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    Thanks to Mik and others for the comments. I...

    Thanks to Mik and others for the comments. I waited until I had something useful to report back. I'm posting this in case it helps somebody else.

    Having slept on it and thought hard about Mik's...
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    TEMPORARY outrigger

    Thanks to Mik and others for the comments. I waited until I had something useful to report back. I'm posting this in case it helps somebody else.

    Having slept on it and thought hard about Mik's...
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    In case Mik's reading this

    I've just re-read Mik's instructions. The Whole Point is Not to Point the Boat Into the Wind. Right, got it at last.
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    Success!!

    Well, actually two steps forward, one step back.

    I built a temporary water ballast system. I really appreciated Mik's advice, but want a foolproof way of getting back in, that didn't rely on...
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    Fab, will have another go

    This looks great, thanks Mik. I will have another go next weekend, and report back.
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    Hell yes, I was totally warned about that....

    Hell yes, I was totally warned about that. Actually, I don't find it too hard to sail (30 minutes total so far, 10 of which were in a 15 mph wind, which was great). The chances of capsizing in the...
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    Over the stern?

    Thanks Ian. I tried that, and tried climbing in over the bows. The only other comments I've seen say: use the wind against the sales to counterbalance your weight, or 'somebody else was there to...
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    How to get into a Beth after a capsize?

    I've now sailed my Beth three times, and loved it. Highly recommended. But I don't how to get back in after a capsize without help.

    Righting it is easy. Getting into after that seems impossible...
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    Beginner Sails Beth

    Thanks very much to Mik Storer. The $100 I spent on the plans for Beth must be the best value I've got from anything for a long while.

    I don't know how to post videos, but here are links to two...
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    Thanks Rob

    Thanks for the encouragement, and the pix. I know your boat Yuanfen very well - I've read all your posts, and looked at all your pictures. They have been very helpful. And encouraging. I think that ...
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    Planer and 20' lengths

    As usual I rushed, and only skimmed the responses above. I now see two things:

    B.o.a.t suggested I buy or borrow a planer/thicknesser. Hmm. I bought a saw table, and have thrown the packaging...
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    Yup, have bought a table saw - a little late

    Thanks for all the answers. Over the phone, the lumber yard guessed that out of the US$550, only US$100 was for the machining. But I went out and bought a table saw, and half a dozen lengths of 8'...
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    Check a US Lumber Price?

    I'm slowly making a Beth sailing canoe, here in New York.

    I just got quoted US $520 for the timber for the rudder, and the two masts, two yards, and two booms.

    Milled to the sizes shown on...
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    Superb

    Surely some student's head has already been in there at least once
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    Carlins, and Fist of Ham Strikes Again

    I've put the carlins on. All good, but as usual, SNAFU - systems normal, all fouled up.

    No pictures, but the following happened:

    I glued in the carlins one lamination at a time, the same way...
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    Thanks for all the encouragement

    Thanks to all. I started fitting the carlins tonight, and will add more pics later. Happy sailing and canoeing! Cheers
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    An idea when making the centre-board

    Here's the glass cloth being epoxied to my centreboard.


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    This is the way that Mik says to do it (by now, I'm following instructions, no more going off-piste.)

    As you can see, you...
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    Making the Centreboard

    This is all new to me, so what I'm saying here will only be of use to other beginners.

    Making the centreboard seemed like it was going to be a tough job. It wasn't.

    I made the center-board...
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    Think about where to cut hatch holes

    I wanted waterproof hatches in bulkheads three and four, because that creates waterproof stowage compartments, and it means less water to bail out after a capsize.

    The first time I cut the holes...
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    Make those sides SQUARE

    When I glued the sides on, I also didn't get them square, or 90 degrees to the bottom. The sides ended up leaning in slightly towards the top. You can see this a little in the picture of the stem...
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    Next Mistake - Stem and Stern Posts

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    Mik's instructions, if I remember right: glue the stem and stern posts to the sides , before you glue the sides to the bottom.

    I decided to fit the posts AFTER I had glued the...
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    Great thanks for the reassurance

    That was good to hear, thanks.

    OK on with more pix of mistakes. I'm dooing this because this is the best way I can contribute.
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    First and Worst Cock-up

    I glued one of the sides to the bottom about two inches out of place. I took this picture much later, after I had fitted the bulkheads, but it makes it easy to see the problem.

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    Beginner Blunders Thru Beth

    I’m building a Beth in Brooklyn, New York, and I’m very grateful to Mik for creating the plans, and the beautiful instructions that go with them. I’ve never done anything like this before, and it has...
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