Hi, list members thanks for joining. I'm Paul, I will introduce myself and invite yourselves to do the same. I am finishing a 36' steel boat designed by Brent...
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James Creighton
jwc@...
Aug 22, 2000 10:38 am
My name is Jim Creighton, newly joined member. I've been involved with junk rigs for a long time now and I'm pleased to see that interest in this wonderful rig...
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Meyer family
elma@...
Aug 22, 2000 11:39 pm
Hello Junkies! I'm Jenny Meyer and my husband's name is Alvin. We sail a Colvin design custon 38' aluminum boat with a jib-headed, schooner-type junk rig....
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Paul Liebenberg
Zelda@...
Aug 23, 2000 2:23 am
Hi Jenny, your boat sounds great. How do you like the stayed rig? Do the stays get in the way at all going downwind? The pram hood is described pretty well in...
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Meyer family
elma@...
Aug 23, 2000 2:43 am
Hi Paul, Yes, we damn the stays every time the wind is at our backs! It's especially difficult to sail wing and wing. Our masts are on tabernacles, though,...
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James Creighton
jwc@...
Aug 23, 2000 9:52 am
Jenny, ... The pram hood slides around so it can face in any direction. It is held in place by a retaining ring. My hoods are made from bronze plate and...
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Leo W. Foltz
leo@...
Aug 23, 2000 11:51 am
Hi, this is Leo, member of the JRA. I'm building an Bolger Advanced Sharpie 29 in Germany. You can find my website at www.leow.de . When not working on the...
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Paul Liebenberg
Zelda@...
Aug 23, 2000 2:15 pm
Hi James, thanks for the picture, Have you met the Hills? I will try and put your picture in the files section of the website to test it out. Thanks, Paul ... ...
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Paul Liebenberg
Zelda@...
Aug 23, 2000 2:24 pm
Hi Leo, this project is not related to the Junk rig association. I thought they would do well to have something like this, but got tired of waiting. I was a...
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James Creighton
jwc@...
Aug 26, 2000 5:49 pm
Folks, To see a 36' Brent Swain design under construction, see this site: http://members3.clubphoto.com/gene232990/Boat_Pix_2/ It belongs to Gene Wunderlin who...
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De Clarke
de@...
Aug 26, 2000 8:20 pm
According to egroups.com, there are <5 members of group "junk_rig"; and 12 members of group "junkrig". Might it not be beneficial to consolidate the two? de --...
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Mana Cruising Club
manacc@...
Aug 26, 2000 8:33 pm
Hi there, I am the new moderator of junk_rig and am pleased to join your group. I have a 42' Colvin 'Oothoon'called Fu-T'ien (3-masted junk), based in Mana,...
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Meyer family
elma@...
Aug 27, 2000 2:10 pm
Hi Everyone, Jeremy - we sail a Colvin design as well. Tian Hou is a 38' junk schooner - a custom design for a friend of Tom's (a mini Gazelle, actually)....
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Steve Rankin
srankin@...
Aug 28, 2000 4:25 pm
Hi My name is Steve Rankin. I sail a Gazelle with a pilot house. Bu'Kwiis can be seen at www.island.net/~srankin/. She lays at Comox, B.C. I'm Thinking of ...
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John T. Bennett
johnben@...
Aug 28, 2000 9:03 pm
I've heard that this rig is very simple,and read a lot of articles, but one thing confuses me. How do they tack ? The sail appears to protrude past the mast,...
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De Clarke
de@...
Aug 28, 2000 9:05 pm
as I understand it the sail remains on one side of the mast and the vessel points a little better on one tack than the other... at least from what I've read....
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De Clarke
de@...
Aug 28, 2000 9:10 pm
so I am intrigued, why are you thinking of re-rigging? in particular if you have been dissatisfied with the junk rig, can you tell us all why, what problems...
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psommers49@...
Aug 28, 2000 10:43 pm
I'm excited to see this list and the relative wealth of experience represented here. I have a Colvin Gazelle, which I've been sailing about a year. We...
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De Clarke
de@...
Aug 28, 2000 11:01 pm
tell more about Gazelles please -- is this a *design* which various independent builders have made themselves from plans, or a marque with a boatyard where any...
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Paul Sommers
psommers49@...
Aug 29, 2000 1:02 am
Gazelles are a design of Tom Colvin, naval architect and author of Steel Boatbuilding and other books. He did the original Gazelle design for his own use and...
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Paul Liebenberg
Zelda@...
Aug 29, 2000 5:40 am
... From: "James Creighton" <jwc@...> To: "Junkrig egroup" <junkrig@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 10:43 AM Subject: [junkrig] Brent Swain...
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Mana Cruising Club
manacc@...
Aug 29, 2000 7:44 am
Hi there... tacking on our 3-masted Fu-T'ien involves: 1. Releasing the workiing sheet (we have double sheets on the fore and mizzen) on the foresail as the...
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Leo W. Foltz
leo@...
Aug 29, 2000 12:07 pm
Added some links to the LINKS folder of our group. Go to http://www.egroups.com/links/junkrig/ Leo...
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Chuck Leinweber
chuck@...
Aug 29, 2000 7:30 pm
Chuck Leinweber www.duckworksmagazine.com...
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Steve Rankin
srankin@...
Aug 29, 2000 11:51 pm
Sailing off the wind produces excess weather helm unless I shorten the mainsail early. She will stay junkrigged but would have a CE further forward if the...
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junkrig@egroups.com
Aug 30, 2000 2:06 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the junkrig group. File : /Hobbit2.jpg ...
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psommers49@...
Aug 30, 2000 2:11 am
I saw this junk-rigged vessel on a trip around Vancouver Island this summer. I think of it as a "hobbit vessel" since it seems to me that if a hobbit had a...
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Meyer family
elma@...
Aug 30, 2000 2:04 pm
Hi Steve, My husband and I browsed your site. Your boat looks great! What kind of steering do you have? Are your masts on tabernacles?...
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James Creighton
jwc@...
Aug 30, 2000 2:32 pm
I think it's unfortunate that Colvin has chosen the stayed rig. Although it simplifies the design process, allowing the use of straight sided metal pipe, it...
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Mana Cruising Club
manacc@...
Aug 30, 2000 8:34 pm
I note your comments about Colvin's preference for stayed masts... BUT (!) I do think you have to look at the actual dimensions/angles of the stays before...
