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Feb 1, 2005 3:27 pm
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Tools? Raid your wife's bathroom cabinet and her sewing kit! When my husband was building his first soling, I had a number of items disappear on me. It...
She's right. That's her boat on the S1M Class Page of the AMYA web site. The hair dryer was good for heat shrink tubing, but I now have a $15 heat gun from...
I've built a bunch of Victor boats including an old Tahoe 600 back in the seventies. I have to have something to drill small holes and a 1/16 and a 1/32 bit....
What effects, good or bad, will come from moving the mast stays up or down a couple of inches where they attach to the mast? Also,can I widen the diamond stay...
Where the shrouds are atached is not so important as keeping the mast straight. The required wood mast is not very stiff and needs bracing. the diamond...
Paul. I'd like to learn more about a slotted mast. Is there any performance gain? How is the slot made? You mentioned bead as sail hanks. I was thinking of a...
Hey, John, I live in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. Our local historians aren't sure, but they think our town was named for your Hull. I guess you're too far away...
dear Roy Send me your' e-mail adress and I will send you drawings of some of the things I've seen or done. It is inyteresting to note that the other classes...
In a message dated 2/3/2005 8:04:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, billcoates@... writes: Changing th shrouds positions is not something that should get...
Hi, George called my attention to the fact that I didn't speak very clearly. I contend that it is up to the sailor where on the MAST he puts the shrouds....
Hey Bill, Interesting comments. I can't think of a rule that would allow S1M spreaders and shrouds to be attached anywhere other than where the kit plans show...
The purpose of a shroud is to hold the mast up. Since where you put the shroud on the mast will have no effect on the boats speed and will therfore give one...
Bill, Not an argument, but I hope a valuable discussion. I won't argue about whether the location of the shrouds will have an effect on performance because...
In a message dated 2/3/2005 8:54:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Soling1M@... writes: . I was thinking of a bolt rope instead. That's the way I remember...
I have been following the threads concerning shroud placement. I would like to share my experiences regarding this. I was experiencing very poor boat ...
In a message dated 2/4/2005 12:14:28 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, RSMITH5396@... writes: The sidestays are now located in the forward chainstays, the foot...
... (snip) Trying to ... worth the ... George, Actually, building a slotted mast is not that difficult with some average wood shop tools. But that's not the...
I am running tests on a copolomer adhesive called LEXEL. It is a clear or opaque white substance simular to 3-M 5200 or SikaFlex. It cures by absorbing...
I think it's reasonable to include me in the group of soling builders that are thought of as radical. I really like epoxy and am intrigued by some of the...
Hi George from Victor Products recommends using MEK to glue together his boats. Find it in the same section as acetone or lacquer thinner at the hardware store...
The S1M Class Rules allow the spreaders to extend out as far as the width of the hull at the mast. I do not think that moving the vertical position of the...
In a message dated 2/4/2005 11:45:19 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, qarot@... writes: Victor Products recommends using MEK to glue together his boats. ...
Your hobby shop has a product called Tenex 7R. It is a solvent cement especially for styrene. Actually welds the plastic together just like MEK. DON'T LET IT...
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