Bruce Hector? Didn't you make one of these? I've been looking for the picture w/o any luck. You may have said it worked out only middlin' well. That's all I...
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Peter Lenihan
ellengaestbo...
Jun 4, 2006 3:36 am
... Harbo's ... Captain Nels, You have a talent for digging up the oddest things from a rapidly receding past :-) Just for the record: the woman in the photo...
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Tim Rohrer
tgrohrer
Jun 4, 2006 3:10 pm
I want to thank everyone who wrote back. To clarify, the parts that were epoxied are the plywood to the blocks of wood that function as frames (if you will)....
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William Page
billybouy2
Jun 4, 2006 10:38 pm
Hello, Tim: I haven't been following this thread, but I bought a gudgeon & pindtle set made by RaceLite via Duckworks.com recently and was pleased with the...
49728
Mike
skiffsalor2000
Jun 5, 2006 2:05 am
... pindtle set made by RaceLite via Duckworks.com recently and was pleased with the price, quality and speed of delivery. ... Hello and thanks for the...
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Joe Tribulato
scsbmsjoe
Jun 5, 2006 3:33 am
Mike: I have used shoulder eye bolts for gudgeons with plastic caster sockets to reduce them to 1/4". Could also use them or screw eyes for rudder fittings...
49732
bh100014
Jun 5, 2006 4:50 pm
I am wondering if anyone has looked into building a traveller system onto a boom gallow. A built-in boom gallow is quite common, especially among cat boats...
49733
camalexander2002
camalexander...
Jun 5, 2006 5:06 pm
I am refurbishing my Skimmer to be the tender for my Bantam, and it needs paint. In the past, I have used BIN - white pigmented shellac for the primer, and...
49734
eheins@...
bosun83
Jun 5, 2006 5:18 pm
That's an interesting idea. I'm struggling with configuring a method for storing the spars for trailering, which may fall into the same sort of thing. I've...
49735
graeme19121984
Jun 5, 2006 11:50 pm
Hi Tim, have you seen the Gate Hinges album at Bolger2 photos? Might make a quick gudgeon & pintle set. ...
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Kevin O'Neill
k_s_oneill
Jun 6, 2006 12:21 am
Hi I've used 1/2" id pvc and 1/2" aluminum rod to make rudder hinges for a small kayak I wanted to turn into a sailboat. Rough up the outside of the pvc with...
49737
Mike
skiffsalor2000
Jun 6, 2006 1:58 am
I took my Gypsy out today for a couple of hours after work. The wind didn't cooperate but I had a few moments (never enough). Coming back to the dock I had to...
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Harry James
harryjak
Jun 6, 2006 3:55 am
Why can't you screw a skeg on through 1/4 inch? I would take it down to bare whatever and epoxy and screw it in from the inside. HJ...
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Joe Tribulato
scsbmsjoe
Jun 6, 2006 6:13 am
Mike: Try fixing the rudder amidships with a bungee or some such device. If you don't care for that idea your best option is a skeg. It will work the way it is...
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Mike
skiffsalor2000
Jun 6, 2006 10:24 am
HJ: I was just afraid it would eventually tear it up because of the trailering and all the twisting around. In my other boat, it actually has a keel so I...
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Paul Thober
paulthober
Jun 6, 2006 10:25 am
For what it is worth I built a gypsy a few years ago and built the rudder to the design and it worked flawlessly. The pintles that I used enclosed the upper...
49742
Bruce Hallman
brucehallman
Jun 6, 2006 1:26 pm
... Try no to oversteer with the oars. Instead of 100% vs. 0% steering, try pulling 55% vs. 45%. Also be sure that the blades of the oars are exactly ...
49743
Ron Badley
badley33
Jun 6, 2006 2:03 pm
Is it possible that there is too much weight in the bow and the bow is digging in? I have a narrow row boat/canoe that is very susceptible to this. RonB....
49744
GarthAB
Jun 6, 2006 2:30 pm
I've had the same experience with my Gypsy. It spins as easily as a doughdish on the water. Adding a permanent skeg might lead to lee helm while sailing, if...
49745
Bill Paxton
paxton_consu...
Jun 6, 2006 4:30 pm
We had great weather, a beautiful venue, wonderful boats and fun people. I hope you enjoy the photos. ...
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Mike
mikestockstill
Jun 7, 2006 12:40 am
Howdy- Is there a write-up with study plans for Shoebox? I find lots of reference to the boat, but I can't find the actual plan/profile views. thanks. Mike...
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Greg Flemming
pindimarmicro
Jun 7, 2006 10:32 am
Great photos Bill ! Now, are you sure the IMB builder's name is not Salvador Dali? Greg F ... ...
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The Peillet-Long Family
owlnmole
Jun 7, 2006 12:23 pm
Hello again, all! I am still ruminating on possible boats to build or have built in Tunisia, and I have had another idea (I'd better sit down). The Tennessee...
49749
pvanderwaart
Jun 7, 2006 1:25 pm
... I always assumed that the name Tennessee was picked for the association with the Tennesee Valley Authority, i.e. for the purpose of cruising on large...
49750
Nels
recree8
Jun 7, 2006 1:41 pm
... reference to the boat, but I ... IN BWAOM BREAKDOWN PUNT has the same hull shape. He says on page 5, "My shoebox punt is this design with the sponsons...
49751
Chester Young
caloosarat
Jun 7, 2006 1:47 pm
Matthew: Caloosarat here; Recently purchased a Tennessee ( Esther Mae) and have photos posted in the main Bolger Group. I can not speak to wave conditions of...
49752
Robert Miller
robertemille...
Jun 7, 2006 2:38 pm
it seems to me that the solution IS a small skeg just forward of the rudder. This need not be of large area in that it is so far aft. I wouldn't worry too...
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William
scott2a
Jun 7, 2006 5:03 pm
I had similar problems with the rudder on my gypsy having 2 failures. to correct the problem I made the cheek piece from 1/2" ply wood verses the plans 1/4"...
49754
The Peillet-Long Family
owlnmole
Jun 7, 2006 5:44 pm
Thanks, Pete and Chester, for your comments. Unfortunately, you are both voicing doubts that I had myself. Guess I'll have to keep looking. Cheers, Matthew...
49755
GarthAB
Jun 7, 2006 7:36 pm
Hi Robert -- You're probably right about a skeg not ruining the sailing balance. The best approach in this experimental phase might be to glue one on with PL...
