Re: Home again
Stew,
The prospect of so much bright work also had me thinking since I
too really like that look(also,it was how PCB&F's showed her in a
coloured drawing of her that I recieved with my prototype plans).To
get that look,I plan on going with Western Red Cedar T&G and
oil...lots of oil which will be a whole lot easier to apply AND the
finished look is not so fragile as varnish.It will also weather
ie;take long periods of neglect,much more in stride then varnish.
At least that is my take on how I intend to finish the
exterior"bright work" on WINDERMERE.As to the black hulls,I like them
too but they get awefully hot in the high summer sun and are a real
bitch to see at night! I love travelling at night! As if that weren't
enough,try easing into a secluded cove late at night,thinking you are
all alone when suddenly a big black hull looms dead ahead! This
happened to me once with my MICRO and I almost rammed the other
boat.It was the last minute glint of light escaping from the edge of
one of its' portlight blinds that"re-focused" my eyes real quick and
got my heart racing!
Anyway,it will be a light coloured hull for me :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,stuck inside with a torential downpour going on
outside,along the St.Lawrence........
The prospect of so much bright work also had me thinking since I
too really like that look(also,it was how PCB&F's showed her in a
coloured drawing of her that I recieved with my prototype plans).To
get that look,I plan on going with Western Red Cedar T&G and
oil...lots of oil which will be a whole lot easier to apply AND the
finished look is not so fragile as varnish.It will also weather
ie;take long periods of neglect,much more in stride then varnish.
At least that is my take on how I intend to finish the
exterior"bright work" on WINDERMERE.As to the black hulls,I like them
too but they get awefully hot in the high summer sun and are a real
bitch to see at night! I love travelling at night! As if that weren't
enough,try easing into a secluded cove late at night,thinking you are
all alone when suddenly a big black hull looms dead ahead! This
happened to me once with my MICRO and I almost rammed the other
boat.It was the last minute glint of light escaping from the edge of
one of its' portlight blinds that"re-focused" my eyes real quick and
got my heart racing!
Anyway,it will be a light coloured hull for me :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,stuck inside with a torential downpour going on
outside,along the St.Lawrence........
--- In bolger@y..., stew miller <junkmail@m...> wrote:
I intended to do a bright cabin with a painted hull, and now I know
how good it really looks. Many of the craft on my wooden boat
calandars are done that way, and they're my favorites, especially the
black hulls. But that's a lot of brightwork to take care of. With
so much glass on the Windermere/Champlain, I think they will be much
easier to maintain.
I would like to build a model of her Peter. I sure like yours. I intended to do a bright cabin with a painted hull, and now I know how good it really looks. Many of the craft on my wooden boat calandars are done that way, and they're my favorites, especially the black hulls. But that's a lot of brightwork to take care of. With so much glass on the Windermere/Champlain, I think they will be much easier to maintain.
Chance, maybe I can let my wife play with it in the tub too.
How about naming her 'Dr. Shoal'? Oh man. If I weren't going to use my wife's name, I'd use that one for sure.
Stew,
too tired to think of more puns now.
Peter Lenihan wrote:
Chance, maybe I can let my wife play with it in the tub too.
How about naming her 'Dr. Shoal'? Oh man. If I weren't going to use my wife's name, I'd use that one for sure.
Stew,
too tired to think of more puns now.
Peter Lenihan wrote:
> An interesting exercise for you may be to build a scale model
> of the CHAMPLAIN to give yourself something of a fore taste of things
> to come!
Hey Stew:
If you build a model, thats foretaste. If you play with it in the bathtub thats foreplay.
By the way, instead of "Your ad here" , how about "This space avalable"
Sorry Sinkeasy and Speakeasy are taken too :)
Chance
Peter Lenihan <ellengaest@...> wrote:Hi Stew,
The CHAMPLAIN is certainly a very fine choice as a stepping
stone/warm-up for a retirement cruiser! In fact,it was the CHAMPLAIN
I wanted to build until Phil made me a very good offer.
I hope to see YOUR pictures of her as she gets built :-) and
hope all goes well.
Your experience with your recent cruise must surely have gotten
your juices going to build,that's for sure!!
Don't forget to consider the WYO which Jeff is building at one
furious rate.He may be in the water before Vince or I get anywhere
near the wet stuff......but then again,Vince ain't no slouch either
and with his indoor boat shop may surprise us all! I have to content
myself with doing small work over the winter months on interior
components :-( until things warm up again at the boat shop in the
boonies.
An interesting exercise for you may be to build a scale model
of the CHAMPLAIN to give yourself something of a fore taste of things
to come!
Happy Scheming!
Peter Lenihan,from the gusty shores of the St.Lawrence.........
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If you build a model, thats foretaste. If you play with it in the bathtub thats foreplay.
By the way, instead of "Your ad here" , how about "This space avalable"
Sorry Sinkeasy and Speakeasy are taken too :)
Chance
Peter Lenihan <ellengaest@...> wrote:Hi Stew,
The CHAMPLAIN is certainly a very fine choice as a stepping
stone/warm-up for a retirement cruiser! In fact,it was the CHAMPLAIN
I wanted to build until Phil made me a very good offer.
I hope to see YOUR pictures of her as she gets built :-) and
hope all goes well.
Your experience with your recent cruise must surely have gotten
your juices going to build,that's for sure!!
Don't forget to consider the WYO which Jeff is building at one
furious rate.He may be in the water before Vince or I get anywhere
near the wet stuff......but then again,Vince ain't no slouch either
and with his indoor boat shop may surprise us all! I have to content
myself with doing small work over the winter months on interior
components :-( until things warm up again at the boat shop in the
boonies.
An interesting exercise for you may be to build a scale model
of the CHAMPLAIN to give yourself something of a fore taste of things
to come!
Happy Scheming!
Peter Lenihan,from the gusty shores of the St.Lawrence.........
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Hi Stew,
The CHAMPLAIN is certainly a very fine choice as a stepping
stone/warm-up for a retirement cruiser! In fact,it was the CHAMPLAIN
I wanted to build until Phil made me a very good offer.
I hope to see YOUR pictures of her as she gets built :-) and
hope all goes well.
Your experience with your recent cruise must surely have gotten
your juices going to build,that's for sure!!
Don't forget to consider the WYO which Jeff is building at one
furious rate.He may be in the water before Vince or I get anywhere
near the wet stuff......but then again,Vince ain't no slouch either
and with his indoor boat shop may surprise us all! I have to content
myself with doing small work over the winter months on interior
components :-( until things warm up again at the boat shop in the
boonies.
An interesting exercise for you may be to build a scale model
of the CHAMPLAIN to give yourself something of a fore taste of things
to come!
Happy Scheming!
Peter Lenihan,from the gusty shores of the St.Lawrence.........
The CHAMPLAIN is certainly a very fine choice as a stepping
stone/warm-up for a retirement cruiser! In fact,it was the CHAMPLAIN
I wanted to build until Phil made me a very good offer.
I hope to see YOUR pictures of her as she gets built :-) and
hope all goes well.
Your experience with your recent cruise must surely have gotten
your juices going to build,that's for sure!!
Don't forget to consider the WYO which Jeff is building at one
furious rate.He may be in the water before Vince or I get anywhere
near the wet stuff......but then again,Vince ain't no slouch either
and with his indoor boat shop may surprise us all! I have to content
myself with doing small work over the winter months on interior
components :-( until things warm up again at the boat shop in the
boonies.
An interesting exercise for you may be to build a scale model
of the CHAMPLAIN to give yourself something of a fore taste of things
to come!
Happy Scheming!
Peter Lenihan,from the gusty shores of the St.Lawrence.........
Oh, I've seen the Windermere Peter. As I've said before, I was set on the Dakota for a retirement cruiser, until I saw the Windermere. Now I'm torn between the two. I'll have to wait and see Vince's and your final pictures, and get your sailing reports ;)
But that's for retirement (15-20 years). The Champlain is for now; weekends and vacations. The ability to stay out for one week should be enough for that. Even a two week vacation will only require one night at the marina.
One of the features I listed earlier, trailerability, was not on my list before the cruise. But I realized that there are so many places I'd like to visit that would take too long to get too by water. Plus, there are lots of great lakes that you just can't reach by river. Near my house are (5) 1,000ac lakes, (1) 7,000ac, and a few hours away, the 58,000ac Lake of the Ozarks (yeehaa!).
I've got to put a roof on the garage this fall and add a bathroom to the house this winter, so I can't start boat construction until spring (I know, I'm suppossed to build all winter and boat all summer). The plan is to get the Champlain plans after Christmas and study them until spring. I hope I can hold out until then, especially with a new garage to work in :)
The pictures didn't come back today, I must have taken them in too late yesterday. I'll try to get them online tomorrow night, and add some good descriptions 'cause photos of rivers usually all look the same.
Stew,
who just got 5 sheets of 3/4 t&g and 5 sheets of 1/4 luan from the neighbor and is thinking garage and tortise punt.
Peter Lenihan wrote:
But that's for retirement (15-20 years). The Champlain is for now; weekends and vacations. The ability to stay out for one week should be enough for that. Even a two week vacation will only require one night at the marina.
One of the features I listed earlier, trailerability, was not on my list before the cruise. But I realized that there are so many places I'd like to visit that would take too long to get too by water. Plus, there are lots of great lakes that you just can't reach by river. Near my house are (5) 1,000ac lakes, (1) 7,000ac, and a few hours away, the 58,000ac Lake of the Ozarks (yeehaa!).
I've got to put a roof on the garage this fall and add a bathroom to the house this winter, so I can't start boat construction until spring (I know, I'm suppossed to build all winter and boat all summer). The plan is to get the Champlain plans after Christmas and study them until spring. I hope I can hold out until then, especially with a new garage to work in :)
The pictures didn't come back today, I must have taken them in too late yesterday. I'll try to get them online tomorrow night, and add some good descriptions 'cause photos of rivers usually all look the same.
Stew,
who just got 5 sheets of 3/4 t&g and 5 sheets of 1/4 luan from the neighbor and is thinking garage and tortise punt.
Peter Lenihan wrote:
> Stew,
> Sounds like a really great time was had by all.I look forward to
> seeing some nifty photos of your adventure.
> If you really want to go for range,ability to stay away from
> marinas,shoal draft,not to mention stability....check out Phils'
> WINDERMERE design in the files section of Bolger2.She is just a wee
> bit longer then the beautiful CHAMPLAIN....a stretched version
> really,but with some crafty additions to enhance the cruising
> experience either alone or with company.
> Sincerely,
> Peter Lenihan,hoping to drive Stew crazy over the winter months with
> dreams of Windermere cruising,from the banks of the St.Lawrence.....
Stew,
Sounds like a really great time was had by all.I look forward to
seeing some nifty photos of your adventure.
If you really want to go for range,ability to stay away from
marinas,shoal draft,not to mention stability....check out Phils'
WINDERMERE design in the files section of Bolger2.She is just a wee
bit longer then the beautiful CHAMPLAIN....a stretched version
really,but with some crafty additions to enhance the cruising
experience either alone or with company.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,hoping to drive Stew crazy over the winter months with
dreams of Windermere cruising,from the banks of the St.Lawrence.....
Sounds like a really great time was had by all.I look forward to
seeing some nifty photos of your adventure.
If you really want to go for range,ability to stay away from
marinas,shoal draft,not to mention stability....check out Phils'
WINDERMERE design in the files section of Bolger2.She is just a wee
bit longer then the beautiful CHAMPLAIN....a stretched version
really,but with some crafty additions to enhance the cruising
experience either alone or with company.
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,hoping to drive Stew crazy over the winter months with
dreams of Windermere cruising,from the banks of the St.Lawrence.....
--- In bolger@y..., Stew Miller <junkmail@m...> wrote:
So the plans are a definate "go" to start a Champlain next spring.
Champlain's shoal draft, trailerability, long range, and ability to
stay away from the marinas for a week are definately what I'm looking
for.
>
>
> Had to tell somebody,
> Stew Miller
> (who's computer desk is still rocking, though he's been off the
water for 36 hours)
I just got back from a week aboard, traveling from Chicago to below St. Louis on the Illinois and Misissippi rivers. I would have stayed aboard longer (the owner is going to Fla.), but every mile past St. Louis took me farther from home in Kansas City. We were in a 26'x10' diesel-powered Nimbus (Swedish) with an aft cabin. The boat is fiberglass :( , but is full of teak :) . Inside, you would think you were on a wooden boat. I'll post pic's as soon as they get developed.
This was my first taste of real cruising, and it confirmed my desire to to build a small cruiser. I was able to compare what I thought I wanted in a cruiser to real world conditions, and I was pleased to find that my goals have changed very little. So the plans are a definate "go" to start a Champlain next spring. Champlain's shoal draft, trailerability, long range, and ability to stay away from the marinas for a week are definately what I'm looking for.
Had to tell somebody,
Stew Miller
(who's computer desk is still rocking, though he's been off the water for 36 hours)
This was my first taste of real cruising, and it confirmed my desire to to build a small cruiser. I was able to compare what I thought I wanted in a cruiser to real world conditions, and I was pleased to find that my goals have changed very little. So the plans are a definate "go" to start a Champlain next spring. Champlain's shoal draft, trailerability, long range, and ability to stay away from the marinas for a week are definately what I'm looking for.
Had to tell somebody,
Stew Miller
(who's computer desk is still rocking, though he's been off the water for 36 hours)