Cedar and spruce 1956, plus remmanats of scrapped allen Fiber glass. 2 masts two booms 2 sets of sails, ss c board, allen mohog rudder, canvas cover, the list...
While I already have a wood boat, I did just purchase some newer sails from Bob A. to replace my 25 year old ones with the goal of beating Craig next year....
My woodie needs a new coat of paint next spring. I'm planning on turning her over to get the job done. I have 2 questions. Do you remove the centerboard...
Yes pull the board ! I used to flip mine with just one other person by inserting a 6" section of black pvc pipe over my 5/8 or 3/4 inch poly proplene/nylon...
I've owned my woody now for 8 years, painted sides 3 or 4 times & bottom twice (okay you all know I'm nuts), but never flipped it. I lay on my back under the...
I found I had to remove it to flip it. I attached the chain hoist that I use to lift the whole boat just to the CB, pulled the bolt, hoisted it up and out, and...
Wooden Lightning For Sale! No hull number found - though it has an original? sail number 8750. Wood mast, wood boom. Needs work. Last sailed this past...
Nathan Smith
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Oct 29, 2009 7:37 pm
2399
Nathan would you post your photos on the yahoo groups site so we can admire your work and take inspiration to get our projects done? Tim ... -- Kiva.org -...
Niko Would you post your photos on the yahoo groups site? I need some inspiration and it sounds like youhave done a great job with yours. Tim On Thu, Oct 29,...
the boat is not very photogenic- and it's not exactly what one would call an inspiring sight. it needs lots of work ... and is in need of a new owner. nate...
Nathan Smith
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Oct 29, 2009 8:11 pm
2402
sorry, somehow the posts must have been mixed up. i have an old, in need of repair, lightning. ... sorry, somehow the posts must have been mixed up. i have an...
Nathan Smith
smith.nathan.a@...
Oct 29, 2009 8:20 pm
2403
... One of the reasons I'm wanting to flip her is because I have old dried out caulking to remove. From the way it leaked this year, lots of old caulking. It...
Niko - I'd love to see pictures of your Lightning. Also love to know how you did the re-canvas of the deck. Were you able to use one piece or have to...
Got an email today by someone looking to build a model of a lightning, but specifically wanted to replicate the interior of the Saybrook built boats. Anyone...
Bob -  Mine's a Saybrook - #9711 but in storage for now. I'll have to see if I have anything at home that would be useful.  Andrew ... From: Robert...
I have some photos of 2390 I can send him To: Wooden_Lightning@yahoogroups.com From: andrew.hagen@... Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:06:19 -0800 Subject: Re:...
Please do, His contact info is: Robert Benedict Pooler, GA rbened1201@aol. com To: wooden_lightning@yahoogroups.com From: lightning7310@... Date: Thu,...
A dry, empty Lighting with centerboard removed weighs about 570 pounds. I have flipped Lightings with just 4 guys -- and have seen it done with three hefty...
We've already had a few emails going back and forth - I sent him pictures of 2390 and the Dumas model he was considering as a template for building a model of...
I took my lightning off the trailer in the garage using 4 come-alongs attached to the garage ceiling and a couple cloth straps like they use for towing cars....
just curious, i've got a woodie w/ a aluminum mast and have been thinking about getting a wood mast however they seem kinda rare on line. i got a quote from a...
Tom, I looked into this a couple months back. The plans i got from ILCA were good, but did not show the mast with as much detail as I would've liked. I also...
I plan to build one and the cost of materials is not much but then we grow Sitka Spruce here. The worlds biggest one blew down a few years back but the #2 was...
$6K for a wooden mast . . . ! The Assocation plans have a sheet on the boat's spars, including the mast, which, as you know is hollow and comes in tapered or...
Scott, Let me beg that you document your work w' photo and words, then shrink it down to a two page article for our classic section of Lightning Flashes. I'm...
Tom: My early fiberglass lightning came with a wooden (but rotten) mast. I built a new one out of sitka spuce , using the parts off the old mast and the plans...
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