Riff-Raff progress
With much scribing, cursing, juggling of templates and fudging I made
a berth flat that fits close enough to screw to the risers for the
port side berth. Fit's close enough when flipped to be a template for
the starboard. But I did'nt have enough 3/8" ply to cut the right
side. Turned out Home Depot was out of 3'8 also. I'll try Glenn
Supply tomorrow. I was going to just use standard ply for this
instead of marine as it's inside the cabin. Any thoughts, would it be
OK just painted?
Also cut a previously laminated chunk of 3'8" ply and 1' By 6" spruce
into an arch to become the new curved cap for the transom. Gives
about 5' more vertical clearance for tilting up the motor and, I
think, looks pretty cool. Similar to the transom of the all browm
Micro from the Netherlands that was in a Brit boating mag last year.
Also leaves a nice 5" high curved arch to have a good router jock cut
Riff-Raff's name into to be filled with gold filigree paint later.
Pics taken, but still in camera.
a berth flat that fits close enough to screw to the risers for the
port side berth. Fit's close enough when flipped to be a template for
the starboard. But I did'nt have enough 3/8" ply to cut the right
side. Turned out Home Depot was out of 3'8 also. I'll try Glenn
Supply tomorrow. I was going to just use standard ply for this
instead of marine as it's inside the cabin. Any thoughts, would it be
OK just painted?
Also cut a previously laminated chunk of 3'8" ply and 1' By 6" spruce
into an arch to become the new curved cap for the transom. Gives
about 5' more vertical clearance for tilting up the motor and, I
think, looks pretty cool. Similar to the transom of the all browm
Micro from the Netherlands that was in a Brit boating mag last year.
Also leaves a nice 5" high curved arch to have a good router jock cut
Riff-Raff's name into to be filled with gold filigree paint later.
Pics taken, but still in camera.
Peter,
I recently e-mailed some digital camera pictures to www.ofoto.com (it is
a Kodak subsidiary) because I wanted prints made and don't have a photo
printer. They were not the absolute cheapest (.45 US per 5" x 7"), but
by opening an account, I got free web space (they call it an album)
which I can share with whomever I wish. I can have multiple albums. They
also develop film, and for a small additional fee, will digitize the
pictures and set up an album which can be shared. There are, no doubt,
other companies out there doing the same. BTW, the prints arrived in 4
business days and were indistinguishable from film snapshots.
Vince Chew
I recently e-mailed some digital camera pictures to www.ofoto.com (it is
a Kodak subsidiary) because I wanted prints made and don't have a photo
printer. They were not the absolute cheapest (.45 US per 5" x 7"), but
by opening an account, I got free web space (they call it an album)
which I can share with whomever I wish. I can have multiple albums. They
also develop film, and for a small additional fee, will digitize the
pictures and set up an album which can be shared. There are, no doubt,
other companies out there doing the same. BTW, the prints arrived in 4
business days and were indistinguishable from film snapshots.
Vince Chew
Bruce!
Yer drivin' me nuts with these ideas :-D
How wonderful the image of towing a gin palace barge along the
St.Lawrence up to Kingston,absolutely insane......in a delicious
thirst quenching sort of way!
But,it ain't gonna happen if my attorney has any say in the
matter.I'll be lucky just to tow a Brick full of two-fours.
Regarding an earlier post of yours; I have all of Sir Bolgers
books and would be happy to "LEND" you them(one at a time!) in return
for.....a beer per book per day payable whenever we should happen to
cross paths.Location and brand,your choice.Pretty fair,what?
At any rate,I have one more big weekend left to work on
WINDERMERE before I am reduced to Saturdays and Sundays only until
freeze up.Afterward,nothing but the still frozen silence of winters
void.
I have just got a set of pictures developed and will take the latest
updates this weekend.At some point,I am going to have to explore the
mysteries of getting a web page going or else I'll end up hogging the
available space on the Bolger pages......not very nice thing to do!!
So Bruce,let me know what you need in the Bolger book dept. and
remember......the Windermere bottom cut-out is yours for the taking!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,already psyched for this coming 4 day rush of building
near the St.Lawrence Seaway(aka "the boonies").........ta,ta......
Yer drivin' me nuts with these ideas :-D
How wonderful the image of towing a gin palace barge along the
St.Lawrence up to Kingston,absolutely insane......in a delicious
thirst quenching sort of way!
But,it ain't gonna happen if my attorney has any say in the
matter.I'll be lucky just to tow a Brick full of two-fours.
Regarding an earlier post of yours; I have all of Sir Bolgers
books and would be happy to "LEND" you them(one at a time!) in return
for.....a beer per book per day payable whenever we should happen to
cross paths.Location and brand,your choice.Pretty fair,what?
At any rate,I have one more big weekend left to work on
WINDERMERE before I am reduced to Saturdays and Sundays only until
freeze up.Afterward,nothing but the still frozen silence of winters
void.
I have just got a set of pictures developed and will take the latest
updates this weekend.At some point,I am going to have to explore the
mysteries of getting a web page going or else I'll end up hogging the
available space on the Bolger pages......not very nice thing to do!!
So Bruce,let me know what you need in the Bolger book dept. and
remember......the Windermere bottom cut-out is yours for the taking!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,already psyched for this coming 4 day rush of building
near the St.Lawrence Seaway(aka "the boonies").........ta,ta......
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
> Why not detach the bottom from the strongback, lift one side of the
> strongback,slide the bottom panels under and cover the S-back with
a
> tarp?
>
> Imagine, a barge houseboat pushed or pulled with Windemere, a
> veritable floating palace, a gin barge to end all gin barges, why
> even the Royal Navy would pop in for a Pink Gin when they're in
town.
> Permanently moored in a quiet bay, Windemere could use her as a
> floating jetty saving you untold miniscule, little, Canadian,
> dollarettes that would otherwise enrich fat cat marina owners.
>
> Why, those teensie little dollarettes could even pay for the beer
and
> wood needed to build an extra heavy June Bug.
Why not detach the bottom from the strongback, lift one side of the
strongback,slide the bottom panels under and cover the S-back with a
tarp?
Imagine, a barge houseboat pushed or pulled with Windemere, a
veritable floating palace, a gin barge to end all gin barges, why
even the Royal Navy would pop in for a Pink Gin when they're in town.
Permanently moored in a quiet bay, Windemere could use her as a
floating jetty saving you untold miniscule, little, Canadian,
dollarettes that would otherwise enrich fat cat marina owners.
Why, those teensie little dollarettes could even pay for the beer and
wood needed to build an extra heavy June Bug.
strongback,slide the bottom panels under and cover the S-back with a
tarp?
Imagine, a barge houseboat pushed or pulled with Windemere, a
veritable floating palace, a gin barge to end all gin barges, why
even the Royal Navy would pop in for a Pink Gin when they're in town.
Permanently moored in a quiet bay, Windemere could use her as a
floating jetty saving you untold miniscule, little, Canadian,
dollarettes that would otherwise enrich fat cat marina owners.
Why, those teensie little dollarettes could even pay for the beer and
wood needed to build an extra heavy June Bug.
Bruce,
It is a crazy and tempting idea to indeed close in the bottom
and sides of the jig!!!It would not only make it a super-duper Brick
but could become a houseboat like the MacNaughton barge houseboat(the
name of it escapes me).
There is ,however,a problem.I'm am obsessed with working on
WINDERMERE.With winter slowly creeping down from the north,I dearly
want to bring her along far enough to winterize(this obsessiveness is
why I finally did not make it down to the messabout.In fact,I was
half praying it would rain up here so that I could go down to
Champlain with a clean and clear conscious....the rain never came).
Anyway,this will require the building of some sort of crate
like structure over the hull bottom and for this I plan on using the
jigs 2X4's.
That restless imagination of yours does get me thinking though
of all sorts of weird and wonderful things I could do with a pile of
lumber,if I only had the time!!!
Windermere first,then the fleet begins!
Look forward to the RIFF RAFF
pictures!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,dreaming/scheming and planing for another long weekend
on WINDERMERE which will again be SUNNY,SUNNY,GOD IT'S SUNNY along
the shores of the St.Lawrence...........
It is a crazy and tempting idea to indeed close in the bottom
and sides of the jig!!!It would not only make it a super-duper Brick
but could become a houseboat like the MacNaughton barge houseboat(the
name of it escapes me).
There is ,however,a problem.I'm am obsessed with working on
WINDERMERE.With winter slowly creeping down from the north,I dearly
want to bring her along far enough to winterize(this obsessiveness is
why I finally did not make it down to the messabout.In fact,I was
half praying it would rain up here so that I could go down to
Champlain with a clean and clear conscious....the rain never came).
Anyway,this will require the building of some sort of crate
like structure over the hull bottom and for this I plan on using the
jigs 2X4's.
That restless imagination of yours does get me thinking though
of all sorts of weird and wonderful things I could do with a pile of
lumber,if I only had the time!!!
Windermere first,then the fleet begins!
Look forward to the RIFF RAFF
pictures!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,dreaming/scheming and planing for another long weekend
on WINDERMERE which will again be SUNNY,SUNNY,GOD IT'S SUNNY along
the shores of the St.Lawrence...........
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
And I still think you should clad
> Windemere's strong back with 1/2" plywood when you free her bottom,
> flip it, and have a "Super-SuperBrick" hull, hammer, saw and glue
> like crazy, win the SuperBrick challenge, win my money and buy the
> next crate of beer?
>
>
> Bruce Hector, up the Cataraqui Creek with a paddle but dying of
> thirst, up to his ears in pink styrofoam shavings, hands glued
> together with expanding foam, pondering how to drive home covered
in
> this stuff.
Well the beer is gone but the foam is all bonded or gooped in place
with epoxy and expanding foam. I've also covered in the original vent
in the centre of the last watertight bulhead with a scrap of plywood.
New vents are in the vertical sides of my "not yet patented or
famous" self draining Micro cockpit. They'll show on photos I just
took tonight (pics #1-#4 of a roll of 24) when I finish the roll and
post the most representative shots to my "Micro Riff-Raff" photo
folder in the Bolger2 group.
In reply to Peter Lenihan: Why don't you add some sides and a transom
to your thing-a-ma-jig cutout and have a very June Bug shaped hull
that'll handle 50 hp and be able to take the infamous St. Lawrence R.
rocks at full throttle and bounce off. Doesn't Windemere call for a
June Bug on the roof, anyway? And I still think you should clad
Windemere's strong back with 1/2" plywood when you free her bottom,
flip it, and have a "Super-SuperBrick" hull, hammer, saw and glue
like crazy, win the SuperBrick challenge, win my money and buy the
next crate of beer?
Bruce Hector, up the Cataraqui Creek with a paddle but dying of
thirst, up to his ears in pink styrofoam shavings, hands glued
together with expanding foam, pondering how to drive home covered in
this stuff.
with epoxy and expanding foam. I've also covered in the original vent
in the centre of the last watertight bulhead with a scrap of plywood.
New vents are in the vertical sides of my "not yet patented or
famous" self draining Micro cockpit. They'll show on photos I just
took tonight (pics #1-#4 of a roll of 24) when I finish the roll and
post the most representative shots to my "Micro Riff-Raff" photo
folder in the Bolger2 group.
In reply to Peter Lenihan: Why don't you add some sides and a transom
to your thing-a-ma-jig cutout and have a very June Bug shaped hull
that'll handle 50 hp and be able to take the infamous St. Lawrence R.
rocks at full throttle and bounce off. Doesn't Windemere call for a
June Bug on the roof, anyway? And I still think you should clad
Windemere's strong back with 1/2" plywood when you free her bottom,
flip it, and have a "Super-SuperBrick" hull, hammer, saw and glue
like crazy, win the SuperBrick challenge, win my money and buy the
next crate of beer?
Bruce Hector, up the Cataraqui Creek with a paddle but dying of
thirst, up to his ears in pink styrofoam shavings, hands glued
together with expanding foam, pondering how to drive home covered in
this stuff.
> Do you plan on climbing the mast and then jumping thru theof
> companionway? I think you're getting carried away, to the detriment
> the total displacement of your boat. Or is 1" some other dimensionwould
> besides thickness? I think a box big enough to hold a typical head
> would get by with a lid of 1/2" or 5/8" if it was to be stepped on.
> But that's just intuition. I'd bet that if not jumped on, 3/8"
> work, but it all depends on exactly how it's done. Maybe you shouldIf it was framed you could walk on 1/4". Next step up is two
> make up some squares with thin strips glued on to support the edges
> and drive (gently) on them as a test!
>
doorskins and some core. Weighs about what 3/8" does, and you could
jump off the mast on it, though you might find yourself on the bottom
astride the keel and the sh**ter. If you use blue foam core, you
could call the jax lid a floatation device for coast guard purposes.
I leaned everything I know about walking loads watching guys stand on
various improbable spans around construction sites. Being a big guy
myself I often felt while walking on this stuff like a french
paratroop I once knew who was about 80# over the chute load...
see below
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
> It's coming along, I just finished bonding the deck of the self
> bailing cockpit into my Micro. I used 3/4" MDO as I envisioned large
> people (I may actually get to sail her someday) jumping down into
the
> cockpit and I didn't want to go through the bottom.
That may be overkill. I seem to recall my folks summer camp had 1/2"
ply floors (over joists 16" oc) and a lot of jumping went on there (it
was built when I was 10), but that was entirely adequate.
>
> I added cross beams on 12" centres bonded and screwed, plus I bonded
> in a "stud" on the centre beam, from beam to bottom.
>
snip
> the hatchway. I'll cobble up a plywood box to surround it with a 1"
> hinged top. It'll form a step down to the cabin sole and keep the
P-P
> hidden when not desperately needed.
Do you plan on climbing the mast and then jumping thru the
companionway? I think you're getting carried away, to the detriment of
the total displacement of your boat. Or is 1" some other dimension
besides thickness? I think a box big enough to hold a typical head
would get by with a lid of 1/2" or 5/8" if it was to be stepped on.
But that's just intuition. I'd bet that if not jumped on, 3/8" would
work, but it all depends on exactly how it's done. Maybe you should
make up some squares with thin strips glued on to support the edges
and drive (gently) on them as a test!
snip
> preparing to fire will be forced to moon the helmsperson, not
cricket
> by half, what?
Close the vertical part of the hatch!
snip
Hope Riff Raff comes out well. Hoping for pictures.
I thought of the Hawk and other gryros, but I wouldn't be the first
then. Numerous, shall I say richer, people have flown rotary wing
aircraft from private yachts.
That's why I like the Zenair CH 701 and doubled Wyoming idea, to my
knowledge there has never been a succesful fixed-wing civilian
aircraft carrier. Mine would be the first, perhaps only.
Of course, reality could rear its ugly head, and one might never be
built.
then. Numerous, shall I say richer, people have flown rotary wing
aircraft from private yachts.
That's why I like the Zenair CH 701 and doubled Wyoming idea, to my
knowledge there has never been a succesful fixed-wing civilian
aircraft carrier. Mine would be the first, perhaps only.
Of course, reality could rear its ugly head, and one might never be
built.
I like your idea of keeping your p-p hidden when not desperately
needed, it seems the civil thing to do. I went to your site but I
still can't get over your aircraft carrier. A good friend of mine
works for Groen Brothers Aviation and their Hawk 4 will out perform
any STOL aircraft.http://www.gbagyros.com/index.html
My friend Hank Perry has worked for them for almost 20 years now and
sends me updates and video's. They are selling these aircraft to
small third world countries for ground attack and recon rolls. Your
carrier deck could be shorter or you could have more than one
aircraft.
If you were really a good sales person you could sell a larger
version of your carrier to the same small third world countries so
the could extend the range of their influence. Flying a Hawk off of
the deck of a Bolger wouldn't be so scary.
John
needed, it seems the civil thing to do. I went to your site but I
still can't get over your aircraft carrier. A good friend of mine
works for Groen Brothers Aviation and their Hawk 4 will out perform
any STOL aircraft.http://www.gbagyros.com/index.html
My friend Hank Perry has worked for them for almost 20 years now and
sends me updates and video's. They are selling these aircraft to
small third world countries for ground attack and recon rolls. Your
carrier deck could be shorter or you could have more than one
aircraft.
If you were really a good sales person you could sell a larger
version of your carrier to the same small third world countries so
the could extend the range of their influence. Flying a Hawk off of
the deck of a Bolger wouldn't be so scary.
John
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
> It's coming along, I just finished bonding the deck of the self
> bailing cockpit into my Micro. I used 3/4" MDO as I envisioned
large
> people (I may actually get to sail her someday) jumping down into
the
> cockpit and I didn't want to go through the bottom.
>
> I added cross beams on 12" centres bonded and screwed, plus I
bonded
> in a "stud" on the centre beam, from beam to bottom.
>
> The actual deck was bonded in by brushing clear West sys. onto the
> tops of the cockpit beams, stringers and around the outer edge of
the
> pre cut MDO deck (I made a close fitting cardboard template and
> traced its outline on the MDO, not trusting myself to measure,
> transfer measurements and make a perfect cut. Then I thicked the
> epoxy with sawdust, buttered the tops of all the beams and
stringers
> and gently lowered the MDO on. Then I clamped the edges and laid a
> couple of cement blocks on to hold the centre in contact with the
> buttered beams.
>
> It's drying now.
>
> Bought an 18 litre (4 gal.) porta-potty for Riff-Raff today. It
fits
> perfectly between the berth flats (imaginary as yet, as I haven't
> started fitting out the cabin, just lines drwn on the ply) just
below
> the hatchway. I'll cobble up a plywood box to surround it with a 1"
> hinged top. It'll form a step down to the cabin sole and keep the P-
P
> hidden when not desperately needed. Do people actually use these
> things? In a "trial sit", I found that my back, shoulders and head
> were exposed to the helm position and I'd be able to see out the
> hatch and contemplate serene nautical scenes during any
> future "morning constitionals". Of course lowering your
> unmentionables to a ready use position will require that anyone
> preparing to fire will be forced to moon the helmsperson, not
cricket
> by half, what? Such is sailing. My better half mutinies at the
> thought of going out without a usable head.
>
> It's a beautiful Sunday, scattered cumulous clouds, light 5 knot
> breeze and no swells to speak of. Perfect houseboating weather.
> We're off for an afternoon among the Thousand Islands with a few
dogs
> left over from the Lake Champlain Messabout and a wee crate of the
> ol' amber throat charmer. I've got a new 8 pitch - 12.5" wheel for
> the old Merc 50 hp I want to give a good test to. Seemed to work
> pretty good on a short trial on Thursday, there's a pair of bouys a
> mile apart that I've been noting my time past on the chart for a
few
> years now and I think this prop will do pretty good.
>
> TTFN
>
> Bruce Hector
> www.brucesboats.com (back up and running with a few new photos too!)
>
> I'll re-vist the shop tonight, to remove the clamps and start
fitting
> out sides to the cockpit.
It's coming along, I just finished bonding the deck of the self
bailing cockpit into my Micro. I used 3/4" MDO as I envisioned large
people (I may actually get to sail her someday) jumping down into the
cockpit and I didn't want to go through the bottom.
I added cross beams on 12" centres bonded and screwed, plus I bonded
in a "stud" on the centre beam, from beam to bottom.
The actual deck was bonded in by brushing clear West sys. onto the
tops of the cockpit beams, stringers and around the outer edge of the
pre cut MDO deck (I made a close fitting cardboard template and
traced its outline on the MDO, not trusting myself to measure,
transfer measurements and make a perfect cut. Then I thicked the
epoxy with sawdust, buttered the tops of all the beams and stringers
and gently lowered the MDO on. Then I clamped the edges and laid a
couple of cement blocks on to hold the centre in contact with the
buttered beams.
It's drying now.
Bought an 18 litre (4 gal.) porta-potty for Riff-Raff today. It fits
perfectly between the berth flats (imaginary as yet, as I haven't
started fitting out the cabin, just lines drwn on the ply) just below
the hatchway. I'll cobble up a plywood box to surround it with a 1"
hinged top. It'll form a step down to the cabin sole and keep the P-P
hidden when not desperately needed. Do people actually use these
things? In a "trial sit", I found that my back, shoulders and head
were exposed to the helm position and I'd be able to see out the
hatch and contemplate serene nautical scenes during any
future "morning constitionals". Of course lowering your
unmentionables to a ready use position will require that anyone
preparing to fire will be forced to moon the helmsperson, not cricket
by half, what? Such is sailing. My better half mutinies at the
thought of going out without a usable head.
It's a beautiful Sunday, scattered cumulous clouds, light 5 knot
breeze and no swells to speak of. Perfect houseboating weather.
We're off for an afternoon among the Thousand Islands with a few dogs
left over from the Lake Champlain Messabout and a wee crate of the
ol' amber throat charmer. I've got a new 8 pitch - 12.5" wheel for
the old Merc 50 hp I want to give a good test to. Seemed to work
pretty good on a short trial on Thursday, there's a pair of bouys a
mile apart that I've been noting my time past on the chart for a few
years now and I think this prop will do pretty good.
TTFN
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com (back up and running with a few new photos too!)
I'll re-vist the shop tonight, to remove the clamps and start fitting
out sides to the cockpit.
bailing cockpit into my Micro. I used 3/4" MDO as I envisioned large
people (I may actually get to sail her someday) jumping down into the
cockpit and I didn't want to go through the bottom.
I added cross beams on 12" centres bonded and screwed, plus I bonded
in a "stud" on the centre beam, from beam to bottom.
The actual deck was bonded in by brushing clear West sys. onto the
tops of the cockpit beams, stringers and around the outer edge of the
pre cut MDO deck (I made a close fitting cardboard template and
traced its outline on the MDO, not trusting myself to measure,
transfer measurements and make a perfect cut. Then I thicked the
epoxy with sawdust, buttered the tops of all the beams and stringers
and gently lowered the MDO on. Then I clamped the edges and laid a
couple of cement blocks on to hold the centre in contact with the
buttered beams.
It's drying now.
Bought an 18 litre (4 gal.) porta-potty for Riff-Raff today. It fits
perfectly between the berth flats (imaginary as yet, as I haven't
started fitting out the cabin, just lines drwn on the ply) just below
the hatchway. I'll cobble up a plywood box to surround it with a 1"
hinged top. It'll form a step down to the cabin sole and keep the P-P
hidden when not desperately needed. Do people actually use these
things? In a "trial sit", I found that my back, shoulders and head
were exposed to the helm position and I'd be able to see out the
hatch and contemplate serene nautical scenes during any
future "morning constitionals". Of course lowering your
unmentionables to a ready use position will require that anyone
preparing to fire will be forced to moon the helmsperson, not cricket
by half, what? Such is sailing. My better half mutinies at the
thought of going out without a usable head.
It's a beautiful Sunday, scattered cumulous clouds, light 5 knot
breeze and no swells to speak of. Perfect houseboating weather.
We're off for an afternoon among the Thousand Islands with a few dogs
left over from the Lake Champlain Messabout and a wee crate of the
ol' amber throat charmer. I've got a new 8 pitch - 12.5" wheel for
the old Merc 50 hp I want to give a good test to. Seemed to work
pretty good on a short trial on Thursday, there's a pair of bouys a
mile apart that I've been noting my time past on the chart for a few
years now and I think this prop will do pretty good.
TTFN
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com (back up and running with a few new photos too!)
I'll re-vist the shop tonight, to remove the clamps and start fitting
out sides to the cockpit.
Last night I laid out the lines for a self draining cockpit in my
Micro based loosely on the design in an AS 29. It'll be 10" deep at
the fore end of the well and 11" deep at the aft end, creating (I
hope) a nice slope that will rapidly empty any offending water that
might enter through two largish (4" wide by 2" high) scuppers open to
stern well. Then I cut and epoxied in 8 vertical supports on 12"
centres down what will be the sides of the well. The floor of the
well ends up 5 inches off the lowest point in the stern well, which
on advice from Peter Lenihan, should be more than enough. He said
he's never seen more than a few inches in the well, and that is
always over to one side as the boat heels with wind and a full crew.
I hope he's right.
Anyway, if it's tpp ow, I can add duckboards.
Today I'm cutting and bonding 1 by 2 stringers that will form the
mounting ledge and support for the 3/4" MDO floor, which should be
strong enough to take the impact of largeish (Me) crew jumping down
into it.
I've taken some pics of all this and will post them as they are
developed to the "Micro Riff-Raff" folder in the Bolger2 eGroup.
Now, I'm off for some garage sailing.
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com
Micro based loosely on the design in an AS 29. It'll be 10" deep at
the fore end of the well and 11" deep at the aft end, creating (I
hope) a nice slope that will rapidly empty any offending water that
might enter through two largish (4" wide by 2" high) scuppers open to
stern well. Then I cut and epoxied in 8 vertical supports on 12"
centres down what will be the sides of the well. The floor of the
well ends up 5 inches off the lowest point in the stern well, which
on advice from Peter Lenihan, should be more than enough. He said
he's never seen more than a few inches in the well, and that is
always over to one side as the boat heels with wind and a full crew.
I hope he's right.
Anyway, if it's tpp ow, I can add duckboards.
Today I'm cutting and bonding 1 by 2 stringers that will form the
mounting ledge and support for the 3/4" MDO floor, which should be
strong enough to take the impact of largeish (Me) crew jumping down
into it.
I've taken some pics of all this and will post them as they are
developed to the "Micro Riff-Raff" folder in the Bolger2 eGroup.
Now, I'm off for some garage sailing.
Bruce Hector
www.brucesboats.com
Bruce, I made my Micro motor opening to plan. The 4hp 2-stroke
Yamaha went whack against the top rail, part way raised. I cut the
top out and had no more trouble.
Surprised to hear about a lot of water in the stern well. Mine only
has a couple of inches. However she was built to plan scantlings,
and floats quite light and high.
DonB
Yamaha went whack against the top rail, part way raised. I cut the
top out and had no more trouble.
Surprised to hear about a lot of water in the stern well. Mine only
has a couple of inches. However she was built to plan scantlings,
and floats quite light and high.
DonB
--- In bolger@y..., "brucehector" <bruce_hector@h...> wrote:
> Believe it or not, Peter Lenihan is not joking, it is hot and
humid
> up here in the sunny north. However daily progress is being made
with
> my Micro.
>
> We are currently fitting and epoxying the deck ribs (rafters?
> joists?) and figuring out how to make a self draining cockpit.
After
> talking with Peter about how high the water gets in the stern well
> I'm going to make the well an open ended box 10" below the deck
level
> at the aft end and 9" below at the fore end to facilitate draining
> any H20 that finds its way into the cockpit. I'll support my
> excessive weight with some plywood webbing under the floor of thw
> cockpit. Basically, the cockpit will be similar to an AS29's, only
> smaller.
>
> On the transom, I see that many Micro builders have mad a larger
> opening than PB shows, do most motors require this?
>
> Advice requested.
> Thanks,
> Bruce Hector
> We are currently fitting and epoxying the deck ribs (rafters?Deck Beams.
> joists?)
Believe it or not, Peter Lenihan is not joking, it is hot and humid
up here in the sunny north. However daily progress is being made with
my Micro.
We are currently fitting and epoxying the deck ribs (rafters?
joists?) and figuring out how to make a self draining cockpit. After
talking with Peter about how high the water gets in the stern well
I'm going to make the well an open ended box 10" below the deck level
at the aft end and 9" below at the fore end to facilitate draining
any H20 that finds its way into the cockpit. I'll support my
excessive weight with some plywood webbing under the floor of thw
cockpit. Basically, the cockpit will be similar to an AS29's, only
smaller.
On the transom, I see that many Micro builders have mad a larger
opening than PB shows, do most motors require this?
Advice requested.
Thanks,
Bruce Hector
up here in the sunny north. However daily progress is being made with
my Micro.
We are currently fitting and epoxying the deck ribs (rafters?
joists?) and figuring out how to make a self draining cockpit. After
talking with Peter about how high the water gets in the stern well
I'm going to make the well an open ended box 10" below the deck level
at the aft end and 9" below at the fore end to facilitate draining
any H20 that finds its way into the cockpit. I'll support my
excessive weight with some plywood webbing under the floor of thw
cockpit. Basically, the cockpit will be similar to an AS29's, only
smaller.
On the transom, I see that many Micro builders have mad a larger
opening than PB shows, do most motors require this?
Advice requested.
Thanks,
Bruce Hector