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13th January 2024, 08:25 PM
Thread: Rotting Wood
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where wood is rotten, it's gotta go. Can't...
where wood is rotten, it's gotta go.
Can't restore strength to something which is no longer wood.
surface blemishes & traces... probably / might be able to kill it. Or not...
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12th January 2024, 05:51 PM
Thread: Rotting Wood
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Sept '23 update / query. But yes, I've been...
Sept '23 update / query.
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12th January 2024, 02:18 PM
Thread: Rotting Wood
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this might be a bit late for you, but.... Chemo...
this might be a bit late for you, but....
Chemo Therapy for Rot - Dave Carnell (simplicityboats.com)
Dave would be on the high side of 100 y/o if he's still going - a long-retired chemical... -
12th August 2019, 09:34 PM
Thread: Points of view respectfully sought.
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"Mayfly" is easy to look up & guess at its...
"Mayfly" is easy to look up & guess at its behaviour on the water. There's quite a bit of info on the web on sailing them too.
"a fifteen-foot vee shaped hull" could mean almost anything from a... -
19th January 2018, 01:39 PM
Thread: Clayton Bay 144LV - 12ft plywood kayak
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428026 Pic for Bogart
428026 Pic for Bogart
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31st December 2017, 09:43 PM
Thread: Hartley Vixen 17 Build
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great news, a great build, and some very...
great news, a great build, and some very user-friendly mods. :2tsup:
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8th May 2017, 01:47 AM
Thread: Paulownia/cedar fishing ski
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If you aren't 100% sure of where the cockpit...
If you aren't 100% sure of where the cockpit edges will be, maybe put some cedar highlights inside the cockpit & avoid highlighting something which may change afterwards?
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6th May 2017, 05:56 PM
Thread: Paulownia/cedar fishing ski
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Looking good Bob.
Looking good Bob.
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15th March 2017, 07:32 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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15th March 2017, 12:40 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Some wiggle room Alex...two toes & my eyelids. ...
Some wiggle room Alex...two toes & my eyelids.
But that's a start. I can expand on that with time. :)
Thankyou PAR for that extensive explanation.
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9th March 2017, 12:44 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Unforunately I made the mistake of telling The...
Unforunately I made the mistake of telling The Boss that, if this works, Eth'l stays, and, if it doesn't work, Eth'l goes.
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7th March 2017, 10:34 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Met another Alexandrina Sailing Assoc member a...
Met another Alexandrina Sailing Assoc member a few weeks ago on what may have been Eth'l's last sail under gaff ketch rig.
Ethel has/had some annoying vices.
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18th January 2017, 12:23 AM
Thread: Radiata Pine for canal boat
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If you use treated pine, then rot won't be a...
If you use treated pine, then rot won't be a problem.
Radiata grows quickly & is therefore not as strong as slower growing species with tighter growth rings.
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12th January 2017, 01:00 AM
Thread: Gearbox question, claemarine 1xe
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was there anything useful at Old Marine Engine...
was there anything useful at Old Marine Engine ?
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8th November 2016, 10:28 PM
Thread: new goose build in utah
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Hi Kyle As you've probably noticed there's not...
Hi Kyle
As you've probably noticed there's not much MIK activity in here these days.
Most has moved to Michael's FaceBook pages.
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8th November 2016, 10:09 PM
Thread: B and B Moccasin Vs Jem Laker
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G'day FairDink Have paddled Bob's Laker - it's a...
G'day FairDink
Have paddled Bob's Laker - it's a nice little boat. Pleasingly quick for such a short boat.
Suggest you delete the raised seat & sit on the bottom for more stable feel. Layer up a... -
8th November 2016, 09:28 PM
Thread: Herring dingy design by Ira Einsteen
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Nice little boat that.
Nice little boat that.
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8th November 2016, 09:23 PM
Thread: Advice: Screw drive type
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May I suggest that the robustness or otherwise of...
May I suggest that the robustness or otherwise of the drive is probably the least of your concerns.
Any drive can be cleaned out. A fine pointed metal skewer or 3mm flat screwdriver will dig most... -
13th June 2016, 08:46 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Well, I (eventually) finished the longer tiller &...
Well, I (eventually) finished the longer tiller & repaired the tiller extension.
No pics - seen one, seen 'em all.
Headed down to Clayton Bay about 3 weeks ago to test it all out.
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7th June 2016, 03:44 AM
Thread: Design Software wanted
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I've done a fair bit with Gregg Carlson's "Hulls"...
I've done a fair bit with Gregg Carlson's "Hulls" proggy.
Not as ... sophisticated as some, but intuitive & effective at producing panels.
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G'day Laurie It depends on whether public...
G'day Laurie
It depends on whether public visibility of the pics is more (or less) important than the boat.
No discussion board site claims to have unlimited storage space or permanency.
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18th April 2016, 01:26 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5MHvUjsfjc ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5MHvUjsfjc
OzGoose at 10.3 kts
near enough 20 km/h
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyqGCYHu9ik
OzGoose at 12 kts
road works speed limit = 25 kp/h
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15th April 2016, 12:14 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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9.4 km/h peak 9.2+ km/h sustained for several...
9.4 km/h peak
9.2+ km/h sustained for several minutes.
With a rolling following wake...
That extra 1.5 km/h or so took a *lot* of extra wind & straining to achieve.
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11th April 2016, 01:54 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Thankyou all for your kind words. I was a bit...
Thankyou all for your kind words.
I was a bit rough with the belt sander in a couple of places.
As hoped, the matt+grit deck paint turned a 10M paint job into a 2M one. :D
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3rd April 2016, 05:41 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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That's a given anyway Alex. I'd like a little...
That's a given anyway Alex.
I'd like a little more stability, a little more speed, a little more simplicity, etc, etc... Sound familiar?..
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1st April 2016, 07:45 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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I should probably sell while she looks so good. ...
I should probably sell while she looks so good.
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31st March 2016, 10:58 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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375748 1st gunn'l on with daughter's...
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1st gunn'l on with daughter's assistance.
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29th March 2016, 11:08 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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No need Paul. Found a couple of dings while I...
No need Paul.
Found a couple of dings while I was trying to clean up some marks.
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28th March 2016, 11:42 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Using yesterday's semi-hardened roller cover & a...
Using yesterday's semi-hardened roller cover & a brush, I've improved the paint job from a 10M finish to a 2M finish.
Happy with that.
Will remove tapes in an hour or so (touch-dry).
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27th March 2016, 11:40 PM
Thread: Gwen 12 Plan
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Care to post a scan of them here Chris?
Care to post a scan of them here Chris?
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27th March 2016, 11:04 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Wasn't really sure whether to go Opal White or...
Wasn't really sure whether to go Opal White or Cream, so I bought both.
Unfortunately (?) Norglass don't do cream and opal white in the same product.
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20th March 2016, 10:59 PM
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Those Sabot drawings look very old. Might be...
Those Sabot drawings look very old.
Might be the original MacGregor drawings.
All Australian boats for the last 50 years or more have buoyancy boxes front & rear.
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20th March 2016, 06:31 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Progress, after many weeks stoppage. Been...
Progress, after many weeks stoppage.
Been picking away at sanding the deck in that time, but no real impetus due to hot weather & general malaise.
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20th February 2016, 11:38 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Saw you'd bent on that sail Alex. Didn't think...
Saw you'd bent on that sail Alex.
Didn't think it had been two years...
Been a Norglass convert since the first kayak I applied it to.
Kicking myself around the room ATM.
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20th February 2016, 12:42 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Waaaayyyyyyyy over canvassed. While the wind...
Waaaayyyyyyyy over canvassed.
While the wind was in the high teens around Rat Is & Mundoo Channel, I hung onto the main waiting for it to die down.
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20th February 2016, 12:53 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Hi Alex Finished the rudder assemblies & fitted...
Hi Alex
Finished the rudder assemblies & fitted them to the boat.
Gave it a trial sail on a day that blew up to 30+km/h instead of dying down to 10-15 as forecast...
Track attached. 38km in... -
26th December 2015, 11:33 PM
Thread: doing something to a TS16
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Interesting. This bloke has built pretty much...
Interesting.
This bloke has built pretty much what I intended.
Same thought processes about the end product.
Apparently it works very well too.
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23rd November 2015, 12:19 AM
Thread: 'Stugoats' GIS build
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Not Penetrol I think - seems to me to be an...
Not Penetrol I think - seems to me to be an oil-based formulation to assist "oil" paints to flow.
Would likely act as a barrier to epoxy bonding to the timber cells rather than an aid.
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23rd November 2015, 12:07 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Picking away at it. 364120 Didn't realise...
Picking away at it.
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Didn't realise until I started profiling the rudder blade that I'd grabbed the 10mm ply instead of 12mm. :doh:
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27th October 2015, 04:23 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Thanks Paul Trying to re-use / adapt existing...
Thanks Paul
Trying to re-use / adapt existing hardware while retaining a simple back-out option.
Were I starting from scratch, I'd do exactly as you suggest.
Already have a suitable foil in the... -
26th October 2015, 11:15 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Got started on a larger rudder. The easiest job...
Got started on a larger rudder. The easiest job first.
Using the original blade as the core (roughly outlined) & adding about 250mm to the bottom.
Will be 24mm thick Pollock section, 550 x 350. ... -
24th October 2015, 01:54 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Eth'l not finished, but reassembled over two...
Eth'l not finished, but reassembled over two evenings hard labour, for a day on the water out of Clayton Bay with my sister last Saturday. Worth every minute of the work. Couldn't have asked for a...
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19th September 2015, 08:43 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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They're on. Only problem encountered was a #10...
They're on.
Only problem encountered was a #10 screw which snuck into the #8 tin.
Of course it was the screw I drove into the very end of one rail...
Eucalypt is very hard, so it caused a... -
19th September 2015, 12:23 AM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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Well, I googled Tas Oak & it came up as good...
Well, I googled Tas Oak & it came up as good steam bending.
Picked up 4 lengths of 20x8 because it will be more stable than 20x12 on edge, and bend easier than 20x16.
Popped it into the... -
16th September 2015, 11:04 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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thanks Mark never occurred to me to check if it...
thanks Mark
never occurred to me to check if it was suitable for steaming.
seems my other to-hand species (oregon) isn't recommended either.
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16th September 2015, 10:35 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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G'day Mark I just pulled the numbers from a...
G'day Mark
I just pulled the numbers from a couple of old postings here & over on woodenboat.
I've no idea really. :?
Is it worth having another stab at those two pieces, or would they be too... -
16th September 2015, 08:28 PM
Thread: New Toy - Hybrid Ethel III
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update. picking away at bits & pieces.... ...
update. picking away at bits & pieces....
hatch cover for forward buoyancy compartment. :)
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Inspired by PAR's recent launch, I thought I'd have a go at toe rails.
Ethel has a very... -
27th August 2015, 11:51 PM
Thread: Check a US Lumber Price?
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Wot PAR said. I bought a second-hand...
Wot PAR said.
I bought a second-hand thicknesser/planer to complement my table saw (Triton Mk3) .
Rip scantlings oversize from stock on the Triton, then plane them to size.
Have done this with... -
24th August 2015, 02:06 PM
Thread: Check a US Lumber Price?
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I suspect getting them milled to size has added...
I suspect getting them milled to size has added to the cost appreciably.
Have you priced standard stock sizes with a view to reducing them to required dimensions?
You might be able to pick up a...