Thread: Building a Waller TS540

Sorry for being obscure. Thought someone would remember the film...just a little joke about seeing a 'vision' and making it out of whatever material comes to hand..

You may be right Mike about the hatch, but it would have to be assymetrical or a pair. There is a nice beam down the middle. See how we go.

Originally Posted by rob540

The camera has completely flattened the sheer curve in this one..

A cockpit this perfect has got to be photo-shopped !!
Especially if done in mashed spud. With a dessert spoon.

Gob-smackingly great job Rob.

AJ

Looks fantastic Rob, infact utterly beautiful.

Although I am in agreement about those dorads at the front.

Maybe look at these. Have sold a heap and have had nothing but great reports on their waterproofness (is that a word?!) and are only about $80 each.

Vent, Cabin/Hatch from LEWMAR

Can be easily fitted through a deck instead of a hatch.

Mez

Do the vents come off and have a cover? If not, I would look at them
as foresail sheet fouler's?

I had a spinnaker pole I left on the fore deck a few times and the
jib sheet had a way of getting in the snap at the end of the pole.
I never figured out how it did it. But it did. At the worst possible
moment.

Murphys Law.

Originally Posted by Papa

Do the vents come off and have a cover? If not, I would look at them
as foresail sheet fouler's?

Murphys Law.

I know that law well.
The dorade scoops are flexible plastic and they pull off, or rotate any way you wish. The caps that replace them lie fairly flush, or can even be put in from inside the cabin. Mez, those lewmars look promising. Thanks.
AJ I'll soon have it cluttered with lines, blocks and lubberly attempts to make it all work!
I really appreciate your comments, people.

One of the caps for the dorades is sitting on the foredeck in this pic. It just screws in, but when inserted from under the roof it holds about a cupful of water, so any that may have sprayed into the dorade can be caught.

The top of the Lewmar's are permanant and are designed not to catch sheets as they are often installed on foredeck hatches.
They are also VERY strong and can be jumped on, have kite poles dropped on them and generally get abused with no damage!!!

Mez

Oh and I have no affiliation with Lewmar, just like the product!!

Good tip thanks Mez.
As well as extending the drawbar on the trailer (which I bought as a kit at a very reasonable price) and doing some of the wiring for it, I'm having a bit of a crack at the rudder assembly. Also keeping at the deck fittings: chainplate slots are cut, headstay end assembly chosen, cleats for halyards and sheets bought....and I keep looking at the mast and boom. That's all I can bring myself to do to them. I'll have to deal with them sort of as a separate project because it is all so foreign to me...I know I can do it, but I can't do it while also doing other things.
The timber looks so grotty because it has had epoxy on it and spot sanded for refinement of shape.



The downhaul line begins with a knot in the hole and ventures into the off-set channel there, emerging on the other side to go over a pulley, and then to a fairlead and a block etc. This is obviously all in the rough at the moment. Have to get back into epoxy/sticky/watch the temperature mode, and also draw up the pintles etc to hang it all on the very non-standard rudder post.




The downhaul is only visible at the front when the rudder is raised as below. You can see that the swivel at the moment is a drill bit. I may have to do better than that.



This grisly shot shows the off-set groove, the two pulleys and the aft end of the box and rudder. The right-hand pulley is for the uphaul, which will start at a saddle. Edges will be treated to a roundover bit before epoxying. The whole assembly stands nearly 1400 tall.

Looking good Rob.

On a totally different subject now and again you show us glimpses of your workshop, thanks.

Do you allow tourists?

Anybody that spends a bit of time making things with wood has a workspace that is interesting for other woodworkers, I think. This one is always a bit of a mess, but a happy one. I'm a bit shy about including much of it in the images because this is a boat building forum, not an expo of my workshop. I don't do much of the boat work in it because it is a bit small, and most of that sort of gear is in another place. But it's good for small sub-assemblies like the rudder.

A nice bench that has a surface that is flat and of good material focusses the mind a bit when you want to produce something a bit finer than normal, I think. The one in these shots is seldom totally free of clutter, but it stays nice, and I never bring a machine to it (maybe other than a cordless drill). Even my 'rough' bench in the other workshop will generally be protected by a piece of MDF or something if I'm using power tools. I don't think I've seen its top since I started this boat! A bit of leather is good to have around the place too, either to protect the work or the bench. I guess the bench shown above is more than ten years old now.

The bench itself is a fairly traditional one, but without a tool well (which, when I had one I always used to fill with shavings and clutter) and sized big enough so that I can work on a Double Bass, but not so big that I'd have to take a cut lunch when going around the back. The steel bench dogs in sloped rectangular holes are absolutely fantastic, turning the whole top into an extension of the shoulder vise.

Some of my favorite tools I have made myself too, including about a dozen small bronze planes, and lots of special knives. I use these most days and they give me much pleasure.

Originally Posted by rob540

I'm a bit shy about including much of it in the images because this is a boat building forum, not an expo of my workshop.

Bad luck Rob. I feel a new thread coming on.... show us yer shop

Well, perhaps my shyness in this instance is more broadly based than I claimed, but whatever Darce, it is a triumph that we have tempted you back onto this thread!

I've got a title for you Rob.........drum roll............A Luthiers Lair.

bit obvious really.......leave it with me for a bit I can do better, I can really.