Thread: GIS New Hampshire build

Originally Posted by callsign222

Fine line, but you can always use a wedge.

I used a bit of mylar chafe tape so the mast slipped out easily. Put enough on that is doesn't slop. It still creaked a bit when loaded up though.

Thanks for all the comments. It sounds like the mast fit is close. I think a bit more scraping and it should fit a little better and be snug but not binding at the partner. Should the butt wedge into the step?

I'll keep an eye on the hatch cover. It's not particularly large and I used 3/8 ply with a roughly 1"+ thick piece of cherry running the long way. It's quite snug and I was thinking of making the shock cord a big longer. Maybe this wound help reduce the possibility of warping. What do you like for gasket material? I may end up cutting a port in the top to get the rudder hardware in. If I do, I'll glue in the bulkhead cover.

The boat will live on the trailer. I got a cover for it, but don't think it'll stay on when driving. Is bailing out rainwater the best way to go or would some sort of drain be worth installing?

Originally Posted by TeeDee

Beaton1, thanks for that. Yes, plastic covers will certainly be waterproof. I do like the look of wood however. I am not quite at the point where I have to make the final decision. I am enjoying mulling over the various options.
cheers Trevor D

Just to reiterate, there's no guarantee that ply hatch lids will stay sealed or flat through the season. You don't want to discover this like I did on a capsize. I've actually gone into all the plans I've drawn with the plywood hatches in bulkheads and am doing the work of redrawing them all for screw in types. If the ply hatch is in the tank top, it will be above the swamped waterline in all likelihood so that placement would be OK.

Thanks Clint for the heads up. I see now that the gasket is installed that there could be a chance of leakage. Have you tried a gasket on both the bulkhead and the cover to maybe create a gasket to gasket seal? I may try this.

We finally launched the boat this weekend. Mothers Day, actually. I think the biggest gift to mum is that the boat building is near the end. We launched on a smallish pond in Maine. The trailer setup got a significant test on the ride there with a Lot of frost heaves! It was blowing pretty hard and maybe as we learn to sail I could give you an estimate on wind speeds or force. I wouldn't have gone out alone with Jack in the canoe and I was a little uncertain not having used the boat yet, but Jack would have had a complete meltdown if we didn't at least give it a shot. Weather was otherwise beautiful for early May. Boat handled great, the 9' oars really drive it and I felt comfortable maneuvering with the oars even in the wind. The 4 hp motor also worked great and drove the boat fine at 1/4 throttle. Questioning if I should have gone smaller. We'll see. Fishing was slow as the water is still quite cold, but Jack managed the first smallmouth of the season and the first fish in the boat. He really enjoyed it. My wife did too and we set her on shore for a rest and to polish off the rest of the sparkly stuff left over from the inaugural launch. Here are a few photos.

Love the fish pic! (Except for the Red Sox cap)

Congratulations!
-W

So cool that you launched your beaut GIS!

Cold air is more dense, so for a given wind speed it can feel like it's blowing a few more knots than it really is. Try to get a feeling for wind speed in kts, as other measurements are being used less. A good rule of thumb for flat water is that white caps mostly start appearing at 13 kts. If the water is protected and it's very gusty, this won't apply. I've seen 30 kt gusts and not a whitecap in sight.


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Congrats on the launch! I like the green interior. Very Naval (or Army; the interior of Army vehicles are pale green too). Pic #4 is my favorite, even calendar worthy in my opinion. Enjoy!


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Looks fantastic.
Congratulations on achieving such a beautiful finish.

Dan

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Thanks for all the comments. I think the wind speed that day was gusting quite a bit more than 13 kts. with an occasional white cap even with the protected nature of the pond. Went out yesterday afternoon for a row on a pond near our new house. Jack got a few more bass so he was happy. The boat rows well and is faster than the Jon boats with trolling motors. Think I might get a trolling motor for fishing so I can maneuver us without having to sit and row. The boat also floats up high and was easy to launch at the rather shallow landing yesterday. The finish gets looking used pretty quick. Jack keeps reminding me it's a boat so it's going to happen.

Looking for my apparently lost car title this morning and in amongst the documents found a couple photos a few on this forum might recognize! I spent most if my time working in Mackay, but made it up to the Whitsunday islands for a fishing trip, out to Eungella park a couple times to see the platypus, and golfing once where my boss was attacked by a plover while trying to take photos of a few kangaroos in the rough. That incident still makes me laugh out loud whenever I think of it. "Use the club, mate!"

Anyway the boat is sitting in the driveway covered and wet. Hoping to get out fishing this weekend.

No sailing yet, but we've been out rowing and fishing.
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My son and I finally made it to visit family in Nova Scotia this past week. It was 10 years since my last visit, a year or two before Jack was born. It's funny getting back together with folks you had so much fun with as a kid. Even though it had been ten years, it felt like it was just yesterday as we sat around and talked over a few beers. We hauled the goat round trip 1500 miles. It took a fwe dings on shore with the tide and we got a good coating of mackerel scales on her which should do as an official christening. I also stopped in Augusta to bail her out as a tornado passed to the south of us! Slow going for a while. It handled the chop in the harbour pretty well. I was affirmed in my purchase of the Tohatsu motor as that's what all my cousins were using and the 4 hp with the fitting to hook up a tank worked great and the added fuel was required to get to the mackerel spot. Next time I hope to bring the sail as I think it would be a fantastic place to sail the boat. I hope it won't be 10 years again!

One more photo of kids doing what they should be doing rather than looking at a device - Throwing rocks at the piers.

It looks like you used some sort of a protective saddle over the transom where your outboard clamps. could you share the details? I've seen other Goats with cutouts in the (beautiful) top curve of the transom, so I'm happy to seeyou preserved the line. did you have any difficulty with the motor shaft not extending enough?