Thread: First GIS in Chile

No name yet... but waterproof.
No mast yet... but can be used with oars.

Some photos rowing for the first time with my wife!

More people in the first day, my daughter Elisa who helped me while I was building the boat, and My in-laws

Wow!

Your GIS looks great!

Congratulations!

Hurrayyyy! Cool looking paint job. The guys in Oz are gonna love the hat.

Looks really nice on the inside too. Congrats. Did you make the oars? Are they 9 footers?

Congratulations, Juan.

--Clint

I chose the dark blue color with the white ribbon, I think the boat looks pretty "classic".

We are building a solid round mast on oregon pine, it will be ready in about 2 weeks, by the time the sail should be here. We have a little engine too, as the oars are a little bit too long and heavy (I used the recommended ones).

I hope this pictures give some enthusiasm to people to get in boatbuilding, I think there is nothing compared to sail in your own boat.

Saludos,

JC.

Thanks Bob and Clint!

The oars are the 9 foot ones, a little bit heavy to me... maybe I need some Vegemite!

I will go to Oz in sept. for some conferences and can get some there.

JC.

Juan, 9-footers are a minimum correct length in fact. If the oars are too HEAVY that is different from length...are they store bought? There is a lot you can do to fix that problem. If you or someone else built them the solutions are similar. Do they feel blade-heavy, like you are pulling weights out of the water? What material are they and what direction is the grain going in the blade (is the wood quarter sawn with the grain perpendicular to blade or flat sawn with grain parallel? Dimensions for the oars would help, and we can get those oars tuned up! No vegemite needed. YUK!

--Clint

I just noticed this one. I have to say, that's one of the prettiest Goats I've seen. Not only does it look beautifully built, I think your paint scheme is quite fetching. I think a sheer stripe - like yours - is a gorgeous touch. Don't you agree, Mik?

Juan,

I, too, like the paint scheme. 'd like to consider the same treatment for my hull albeit with different colors. Yellow hull with black accents.

How did you do that white ribbon? Did you use a tape (if so what size?) Did you mask it off and paint it (again, how wide is that white stripe?)?

Thanks.

Very lovely Goat, Juan. The grin on your face isn't too bad either.

Wow JuanCarlos!!!

It is hard to remember that you started off here trying to find any materials at all locally to start building the boat.

It is beautiful. VEry much so!

Michael

Hello JuanCarlos,

Congrats with your great looking GIS! Lovely paint job. I bet you cannot wait sailing her for the first time in a couple of weeks time!

Best wishes, Joost

Thanks all!

The Oars are made of pine, the blade is not too big, but I think they are "thick", I had a lot of trouble getting them rounded, so I asked a "real" boatbuilder to get them done and he used a "lathe" or a large "drill" to turn them, maybe they need to be thinner, but they could brake... What do you think I shoul do? One option, which is not bad, is for me to dome some more exercise during this summer season.

The ribbon it just a 2cm tape, the one you put with water, "autoadhesive" it is about 7cm bellow the pine border. It would´ve been a nightmare to put paper to "paint" the ribbon, and the risk to get the blue paint spoiled!

We are still looking for a name...

Saludos,

JC.