Re: Micro Navigator photos
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hallman" <brucehallman@y...>
wrote:
top over-hangs the aft end of the cabin giving her a rather swank
and jaunty aire.
And just to be contrary, I vote for taking your time and putting a
real sweet finish on her.Surely,all your efforts will be worth at
least that final "push",oui? And don't forget too, it will be the
finish ONLY that folks will see and not the hundreds of hours you've
put into her. So go ahead and do the right thing :-)
Besides,you have the perfect all year climate.....no rush!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,eager to see your jewel out spanking the waves......
wrote:
> Well, this is a milestone! I draggedGee Bruce,she is looking awefully fine!! I love the way the cabin
> my (yet unnamed) Micro Navigator out
> of my garage shop into my driveway
> with her being 'weathertight' for the
> first time.
top over-hangs the aft end of the cabin giving her a rather swank
and jaunty aire.
And just to be contrary, I vote for taking your time and putting a
real sweet finish on her.Surely,all your efforts will be worth at
least that final "push",oui? And don't forget too, it will be the
finish ONLY that folks will see and not the hundreds of hours you've
put into her. So go ahead and do the right thing :-)
Besides,you have the perfect all year climate.....no rush!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,eager to see your jewel out spanking the waves......
David Romasco wrote:
Rick
> don't get lost in the details!Deal with the details later. Get her to a launch ramp and go for a spin!
Rick
Bruce, I'll tell you a little story. Many, many years ago, when ordinary
people owned wooden boats and were suspicious of this new fiberglass stuff,
I was working for college money painting boats. I was still learning, but I
had a good teacher and I could make the average boat look like a Steinway
(if the owner was patient, had money, and didn't care that the finish didn't
last as long as a less fancified paint job.... and, yes, it was oil-based
paint). I was painting my father's boat (no pay on that one, but I figured
a good job would bring more jobs), and I kept priming and sanding, priming
and sanding... after a week, my father drove by the yard to find out how I
could possibly prolong a simple paint job like that (mind you, it WAS a 42'
boat). He found me peering sideways along the hull with a sanding block in
my hand mounted with 440 grit. I'd taken that paint job down from a 30-foot
job to a squinty two-incher (and the light had to be JUST right....). Moral
of the story: don't get lost in the details! YOU see all those God-awful
blemishes and (dare we admit it) goofs, but nobody else really does.
Perspective... damned hard thing to maintain!
David
_____
From: Bruce Hallman [mailto:bruce@...]
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:54 PM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [bolger] Micro Navigator photos
You are too kind, at the moment I don't
see the 'beauty', as I see lots of
little defects and lack of 'finish'.
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people owned wooden boats and were suspicious of this new fiberglass stuff,
I was working for college money painting boats. I was still learning, but I
had a good teacher and I could make the average boat look like a Steinway
(if the owner was patient, had money, and didn't care that the finish didn't
last as long as a less fancified paint job.... and, yes, it was oil-based
paint). I was painting my father's boat (no pay on that one, but I figured
a good job would bring more jobs), and I kept priming and sanding, priming
and sanding... after a week, my father drove by the yard to find out how I
could possibly prolong a simple paint job like that (mind you, it WAS a 42'
boat). He found me peering sideways along the hull with a sanding block in
my hand mounted with 440 grit. I'd taken that paint job down from a 30-foot
job to a squinty two-incher (and the light had to be JUST right....). Moral
of the story: don't get lost in the details! YOU see all those God-awful
blemishes and (dare we admit it) goofs, but nobody else really does.
Perspective... damned hard thing to maintain!
David
_____
From: Bruce Hallman [mailto:bruce@...]
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:54 PM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [bolger] Micro Navigator photos
You are too kind, at the moment I don't
see the 'beauty', as I see lots of
little defects and lack of 'finish'.
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You are too kind, at the moment I don't
see the 'beauty', as I see lots of
little defects and lack of 'finish'.
Still, I do feel that she will be a very
servicable small cruising sailboat. I am
pleasantly surprised at the headroom and the
overall space in the cabin. Also, I lengthened
the sliding roof hatch [over that drawn by PCB]
and it has a 'birdwatcher' slot effect when open.
--- David Romasco <dromasco@...> wrote:
see the 'beauty', as I see lots of
little defects and lack of 'finish'.
Still, I do feel that she will be a very
servicable small cruising sailboat. I am
pleasantly surprised at the headroom and the
overall space in the cabin. Also, I lengthened
the sliding roof hatch [over that drawn by PCB]
and it has a 'birdwatcher' slot effect when open.
--- David Romasco <dromasco@...> wrote:
> Wow! Bruce, That is one beautiful job you've done
> there! It's got to be a
> huge boost seeing her move "out" of the building
> shop.
Well, this is a milestone! I dragged
my (yet unnamed) Micro Navigator out
of my garage shop into my driveway
with her being 'weathertight' for the
first time. I am in shock seeing all
the room in the garage, I need to start
that Folding Schooner project right away :).
The first two pictures were at about
hour 400, showing the insides of the
roof/ceiling. The rest were taken
today, at about hour 450. The blotchy
color is because I haven't painted
yet, and I have tinted the epoxy with
color pigment to match the finish color.
I think she passed the water test with
the garden hose, with one suspected drip
on a window which needs investigation.
The sliding hatch rails pass a little
water in you subject them to an intense
jet, but in real life, I think they will
shed rain water without leaking.
Lots more detail work to go, but the
launch is in sight!
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/450/
I think I am leaning towards the name:
"PCB's 422nd"
my (yet unnamed) Micro Navigator out
of my garage shop into my driveway
with her being 'weathertight' for the
first time. I am in shock seeing all
the room in the garage, I need to start
that Folding Schooner project right away :).
The first two pictures were at about
hour 400, showing the insides of the
roof/ceiling. The rest were taken
today, at about hour 450. The blotchy
color is because I haven't painted
yet, and I have tinted the epoxy with
color pigment to match the finish color.
I think she passed the water test with
the garden hose, with one suspected drip
on a window which needs investigation.
The sliding hatch rails pass a little
water in you subject them to an intense
jet, but in real life, I think they will
shed rain water without leaking.
Lots more detail work to go, but the
launch is in sight!
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/450/
I think I am leaning towards the name:
"PCB's 422nd"
Wow! Bruce, That is one beautiful job you've done there! It's got to be a
huge boost seeing her move "out" of the building shop.
David Romasco
_____
From: Bruce Hallman [mailto:brucehallman@...]
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:36 PM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bolger] Micro Navigator photos
Well, this is a milestone! I dragged
my (yet unnamed) Micro Navigator out
of my garage shop into my driveway
with her being 'weathertight' for the
first time. I am in shock seeing all
the room in the garage, I need to start
that Folding Schooner project right away :).
The first two pictures were at about
hour 400, showing the insides of the
roof/ceiling. The rest were taken
today, at about hour 450. The blotchy
color is because I haven't painted
yet, and I have tinted the epoxy with
color pigment to match the finish color.
I think she passed the water test with
the garden hose, with one suspected drip
on a window which needs investigation.
The sliding hatch rails pass a little
water in you subject them to an intense
jet, but in real life, I think they will
shed rain water without leaking.
Lots more detail work to go, but the
launch is in sight!
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/450/
I think I am leaning towards the name:
"PCB's 422nd"
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huge boost seeing her move "out" of the building shop.
David Romasco
_____
From: Bruce Hallman [mailto:brucehallman@...]
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:36 PM
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [bolger] Micro Navigator photos
Well, this is a milestone! I dragged
my (yet unnamed) Micro Navigator out
of my garage shop into my driveway
with her being 'weathertight' for the
first time. I am in shock seeing all
the room in the garage, I need to start
that Folding Schooner project right away :).
The first two pictures were at about
hour 400, showing the insides of the
roof/ceiling. The rest were taken
today, at about hour 450. The blotchy
color is because I haven't painted
yet, and I have tinted the epoxy with
color pigment to match the finish color.
I think she passed the water test with
the garden hose, with one suspected drip
on a window which needs investigation.
The sliding hatch rails pass a little
water in you subject them to an intense
jet, but in real life, I think they will
shed rain water without leaking.
Lots more detail work to go, but the
launch is in sight!
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/450/
I think I am leaning towards the name:
"PCB's 422nd"
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Great looking work there B.H. I like the scroll work.
B.H.
B.H.
Not an overly productive
weekend on the boat. I
was in kind of a funk,
thinking about the building
of the 'dressers', and spent
most of Saturday constructing
a 'sliding' tabletop for my
10" tablesaw.
Out of the rut, Sunday morning
I carved a scroll trim piece
to resolve the detailing
problem between the lowered
deck-to-side trim line under
the windows, and the front
offset deck-to-side trim.
[have a bandage on my index
finger, after an encounter
with the knife.]
Later, I cut 'on the curve'
the main roof beam, and knotched
and fit it in place. Also,
I roughed out the two rear
stern posts.
After looking at the curve
of the roof beam, I decided
that I need to remove and
replace the two rear window
frames to better match the curve.
Photos at:
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/hour190/
weekend on the boat. I
was in kind of a funk,
thinking about the building
of the 'dressers', and spent
most of Saturday constructing
a 'sliding' tabletop for my
10" tablesaw.
Out of the rut, Sunday morning
I carved a scroll trim piece
to resolve the detailing
problem between the lowered
deck-to-side trim line under
the windows, and the front
offset deck-to-side trim.
[have a bandage on my index
finger, after an encounter
with the knife.]
Later, I cut 'on the curve'
the main roof beam, and knotched
and fit it in place. Also,
I roughed out the two rear
stern posts.
After looking at the curve
of the roof beam, I decided
that I need to remove and
replace the two rear window
frames to better match the curve.
Photos at:
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/hour190/
UHMW
What is this Bruce?
DonB
What is this Bruce?
DonB
>http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/table.gif
>
> Also, I wonder if a little bit of UHMW might
> be benificial on the gaff jaws instead of leather?
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hallman <brucehallman@y...>"
<brucehallman@y...> wrote:
a refreshing dip away from shore.
Todd
<brucehallman@y...> wrote:
> The idea for the offset bowI can relate to that having to climb aboard last summer after taking
> transom steps came from someone
> here on this group, with the
> idea being to make the climbing
> geometry easier, and it works. :)
>
a refreshing dip away from shore.
Todd
--- "Todd <ktsrfer@m...>" <ktsrfer@m...> wrote:
transom steps came from someone
here on this group, with the
idea being to make the climbing
geometry easier, and it works. :)
I have the 'Navigator plan sheet' tacked
on the wall of my cubicle at work
and I think through the 'detailing' in my
imagination during the day, which
helps during physical building time in the
evenings and weekends.
For instance, it just occured to me that
by adding a pair of hinges [and some supports]
the top step, could serve double duty
and a 'table top' which is sorely needed
for those two berth seats.
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/table.gif
Also, I wonder if a little bit of UHMW might
be benificial on the gaff jaws instead of leather?
> Wow, Looking at all that work ...The idea for the offset bow
> the offset foot holes on the bow.
> >http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/hour160/
> > ...for progress photos...
transom steps came from someone
here on this group, with the
idea being to make the climbing
geometry easier, and it works. :)
I have the 'Navigator plan sheet' tacked
on the wall of my cubicle at work
and I think through the 'detailing' in my
imagination during the day, which
helps during physical building time in the
evenings and weekends.
For instance, it just occured to me that
by adding a pair of hinges [and some supports]
the top step, could serve double duty
and a 'table top' which is sorely needed
for those two berth seats.
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/table.gif
Also, I wonder if a little bit of UHMW might
be benificial on the gaff jaws instead of leather?
Wow, Looking at all that work you have done I can almost taste the
saw dust. Nice job. Also I like the offset foot holes on the bow.
Todd
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hallman <brucehallman@y...>"
<brucehallman@y...> wrote:
saw dust. Nice job. Also I like the offset foot holes on the bow.
Todd
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Hallman <brucehallman@y...>"
<brucehallman@y...> wrote:
> See:
>
>http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/hour160/
>
> ...for progress photos of my
> Micro Navigator project.
>
> I am making steady, if slow
> progress, between interuptions
> of everyday life.
>
> Each of the photos has a
> small and large version,
> as should be obvious.
>
> She is more or less 'per plans'
> with a few minor exceptions...
>
> 1) Afterdeck is enlarged.
> 2) Bow 'transom' steps are offset.
> 3) The sides of the cabin are all
> slightly curved, in plan view.
> 4) The forward cockpit vent is
> made wider and flatter.
> 5) Port and starboard window
> bottoms are lowered by 4".
> 6) Rub rails are enlarged.
See:
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/hour160/
...for progress photos of my
Micro Navigator project.
I am making steady, if slow
progress, between interuptions
of everyday life.
Each of the photos has a
small and large version,
as should be obvious.
She is more or less 'per plans'
with a few minor exceptions...
1) Afterdeck is enlarged.
2) Bow 'transom' steps are offset.
3) The sides of the cabin are all
slightly curved, in plan view.
4) The forward cockpit vent is
made wider and flatter.
5) Port and starboard window
bottoms are lowered by 4".
6) Rub rails are enlarged.
http://www.hallman.org/bolger/micro/hour160/
...for progress photos of my
Micro Navigator project.
I am making steady, if slow
progress, between interuptions
of everyday life.
Each of the photos has a
small and large version,
as should be obvious.
She is more or less 'per plans'
with a few minor exceptions...
1) Afterdeck is enlarged.
2) Bow 'transom' steps are offset.
3) The sides of the cabin are all
slightly curved, in plan view.
4) The forward cockpit vent is
made wider and flatter.
5) Port and starboard window
bottoms are lowered by 4".
6) Rub rails are enlarged.