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    OzRacerRV build in Texas

    Hi Ya'll and greetings from the great state of Texas!

    I am starting another boat build and it's an OzRacer RV. This boat is being built this winter for the next Texas 200 event in June 2014.
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    Here are my oval hatches in action. Mine are...

    Here are my oval hatches in action. Mine are built the same as you describe and work great. I have replaced the gaskets 1 time after 2 sailing seasons due to some nics and cuts on the gaskets.

    OK...
  3. Here are 2 links that show the mizzen and main...

    Here are 2 links that show the mizzen and main mast boxes. If I had to do it again I would find some fiberglass or carbon pipe/tubing and use them as sleeves instead of building boxes. Clint Chase...
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    Don't let you wife read this it might cost you a...

    Don't let you wife read this it might cost you a lot of money!!!

    I am moving to a another house and building a new garage. It's 24'wx32'deep, which is big enough to store my GIS and Hapscut with...
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    I looked for a bolt on tongue but could not find...

    I looked for a bolt on tongue but could not find one long enough to clear the mini-vans rear door. I had to be able to open the rear van door for two reasons.
    1) I always forget something after all...
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    --------------------------------------- I have...

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    I have this trailer from Harbor Freight: Its the one in the picture and a can of spray paint got it to match the boats color.

    950 Lb. Capacity Foldable 4...
  7. We just sold out home and it's large garage where...

    We just sold out home and it's large garage where we built our GIS. Now I have to find a rental shed for GIR and Hapscut until we can get moved back into our other house. (after renovations)

    Good...
  8. I have always wanted to go to a nail salon and...

    I have always wanted to go to a nail salon and ask for a 20% discount and then show them my 8 finger nails. Just haven't had to nerve to do it.

    (lost tips of 2 fingers in a car alternator) Yeah...
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    From one GIS yawl owner to another,...

    From one GIS yawl owner to another, congratulations on a great looking GIS yawl.

    In one of your pictures of the daggerboard I see an oar in the background with an attached oar lock that seem to...
  10. "Yeah, that's the camera idea. Toss it in, hope...

    "Yeah, that's the camera idea. Toss it in, hope it doesn't sink, and sail around it. Some close passes, like when they film surfers from in the water. It would be fun to deploy out in the ocean. ...
  11. Glad to hear another yawl is being built. GIR was...

    Glad to hear another yawl is being built. GIR was the first yawl GIS to be finished, but Clint Chase has made some very good improvements to the mast steps so be sure to check the latest on his...
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    "I think I cut the arms a little short on...

    "I think I cut the arms a little short on bulkhead #3"

    All the bulkhead arms should go to the top of the plywood/sheer. That way they tuck into the gunnel for strength. I have seen one GIS that...
  13. Mid-sheeting boom

    I am dropping a good picture of GIR into the boom conversation. GIR has a mid-boom attachment point and in the picture you can easily see the boom and yard flexing. The boom is bending in at least 2...
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    Here is how we built GIR's western red cedar...

    Here is how we built GIR's western red cedar inwale spacers, using a drill press and sanding bands. We borrowed the drill press and bought the cylinder sanding bands & tools from a local fine...
  15. ARGHHHH Mateys! I will taunt all ye pirate goats...

    ARGHHHH Mateys! I will taunt all ye pirate goats by flying da GIS burgee from the highest peak of the yard on me none goat ship. If ya can catch me, board me and scuttle my mighty ship, that is when...
  16. I will see both of you there. John G GIR...

    I will see both of you there.

    John G


    GIR & GAZ
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    Paulie, Watch my video with my wife and I sailing...

    Paulie, Watch my video with my wife and I sailing GIR. We rolled to windward a times before we separate to opposite sides of the boat. If you fast forward to 7:00 you will see a windward roll then we...
  18. OozeGoose Vid

    Here is a video of the OozeGoose sailing in the Texas 200.

    She has 2 people on board with 1 week of camping supplies.

    OozeGoose.AVI - YouTube

    Happy Sailing
  19. I think it's a information problem between the...

    I think it's a information problem between the easily posted items on Facebook verses managing a website. Some people don't do Facebook and others have gotten busy and don't have time to post.
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  20. Andy said that the mizzen was too large and was...

    Andy said that the mizzen was too large and was rounding the boat up too often. He said the mizzen was about 27sqft, my Hapscut (19.5ft long) has a mizzen of 23sqft while my GIS is at 15sqft.

    His...
  21. Thread: Texas GIS

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    Have not posted in a while since I have been...

    Have not posted in a while since I have been building a new design from Jim Michalak called Hapscut. GIR is still getting sailed by me and the kids, but my wife wanted a cruiser with some shade and...
  22. Thread: Olympics

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    I started sailing a Tornado in 1972 on USA 41. My...

    I started sailing a Tornado in 1972 on USA 41. My own boat USA 471 cost about $3500 in 1974. A new Tornado can cost $30,000 when rigged out and if you want to compete on the International level you...
  23. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    The forward block is right above the rear edge of...

    The forward block is right above the rear edge of the middle seat. The rear block is about 10" behind that. Sorry the mosquitoes are so bad tonight I am not going back outside to measure, maybe...
  24. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    I have changed my mainsheet a little since you...

    I have changed my mainsheet a little since you last saw it. I found I had too many blocks compared to the load on the sail. The attached picture is how I sailed the boat on a 3 day cruise last month....
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    [QUOTE=woodeneye;1064583]During the week I was...

    [QUOTE=woodeneye;1064583]During the week I was talking to my brother who lives in New Plymouth NZ and we were discussing his prospects for sailing on the w/e. He races a Paper Tiger every Saturday...
  26. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Rob, I know someone out there has notched the...

    Rob, I know someone out there has notched the transom so the mast can rest "inside" the transom. I have seen the picture just can't locate it tonight.

    When the wind is dead and the water flat, I...
  27. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Yes it is the GIS North American Championship...

    Yes it is the GIS North American Championship Burgee! The other is from the 2011 Sail Oklahoma Messabout held at Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma. Great fun!
  28. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    It's the tension in the snotter that allows for...

    It's the tension in the snotter that allows for the sail rotation. The mast does not rotate. I had my snotter loose with just enough tension to pull the wrinkles in the leech tight but not bend the...
  29. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Used to mizzen to enter a downwind harbor and...

    Used to mizzen to enter a downwind harbor and dock. Dropped the main outside then sailed in under the mizzen right up to the dock going downwind. Pushed the sprit over hard (clew was facing into the...
  30. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    here is the picture of Mik and I reefing

    here is the picture of Mik and I reefing
  31. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    The other yawl sailor will chime in here: ...

    The other yawl sailor will chime in here:



    1.:aro-r: I am building a Jim Michalak, Hap's Cut and it has a solid square mizzen mast. If you can build a light weight mizzen mast using the same...
  32. Thread: Texas GIS

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    Check my post #394 for the product I used on GIR....

    Check my post #394 for the product I used on GIR. After 2 years of being on the boat my stickers still look good, including the letters on the bottom of the boat. I applied the vinyl directly to the...
  33. Thread: Texas GIS

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    I drilled holes thru the side of the boat just...

    I drilled holes thru the side of the boat just under the wale. The 3 fenders are hooked together with plastic wire ties. Then they are laced thru the holes in the side of the boat at the end of each...
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    My son is the only one I have seen use the "rear...

    My son is the only one I have seen use the "rear seat" for a long period of time. He sat back there for a couple of days steering the boat. If you weigh less than 100lbs and can fit under the tiller...
  35. Thread: Texas GIS

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    My training wheels are now offically off the boat...

    My training wheels are now offically off the boat and the holes have been filled! Now my GIS will look more normal? :2tsup:
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    I weighed mine as a "bare hull", which means (at...

    I weighed mine as a "bare hull", which means (at least to me); no hardware, all woodwork is complete, no paint or final vanish. When I finished my bare hull all the plywood had 2 coats of epoxy...
  37. Thread: Texas GIS

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    Squirt!

    I was editing my last video and I spotting something that was contributing to the amount of water that would get into my Goat. My training wheels, also known as fenders, are laced on thru some holes...
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    Note the location of the #3 reef points. I...

    Note the location of the #3 reef points. I lowered mine 12" from their original location to get a little more sail area and prevent the boom and yard tips from touching. With this set up the sail has...
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    sailing video

    I have put together this video of Mik and I sailing during the Texas 200. It shows the variety of wind and wave conditions we sailed in one day. It shows when we reefed, which reef we used and body...
  40. Thread: Texas GIS

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    New Sailing Video

    I just posted a new sailing video on YouTube. It is from my capsize on Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma.

    OK goat capsize.wmv - YouTube

    Enjoy!
  41. Thread: Texas GIS

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    Keep me posted. I would enjoy sailing up there...

    Keep me posted. I would enjoy sailing up there and showing you GIR.
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    2 goats sailing

    Posted a short video of Bob & I sailing on Lake Eufaula in the Oklahoma.

    Enjoy:2tsup:

    2 Goat Island Skiffs.wmv - YouTube
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    [QUOTE=davlafont;1386410]As told by Scott Widmier...

    [QUOTE=davlafont;1386410]As told by Scott Widmier on PDRacer.com: [edited for brevity]

    "still looked like he was going to win as I steered to avoid the photographer who was standing in the middle...
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    Sorry fellow sailors I have been busy with work...

    Sorry fellow sailors I have been busy with work and family matters. Finally got some sailing time in up in OK.

    I do have a round mast and round boom/yard. I keep the boom on the port side of the...
  45. Good video and I am honored to of been some...

    Good video and I am honored to of been some inspiration.

    There are some video's that show how some of the kayaks have built sea anchors and rigged them. For single handling I would think this...
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    [QUOTE=callsign222;1356305]It's got substantial...

    [QUOTE=callsign222;1356305]It's got substantial glue around the brace, but it's still cracking. I kind of started on the starboard side, but now I definitely see it on the port side too. Basically...
  47. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    Clint, I like the adjustments to the Yawl Rig...

    Clint,

    I like the adjustments to the Yawl Rig you have made. Keeping the water out of the front mast step is more of a maintenance issue than a sailing issue. Bigger drain tubes will help. When...
  48. Thread: GIS Yawl

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    My wife measured the sprit at 60 inches since I...

    My wife measured the sprit at 60 inches since I am back in southern CA. Clint made this sprit for me at the last minute before the 2010 Texas 200. If mine was 6 inches shorter I think it would still...
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    I set mine up based on gravity. The rudder...

    I set mine up based on gravity. The rudder gudgeons rest on top of the transom gudgeons.
    I have never seen my rudder ride up on the pin. That might be in part to where I have the lower safety pin...
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    Our hull weighs in at 64.55 kilos (142 pounds)....

    Our hull weighs in at 64.55 kilos (142 pounds). Do what you can to save weight. My wife and I had a hard time dragging GIR back to the water last weekend.
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