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    An old thread, but a worthy one. Since I have...

    An old thread, but a worthy one.

    Since I have designed a couple more rowing boats in the Drake Series, the Drake raceboat 18 and 20.
  2. Looks really great. Very interested in this board.

    Looks really great. Very interested in this board.
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    So they cannot sell the RF46101 with the soft...

    So they cannot sell the RF46101 with the soft shackle anymore because of copyright issues.

    They can sell the one with the metal shackle...it costs about 3x as much!

    :(
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    Found out that indeed Ronstan is discontinuing...

    Found out that indeed Ronstan is discontinuing their ratchet blocks :(
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    Missed this thread. That was the first GIS kit I...

    Missed this thread. That was the first GIS kit I sent out I think. I wonder if David built the Rig.
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    RF46101 Ronstan Ratchet Block

    I outfit a lot of my boats with these auto ratchet blocks. They were spec'd on the GIS plans. THat is when I was introduced to them. Now they are to be discontinued by Ronstan. Does anyone know about...
  7. Thread: Box Boom Update

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    Clint's Box Boom

    I cut parts to and glued the ladder frame Friday. The boom will be ~55x87 done with Eastern White Spruce staves and 1/8" Okoume ply with doublers in a couple spots.

    I'm going to do a last sail...
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    That's why I want a nice roundover on my boom...

    That's why I want a nice roundover on my boom edges! At lease 1/4" roundover.
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    Latest Box Boom

    Bump...Joost built his. Hoping to get an update. I am waiting for some feedback. Happy to build mine and add data to the matrix!
  10. Thread: Box Boom Update

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    Box booms

    I am yanking BLEAT from long term storage Mon am and starting the new boom. I need to settle on a design. MIK's latest boom is a monster and the one he first suggested to me seems like it will be...
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    Just to reiterate, there's no guarantee that ply...

    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...
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    tank access

    Please note: I am no longer making homemade ply hatches for my tank tops but using the Bomar hatch, screw in types and locating the hatches on tank tops rather than bulkheads. Keep an eye on those...
  13. Did you consider the MSD rowboat?

    Did you consider the MSD rowboat?
  14. Thread: Box Boom Update

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    Box Boom Update

    I plan to make a rectangular box boom for my Goat for this season.

    I am drawing them into my rigs now and here is an example. I think this may be the best way to get a stiff wood boom for loose...
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    Are there 2013 calendars still available? I still...

    Are there 2013 calendars still available? I still have to get mine! :)
  16. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    The graphite-epoxy bottom is nice, but I don't...

    The graphite-epoxy bottom is nice, but I don't have enough miles to report out on whether it is worthwhile or not.

    I have not found an issue with tiller restricted movement due to mizzen. I was...
  17. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    More YAWL adventures

    Lots of fun yesterday at the annual Maine TSCA meet up. My first sail in the Goat this year. Made a few tweaks to rig...downhaul is good now, seized the throat of the sail to yard and getting better...
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    No problem with grain orientation in the wedges?...

    No problem with grain orientation in the wedges? It seems like the wedge would be quite weak because the long edge grain is perp. to wedge.

    Good job on progress!
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    Northeastern Goats

    There are a few of us nearby, Christophe in Concord area, I am in Arundel/Biddeford/Portland and Paul in CT. There was another Goater in your area. Welcome!
  20. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Mast boots

    I made a first attempt at fashioning canvas mast boots for my main and mizzen. The fit was not great, my geometry was off, and the canvas was too stiff.

    The photos should show what I am after....
  21. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Hey MIK, I sanded it for sure, but clearly not...

    Hey MIK, I sanded it for sure, but clearly not well enough. But it is possible the larch I used for the step moved a bunch and the check in the grain let water in. I think it was both.

    I'm good...
  22. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Getting back to My GIS

    Had a glue failure in the aluminum tube used to seal off the mast step area from the fwd tank, so I have re sealed it. Lost the ability for the tube to drain though. Making canvas boots for the masts...
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    One of the things I think about with crossed...

    One of the things I think about with crossed hands is that the seat height and gunwale/oarlock height relationship is key. In Drake, where I sit low and the locks are pretty high for knee clearance...
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    Now we are talking my expertise...building stuff....

    Now we are talking my expertise...building stuff. When I teach strongbacks, I have the students let me know they are done. Then I take my 205 lbs walk up to the work, grab hold of it and play king...
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    RE: crossed hands...Drake has none because it is...

    RE: crossed hands...Drake has none because it is designed for open water rowing. So I know what you mean. But in sheltered, calmer waters, I know I'd be more efficient in m y stroke with cross...
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    8 1/2 foot oars or even like 8'9" would work if...

    8 1/2 foot oars or even like 8'9" would work if you use crossed hands on the drive. That is nice.



    I was wondering about that cut away forefoot. What do you mean by "equalise" pressures on...
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    And LOA? I did not see that...BWL? Drake has 3...

    And LOA? I did not see that...BWL?

    Drake has 3 frames and the rest of the stations are moulds.

    With 3mm...I might keep all those frames in....????
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    Interesting!

    That is the hardest part.

    This looks like a very efficient boat to build. What is the spread, pin-to-pin, of the oarlocks?

    I too like a narrow flat bottom.

    I like how the aft end of the hull...
  29. Christophe....you don't know a lack of time until...

    Christophe....you don't know a lack of time until I see litte kids (not baby Goats) running circles around you and Allison! maybe baby goats are not in your future....

    Regarding the Maine boat,...
  30. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Hey I am all for functionality. But in this case...

    Hey I am all for functionality. But in this case the water is entering the fwd mast partner and not draining the step and then gets into the fwd tank. Putting a cap on the partner will help, but that...
  31. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    huh? You mean I shoulda done hatches in the top....

    huh? You mean I shoulda done hatches in the top. Yep, well I'll likely be cutting one to see what the heck I did!

    I like to look at these things as learning experiences. It does bring up the...
  32. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    My pride is hurting a little right now. The...

    My pride is hurting a little right now. The terrible sail on Sunday and discovery of the leaky fwd tank is a royal pain! I have a compressor and some fittings now to do a pressure test on the tank....
  33. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Thanks for rigging thoughts. I am distracted for...

    Thanks for rigging thoughts. I am distracted for now with some hull tuning left to do.

    Yesterday I found my self in 30kt conditions with big seas. I nearly capsized, but got the reefed sail down...
  34. Thread: GIS sail tweaking

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    One night after sailing, the Goat Brothers were...

    One night after sailing, the Goat Brothers were down at the waterfront. Christophe was helping me reattach my lower gudgeon. Then we played with the rig. We put mine up. I tensioned the downhaul and...
  35. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    HOLY, $%^&*(*&^% I want one of...

    HOLY, $%^&*(*&^% I want one of those!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Um, I think I may give these guys a call. I feel guilty. I should show this to my sailmaker here...he also makes a lot of...
  36. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Simon what weight do you use? Who was the...

    Simon what weight do you use? Who was the sailmaker?
  37. Thread: GIS sail tweaking

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    Taken by my father in law, Fred Osborn, father of...

    Taken by my father in law, Fred Osborn, father of Ellie and skipper of the Boston Whaler from which the photo was shot. I have the full size photo and it may be worth looking at several cropped...
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    Dennis, Dyneema/Spectra 7/64" to 1/8" stuff from...

    Dennis, Dyneema/Spectra 7/64" to 1/8" stuff from Sampson ropes.
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    Here is a blow up of a nice shot showing us in...

    Here is a blow up of a nice shot showing us in action
    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7681405856_16c992436a.jpg
    CandC_boomsflex by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr

    I am forgetting about my...
  40. Thread: GIS sail tweaking

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    Here is some data and a question My Yard...

    Here is some data and a question

    My Yard Dimensions (Eastern White Spruce)
    Diameters
    heel 46.8mm 1.80"
    block for halyard 50mm (1.96")
    (I placed my block as shown on plans about 1333mm or 52...
  41. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Bleat's throat is sliding currently (about to...

    Bleat's throat is sliding currently (about to fix, somehow) but the boom is solid and bendy currently. Downhaul is only 3:1 at this time, at best. Sail is custom soon to be refined. I have roach and...
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    Here is the link to 3 Billy Goats on my Flickr ...

    Here is the link to 3 Billy Goats on my Flickr

    http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7653977608_7e8fc2212c.jpg
    3 Goats at the Small Reach Regatta 2012 by Clint Chase Boatbuilder, on Flickr
  43. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    MAM, There was an upper portion the the crease...

    MAM, There was an upper portion the the crease that was there but MORE d'haul took care of it. The lower part -- from clew to first batten up (sometimes 2nd batten) is the problem.

    Incidentally,...
  44. Joost, thanks Indeed a definite issue is that...

    Joost, thanks

    Indeed a definite issue is that I need to fix the throat of the sail at the yard so that the downhaul tension is restricted to the luff and does not pull through the head of the sail...
  45. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Joost, thanks Indeed a definite issue is that...

    Joost, thanks

    Indeed a definite issue is that I need to fix the throat of the sail at the yard so that the downhaul tension is restricted to the luff and does not pull through the head of the sail...
  46. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    yes I plan to. He is mostly experience with...

    yes I plan to. He is mostly experience with Marconi high aspect racing rigs, but I may be assuming too much. We'll see after our meet up hopefully this weekend. The vast experience with the Goat in...
  47. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    One of the things I am debugging is a crease in...

    One of the things I am debugging is a crease in the sail.

    SRR 2012 - YouTube

    If you look at this video frozen at 19s. you can see a short crease from clew to the end of the first batten. No...
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    Quick hello here...I loved this SRR. We had more...

    Quick hello here...I loved this SRR. We had more fun this year I think than ever. The HERD of Goats not to mention the wonderful camaraderie this year (we have gotten to all know each other pretty...
  49. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Well it finally happened. I launched my very own...

    Well it finally happened. I launched my very own GIS, the "original" yawl. I love the boat and I love having the mizzen. Here is the HERD OF GOATS at the SRR.
    ...
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    Joost what do you rest your heels on when rowing?...

    Joost what do you rest your heels on when rowing? I need to think about this as I plan to row a lot. I want something removable.
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