Thread: Goat Island Skiff building in Denmark :-) Sejl-jolle bygges i Danmark

Hi Bjarne

Don't give up on getting lighter fibreglass cloth. It is worth it. Try model aeroplane suppliers....

There is 2.3 oz listed here at Duckflat...you should have no problem finding it...see also link I posted a few posts back if you haven't seen them already.

http://www.duckflatwoodenboats.com/m...20(per%20metre)

Good luck.

Clint

FWIW: TAP Plastics offers a 1.4 oz "Lightweight Plain Weave."

http://www.tapplastics.com/shop/product.php?pid=13&

Bob

Great!
Thx for the links. I prefer a danish company but if i cant find it then i must by over sea. Same problem do i have with sails, so far is polysail.com the cheappest

Bjarne

As you can see here is it this kind of beach in most of Odense Fjord:

[media]http://i2-images.tv2.dk/s/19/1969419-36a4df835ff2583f44b4911f3247a751.jpeg[/media]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2072/...e2a271.jpg?v=0

[media]http://www.7days.dk/images/Fish/spots/dk/fyn/stenhovedet/stenhovedet080905d.JPG[/media]

This 3 pictures give a good idea of what kind of terrain there is

Bjarne

Those Glaciers have been really busy Bjarne!

(and everyone else ... I am flabbergasted (speechless with amazement ... my guess is it means my lips are moving but I can't make any air move around) about all this help you are giving!!!!)

If these pictures are typical, then I understand your problem perfectly now.

Nice sunset too!

What species of plywood did you end up using Bjarne?

Best wishes
Michael

I asked my local store what kind of plywood they had that were waterproof, he told me to use something named "Østen-krydsfiner", difficult to translate, but its not state-of-the-art but again, not the bottom. I could suspect that it close to marine-plywood. I have found out that its used much for boat-building here in Denmark, so total waste of money it cant be

And yes, thoose images are typical for the shore in Odense Fjord. If im lucky i can find a few places with fewer stones, but i will for sure not hold my breath until it happens!

Now you perhaps understand why i think some more heavy glasfibre would be preciated than nothing. Im not sure the boat would last one day!

Bjarne

Only the North Sea have theese beaches and thats not a place for a small boat like the GIS!

[media]http://www.visitvest.dk/public/image/galleri/stor/g%C3%A5tur%20med%20hunden1.JPG_ao0tjycp.jpg[/media]

and to get there i have too drive app. 200 km each way, so ill stick to Odense Fjord (Odense Bay)

i have been thinking about if it's possible to use one of the seats as a storage room when sailing.
I could use some space for my anchor, bailer. And ofcourse i need space for the bbq, coca cola etc
But only if it dont go out over the boats performance

Bjarne

Bjarne, the middle seat can be perfect for this

You can either put the things under (see the photos of Jack of Mudjimba ... you don't need to change the seat this much)

The other way is it would be easy make the middle seat into a box with a lid. But you would have to provide a method for water to go from in front of the seat to behind the seat (ie soem tubes).

Michael

I'll use the middle seat for this then. I will figure out somekind of hinge and then some tubes, that was a very good idea

I have been thinking about the capsize, would it perhaps be a good idea to fill polystyrene in the rear seat, would that make it more easy to get the boat up again or perhaps just close it so there cant run water in it ?

Bjarne

you can buy manufactured hatches which are better in some ways.

For structural reasons the mid seat needs to be glued together, but you can have some holes with covers if you want.

Anyone got some photos of kayak type hatches or ply cutout hatches to show Bjarne.

Any boat.

Michael

like this step-by-step sequence from One Ocean Kayaks ?

19. Hatches - cutting out http://oneoceankayaks.com/Wshophtm/Shop19.htm

20. Hatches 2 - making composite seal-channel http://oneoceankayaks.com/Wshophtm/Shop20.htm

21. Hatches 3 - bonding channel to deck http://oneoceankayaks.com/Wshophtm/Shop21.htm

22. Hatches 4 - seal gasket and hardware http://oneoceankayaks.com/Wshophtm/Shop22.htm

cheers
AJ

AJ, you were the man I thought would answer this!!!

Bjarne, There is the choice of putting the hatch in the top like in the kayak or on the front or the back of the seat.

I would not use this type of hatch for the rear or front seat.

Michael