Sorry, what is 5200? You're talking about an epoxy or a glue? If I can access 20 brass screws, 3 inches apart, am I misguided in thinking that I have no inner...
No you are not crazy. There were certainly boats built w' just one keel plank. Bob Astrove _________________________________________________________________ ...
On my boat, in addition to the screws, at the aft end there was a 1 foot rib that was screwed into the end of the keel box and that bolted to the next set of...
2116, 1948 Skaneatles boat I have come to see that I have neither the time nor skill necessary for this 'dream' project. There is a photo of 2116 on the class...
Got a few things to do then will be consentrating on it and will post photos. I got all the new ribs laminated ahd heed to sand them down and the stripper...
Added 6 photos of transom lamination and start on CB trunk, http://www.flickr.com/photos/jons_boat_building/sets/72157602709911781/ Hope this helps explain...
Thanks for all the advice. Here's what I've decided to do. I am in the process of refinishing the mast. I plan to do the same with the floor boards, rails,...
=> 1 - Regarding varnish...is there a certain spar varnish that folks ... I am partial to Pettit Captains Varnish. But not choice of varnish & paint is like...
The trunk is out. Now on to the keel's needs. The glued seam was much stronger than the rotted mahogany around it. To get rid of all of the damaged and rotted...
You already did most the hard part of a full replacement and to do it all would get rid of all the dryrot spores that have gotten to what may look to be good...
The ILCA informs me that my hull was registered to Ottavio Goglievina as the builder and first owner in 1965. I found the boat in Vermont last year. Does...
If the ILCA has that info, it's probably also in the class yearbooks from that period. Either ILCA or an old yearbook (I found one for the first year my boat...
Bob Astrove has a listing in the Woody section of the class website [Resources > Woody] that would tell you the year built. He also has quite a collection of...
Now is the time to take the tarp off, make sure everything is there and in working order! Craig Thayer is supposedly hard at work getting his boat re-painted. ...
My copy arrived in the mail yesterday. I'm laying in bed reading a great article on Pen-Yan boats and see there is a photo of Bill Oben and his friends at the...
Bob, I am looking forward to meeting you and Craig and everyone else. Unfortunately I will not have my boat completed in time for the event so I will not be...
Hello all, My name is Charlie Grugan. I don't have a totally wooden Lightning, but is from 1965 and has wooden benches, boom, but not mast. The boat was just...
Hey guys, I went out and picked up another lightning. Hull 884. It seems to be pretty well taken care of for a boat this old but she has not been in the...
Mainsheet 50 feet, 3/8" or 5/16" Jib sheets 10 feet for each side, 20 if you use a 2:1 block on the clew of the jib. I use the 3/8" for single sheets, 1/4"...
... has ... driveway ... the ... Marcus, Follow this link. It may help with your mast step leakage issue. Something I may end up doing to 7592, but it doesn't...
YES - the truss is great. Mine is a litle different than the one written up in "flashes" Mostly mine is different in that I added a vertical post from the...
Marcus, I just took a look at the pictures you posted - great looking boat! As for that winch - I couldn't tell you what it was for, but I'll take a stab at...
Marcus, I just took another look at your pictures - I see that it appears that the previous owner attempted something similar to the Mast Truss system Craig...
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