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    I milestone indeed! Congratulations on a great...

    I milestone indeed! Congratulations on a great looking boat, and good luck with the launch!

    pontus
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    I cut out my panels with a japanese pull saw, as...

    I cut out my panels with a japanese pull saw, as I enjoy working with hand tools. Trim to the line with a hand plane as surlyone says. For an outboard I think that you have the right idea with the...
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    Looking good! Pontus

    Looking good!
    Pontus
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    Most of the GIS chat has moved to Facebook these...

    Most of the GIS chat has moved to Facebook these days. There are 605 members of the GIS group, John Goodman in Texans (builder of the first GIS) and Simon (planingaround.blogspot.com) in Florida just...
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    Thanks! ...

    Thanks!


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    Looks good! ...

    Looks good!


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    It floats right side up! ...

    It floats right side up!



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    I'm sure that they will hold. Good luck on...

    I'm sure that they will hold.

    Good luck on your build!

    Pontus


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    I've looked at the second picture for quite some...

    I've looked at the second picture for quite some time and can't make heads or tail of it. The way you've did it so far looks just right. When I mounted my inwales, I added glue to both sides of the...
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    The frames, as per plan, goes all the way to the...

    The frames, as per plan, goes all the way to the shear line and a cut out is made for the inwales. Some people have made their frames slightly shorter in order to hide them behind a cut out in the...
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    The boat looks good! I added a similarly sized...

    The boat looks good! I added a similarly sized piece of wood to my stem (mine was 8mm thick) and made it as round as possible. Looks pointy enough to my eye and was easy to get the 50mm glass fibre...
  12. That's the way it's supposed to be, so no...

    That's the way it's supposed to be, so no worries.


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    The GIS foils has, as far as I have understood,...

    The GIS foils has, as far as I have understood, proven to be very efficient and I would not deviate from the plans. I am also a Buehler fan (a Big Mel with the GIS as deck boat would be nice), but a)...
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    PAR's method sounds really good. With a 2x4 on...

    PAR's method sounds really good. With a 2x4 on each side there is no risk of taking off too much and if you use a hand plane everything will happen slow enough for you to feel in control (or set the...
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    I have been working on the boat..

    Since the last post I have actually been doing quite a bit of building, although I have been slow posting it here. Seat tops are glued in, the missing sidearms fitted and glued in place, the first...
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    Hi Wolfgang, Try posting in the "Michael Storer...

    Hi Wolfgang,
    Try posting in the "Michael Storer boat plans" group instead or even better in the GIS Facebook group if you want someone to answer your GIS related questions. My suggestion is to buy...
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    Feeling confident that I will have the boat ready...

    Feeling confident that I will have the boat ready by next summer, I totally blew my budget by buying a brand new trailer. Prizes are always a bit better in autumn since the dealers want to avoid...
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    Sounds like you have a nice little boat...

    Sounds like you have a nice little boat collection! I too very much like rowing, our current boat is a Terhi Saiman, which while being very much not made from wood is quite nice. Two pairs of oars...
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    GIS beach cruising mods

    Hi Allan!
    I am building a GIS and have no experience of sailing one. That said, I have been sailing small boats for all my life and being an academic read almost everything that has been written...
  20. Thanks! Pontus

    Thanks!

    Pontus
  21. I'm happy to announce that my goat now is 3D....

    I'm happy to announce that my goat now is 3D. Glue went on the bottom today. No official name yet. In Gothenburg, Sweden. /Pontus


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    Gluing went well. Much easier than anticipated....

    Gluing went well. Much easier than anticipated. Routing out the limber holes in the bulkheads on the other hand.. The day after I did it I understood that I should have routed from one of the sides,...
  23. It was intended as a joke, trying to continue on...

    It was intended as a joke, trying to continue on Alan's great tale. The sight of three goats together is really inspiring. I hope that we can get something like that arranged on this side of the pond...
  24. They seems to be in the wrong order.. You make it...

    They seems to be in the wrong order.. You make it look as you were actually pulling ahead of the other boats....

    Pontus
  25. Great pictures! Pontus

    Great pictures!

    Pontus
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    I'm very happy that I didn't have any glue on...

    I'm very happy that I didn't have any glue on yesterday evening. What a mess that would have created! Glue will be added in a couple of days. I also didn't pre-coat the parts with epoxy. While I...
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    Found it!

    The boat is now 3D (without glue).
    It took some time, but it went together without any major problems. It sure looks pretty to me.
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    It's never been this close..

    .. to 3D. After 3 years of intermittent building I now have a completed flat pack, including mast, rudder and foils. A bit of sanding and some epoxy pre-coating and it's time to assemble the boat. My...
  29. The trailer looks perfect. Looking forward to see...

    The trailer looks perfect. Looking forward to see your GIS take shape


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  30. Hi mxP! So your idea is to have stain, epoxy and...

    Hi mxP!
    So your idea is to have stain, epoxy and varnish on the outside of the boat? Paint on the bow and around the chines? The paint will make it possible to fair over the glass fibre tape, so...
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    The mast is now assembled, planed and sanded to...

    The mast is now assembled, planed and sanded to shape, and coated with its first layer of epoxy. Next step if planing and glueing the chinelogs, and after that it's pre-coating time (if I can keep...
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    Had a look at your blog (now bookmarked). The...

    Had a look at your blog (now bookmarked). The boat is coming together very nicely, and I am very envious of your working place. I really liked the use of the handrail as a support for gluing the...
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    Thanks Mik! There's a reason I don't show any...

    Thanks Mik! There's a reason I don't show any close ups, but I think I'm doing a good enough job to end up with a boat I will enjoy owning. I certainly enjoy building it.
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    Centreboard box is almost ready, have to coat the...

    Centreboard box is almost ready, have to coat the insides with epoxy before I glue the two halves together. I tested the un-glassed board in it and there seems to be enough space there for two layers...
  35. She sure is

    She sure is
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    I am slowly moving towards the 3D moment. Foils...

    I am slowly moving towards the 3D moment. Foils are ready for glass and epoxy, centreboard box is ready to be glued together and summertime with long light evenings is here adding to available time...
  37. Easiest way to get in contact with both John and...

    Easiest way to get in contact with both John and Mik is through the Goat Island Skiff Facebook group. It's (maybe unfortunately as some people avoid Fb like the plague) where the most action is...
  38. Looks great, and what a nice idea to build...

    Looks great, and what a nice idea to build together with other people building different boats. Must speed up the process immensely. Looking forward to seeing your progress with your goat.
    Pontus...
  39. Congratulations!

    Congratulations!
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    As far as I understand you don't have to, but...

    As far as I understand you don't have to, but most people seems to do it and it really can't hurt.

    Pontus
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    I still have some troubles understanding what is...

    I still have some troubles understanding what is going on with your boat. Was it the centreboard case that was too long all the time, or was the bulkhead too far forward and the centreboard case the...
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    Congratulations! The Goat looks really nice and...

    Congratulations!
    The Goat looks really nice and seeing you sail in that small dam put a smile on my face as well.

    Pontus
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    If the distance is too short since bulkhead two...

    If the distance is too short since bulkhead two is too far backwards, your boat will be a bit pointier at the front. Won't matter that much. If on the other hand bulkhead three is too far forward,...
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    Looks good! Pontus

    Looks good!

    Pontus
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    Calculating from the drawings, the distance...

    Calculating from the drawings, the distance between bulkhead 2 and the forward most part of the centreboard case should be 541mm. Accounting for the thickness of one bulkhead and roddyhd1's 534mm...
  46. The bow eye: I am quite sure you want to mount it...

    The bow eye: I am quite sure you want to mount it over the forward deck. No good to have holes in the water tight compartment, and you will at some point want to be able to reach the fasteners.
    The...
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    Good ply is light, void free ply. Gaboon is...

    Good ply is light, void free ply. Gaboon is something like 30% lighter than ordinary marine ply. Since the ply makes up a big part of the total weight of the finished boat, savings here makes a...
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    Hi Ciao, Michael is also on the GIS Facebook...

    Hi Ciao,
    Michael is also on the GIS Facebook page almost every day. https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoatIslandSkiff/ along with 250 other GIS builder/sailers/wannabes who are glad to answer...
  49. Hi again Tom and welcome to this side of the Goat...

    Hi again Tom and welcome to this side of the Goat community as well!
    I agree with Northstar's comments, you'd better scrape of paint and caulking and replace it with epoxy. See if the gunwales gets...
  50. Looks great! Well done! Pontus

    Looks great! Well done!

    Pontus
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