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4th March 2016, 07:58 AM
Thread: Moreton Bay GIS
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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!
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14th January 2016, 09:28 PM
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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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14th November 2015, 08:33 AM
Thread: 'Stugoats' GIS build
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Looking good! Pontus
Looking good!
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27th October 2015, 10:18 PM
Thread: GIS Build in Mississippi
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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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20th July 2015, 04:42 AM
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Thanks! ...
Thanks!
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20th July 2015, 04:41 AM
Thread: Goat Island Skiff (Guatemala)
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Looks good! ...
Looks good!
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7th July 2015, 07:08 AM
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It floats right side up! ...
It floats right side up!
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8th June 2015, 05:59 PM
Thread: Beginner Blunders Thru Beth
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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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27th May 2015, 10:42 PM
Thread: Moreton Bay GIS
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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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25th May 2015, 08:47 PM
Thread: Moreton Bay GIS
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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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21st April 2015, 01:20 AM
Thread: Moreton Bay GIS
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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...
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18th February 2015, 07:58 AM
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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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9th February 2015, 08:46 PM
Thread: Revising West Virginia Build
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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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4th February 2015, 09:03 PM
Thread: Birdsmouth for GIS Main Mast
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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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2nd February 2015, 09:24 PM
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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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30th October 2014, 06:32 PM
Thread: GIS Sail Details
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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... -
29th October 2014, 08:01 PM
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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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11th October 2014, 08:48 AM
Thread: GIS beach cruising mods
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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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10th October 2014, 10:31 PM
Thread: GIS beach cruising mods
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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... -
7th October 2014, 06:22 PM
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Thanks! Pontus
Thanks!
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5th October 2014, 01:43 AM
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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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5th October 2014, 01:39 AM
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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,...
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4th October 2014, 05:19 AM
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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...
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3rd October 2014, 07:36 PM
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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....
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2nd October 2014, 09:41 PM
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Great pictures! Pontus
Great pictures!
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11th September 2014, 07:48 PM
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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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11th September 2014, 07:35 PM
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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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8th September 2014, 08:15 PM
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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...
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6th September 2014, 05:09 AM
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The trailer looks perfect. Looking forward to see...
The trailer looks perfect. Looking forward to see your GIS take shape
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2nd September 2014, 06:19 PM
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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... -
24th August 2014, 08:59 AM
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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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19th August 2014, 01:04 AM
Thread: Goat Island Skiff (Guatemala)
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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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5th August 2014, 02:05 AM
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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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1st August 2014, 09:56 AM
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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...
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6th July 2014, 11:57 PM
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She sure is
She sure is
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4th May 2014, 10:10 PM
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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...
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23rd April 2014, 05:59 PM
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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...
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21st April 2014, 06:07 AM
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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.
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13th April 2014, 07:43 AM
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Congratulations!
Congratulations!
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8th April 2014, 07:34 AM
Thread: GIS New Hampshire build
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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.
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5th April 2014, 12:54 AM
Thread: The Northstar GIS Build
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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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2nd April 2014, 06:05 PM
Thread: Another GIS build in OZ
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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.
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13th March 2014, 04:32 PM
Thread: The Northstar GIS Build
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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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12th March 2014, 07:33 PM
Thread: GIS New Hampshire build
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Looks good! Pontus
Looks good!
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12th March 2014, 07:31 PM
Thread: The Northstar GIS Build
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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...
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3rd February 2014, 07:38 PM
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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.
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1st February 2014, 01:11 AM
Thread: GIS Brazil - Materials
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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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25th January 2014, 08:29 AM
Thread: GIS Brazil - Materials
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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... -
7th January 2014, 02:17 AM
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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... -
31st December 2013, 12:56 AM
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Looks great! Well done! Pontus
Looks great! Well done!
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