I found last month. Very nice to work with. Sawing w/ a 12 pt finish saw just left...
4066
Pete Staehling
staehpj1
Aug 8, 2003 11:14 am
I am looking at the IMB as one possible choice for my next project. I have never been on one of these birdwatcher type boats, so I have some questions. They...
4067
Bill Paxton
paxton_consu...
Aug 8, 2003 1:24 pm
Pete, A little over a year ago I got to ride in Bob Williams' IMB at the Lake Conroe (TX) messabout. I wrote up the experience, sent it to JM, and he put it...
4068
Pete Staehling
staehpj1
Aug 8, 2003 1:48 pm
... Thanks Bill. If both IMB's are in Texas I guess I am not going to hear much about how it is for cold weather sailing, but I imagine that with some canvas...
4069
sctree
Aug 8, 2003 2:52 pm
Pete, I built and sail the flat bottomed cousin of IMB, a Jewelbox Jr. Sailing in hot weather is no problem. The "downdraft" effect coming off the sail down...
4070
scr243
Aug 8, 2003 4:26 pm
See message #4060 Piccup Pram concerning the rough weather ability of the Piccup Pram. No doubt, the larger versions of the same hull would be equal and...
4071
bigeddytom
Aug 9, 2003 2:37 am
... I don't know which part of the Gulf coast you are planning on sailing in but I sail on Charlotte Harbor in SW Florida. It is rare to get 15-25 here except...
4072
captreed2000
Aug 9, 2003 4:00 am
Do you find that you take on water over the ... I sail in Southern California. I don't take water over the rails much, but I built my rails up 8". I also...
4073
TOMCBRADY@...
bigeddytom
Aug 9, 2003 10:03 pm
Hey you lucky boaters, Anybody out there lucky enough to have one of the newer 4 stroke outboards of 20-30 HP. I was wondering what the gas consumption was on...
4074
Chuck Leinweber
momcat_78631
Aug 9, 2003 11:56 pm
Tom: I used to have a Bolger Tennessee with a Honda 9.9 four stroke. It would get about 15mpg if I kept the speed down to 8 or 9 mph. Does that help? Chuck ...
4075
John Bell
jmbell1
Aug 10, 2003 2:18 am
MPG depends on the weight as much as anything. For example, we just got through running 170 miles in a 10,000 lb houseboat powered by a 50 horse 2 stroke. For...
4076
TOMCBRADY@...
bigeddytom
Aug 10, 2003 3:55 am
Hey John and Chuck, WOW, That is exactly the kind of info I am looking for. At one time I was looking at a 16' C-dory, which, if you don't know, is a...
4077
scr243
Aug 10, 2003 4:44 am
... post a photo of the bow? Does it work a lot better now? Do you find that you take on water over the ... soon ... and ... much, but I built my rails up 8"....
4078
Chuck Leinweber
momcat_78631
Aug 10, 2003 4:52 am
Tom: I'm not sure if you saw it, but Jim did some fuel consumption tests a while back: http://homepages.apci.net/~michalak/1jun03.htm chuck ... I ... attracted...
4079
Chuck Leinweber
momcat_78631
Aug 10, 2003 4:52 am
... I would say you build a Ladybug - It's basically a pointed Piccup. http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/ladybug/index.htm Chuck...
4080
scr243
Aug 10, 2003 4:54 am
... I live in central Texas but I like to sail in Corpus Christi bay and the Laguna Madre. The winds in Corpus area are very often 15 to 25mph. They hold a...
4081
John Bell
jmbell1
Aug 10, 2003 1:47 pm
I was thinking more about the weight versus MPG issue overnight. Using my houseboat example, that particular 50 hp motor burned 2.2 US gal/hour. Our actual...
4082
antec007
Aug 10, 2003 2:29 pm
Does anybody know of an (Inexpensive) fuel flow meter that can be attached to a fuel line that could let you know Exactly how much fuel you are using at a...
4083
malomac
Aug 10, 2003 3:13 pm
I don't know that you all will find this relivant, however I have a 2hp Honda (99 model) on a WWP-15. I can run over 2.5 hours on about 1 pint of fuel at 1/2...
