Eureka Problem - mis measure? and how to fix

**Boatmik** · 18th November 2009, 09:08 PM

Howdy Marty,

As a person who has made a few mistakes in his life I would suggest ... don't worry about it.

I always liked the line from Bill Gates when he was demonstrating Windows for the first time at a major computer conference and it crashed.

His line was "aha - an undocumented feature".

With boats it is the undocumented features that really make them OUR boat. Over time as you get more and more boats under your belt you start to look at the mistakes almost fondly.

With my catalogue of back mistakes It is almost like some old aspect of my personality sort of jumping out from behind a wall and say "remember me" when I think of them.

I always give that character a bit of a friendly smile now because, well, it is part of the learning about real and intricate things.

Was great that this was pretty easy to recover from too.

Glad you are here ... and you most certainly are in the right place!

MIK

**Martin2121** · 19th November 2009, 06:26 PM

Cheers Mik.

**Martin2121** · 29th December 2009, 06:14 AM

Thinking about putting one of these bow hole thingys in but......don't know what they're called or where to get one. Also, any pros or cons?

**Boatmik** · 29th December 2009, 08:37 AM

You just make them ... do you have the deck on yet? Easier if it is not on yet.

MIK

**Martin2121** · 29th December 2009, 10:00 AM

Er, no...phew! just doing the inwales so the decks were next. I suppose then that they're a bit of copper tubing fitted in?

**Boatmik** · 29th December 2009, 12:55 PM

Let me find it ... no copper necessary.

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f169/n...tml#post746675

Aint I good to you!

Terhe is a follow up from Nick a few posts later I think

MIK

**Martin2121** · 29th December 2009, 07:20 PM

Thanks Mik, you're quick off the mark. I thought I'd found all the posts on the Eureka. Should've had a proper look. Perchance I have already installed blocks in either end to overcome my short top panels so half the work is done. Is good. All the best for 2010.

Marty.

**Boatmik** · 1st January 2010, 03:26 PM

No Probs ... the good thing I know what is lurking in the archives! Did you see the index I did a while ago?
Index to all the items in the Eureka Plywood Canoe Thread - not quite up to date and a lot of the structural stuff has been included in the plans now.

**Martin2121** · 2nd January 2010, 09:34 AM

That's handy. I used to spend a lot of time reading these forums before I started building, now it's the other way around. I was over at Bundalong the other day, the river looks beautiful (apart from all the ski boats tearing it up) and I can't wait to get her in there.

Marty.

**Boatmik** · 2nd January 2010, 11:39 AM

now it's the other way around. I was over at Bundalong the other day, the river looks beautiful (apart from all the ski boats tearing it up) and I can't wait to get her in there.

Haha ... Pity the poor designer ... when he passes water he has the same feeling .... but is getting no closer to having the boat in mind physically available!

MIK

**Boatmik** · 2nd January 2010, 11:39 AM

That last post's second meaning was unintended ... but it is too delicious to correct! I might use it in talks!

MIK

**Martin2121** · 3rd January 2010, 03:47 PM

Psssst....Mik.... nobody noticed, I think you got away with it.

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