Re: [bolger] Re: His and Hers Schooner
Green eyed jealousy grips me - the 'His & Hers has appealed since I first
read BWAOM....
What Bruce says about lead. Don't forget tire balance weights as a budget
lead source.
The metal work for the rudder won't present you any problem. A local metal
supply shop will be able to supply stainless tube and strap. There is a
chain called Metal Supermarkets or something of the sort who will sell you
tiny amounts, like two inches of 5/16 ID tube for the tiller attachment
point.
I've uploaded a small image (to the Photos section of Bolger group; I'll
take it down in a day or two) showing the rudderpost for our Micro,
stainless tube with stainless washers for top and bottom caps. The straps
for the rudder were cold bent over some round scrap in a vice (encouraged at
need by a few hammer blows). The wood seen in the picture is scrap to hold
everything in the desired relationship until a local welder could fuse the
bits into one. He charged about twenty of our little canucklebucks...
cheers
Derek
read BWAOM....
What Bruce says about lead. Don't forget tire balance weights as a budget
lead source.
The metal work for the rudder won't present you any problem. A local metal
supply shop will be able to supply stainless tube and strap. There is a
chain called Metal Supermarkets or something of the sort who will sell you
tiny amounts, like two inches of 5/16 ID tube for the tiller attachment
point.
I've uploaded a small image (to the Photos section of Bolger group; I'll
take it down in a day or two) showing the rudderpost for our Micro,
stainless tube with stainless washers for top and bottom caps. The straps
for the rudder were cold bent over some round scrap in a vice (encouraged at
need by a few hammer blows). The wood seen in the picture is scrap to hold
everything in the desired relationship until a local welder could fuse the
bits into one. He charged about twenty of our little canucklebucks...
cheers
Derek
Sue wrote:
The lead in this keel/daggerboard is about 100 pounds of lead cast
into a cut out in the board, right? If that's the case it should not
be too hard. For such a small quantity of lead you can buy ingots
from a major plumbing supply store in your city, Rochester isn't it?
I used to do this for my bullet casting when I was into black powder
shooting. The lead will melt on the stove top, 100 pounds is about
the volume of 5 pounds of butter. Make the keel, cut the cutout,
temporarily fasten a piece of sheet aluminum on one side (lead
doesn't adhere very well to Al.) and pour from the other side.
As to the rudder hardware, didn't I see someone on the group using
gate hardware for rudder pindles? If not, maybe it was on the
Michalak group. They're even cheaper than us, if you can believ that!
Look at a farm supply store for gate or truck bed hardware. There are
some cheap galvanized brackets and pins made for hanging a galvanized
gate, which I think can be made to hang a rudder too.
Good luck, and please, please, please, try to have her ready for the
Messabout. It'll be a hit!
Bruce Hector
Not trying to put any pressure on anyone to finish their next project
before Sept. 5, but come on Bolgeristas, let's get them at the show!
We gotta show up those renegade Michalakistas!
> The two remaining head-scratchers that I need to figure out are howmetalworking.
> to cast the lead for the keel and how to attach the rudder to the
> rudder post. The latter involves making custom straps out of bar
> stock, and I'm entirely without a clue when it comes to
The lead in this keel/daggerboard is about 100 pounds of lead cast
into a cut out in the board, right? If that's the case it should not
be too hard. For such a small quantity of lead you can buy ingots
from a major plumbing supply store in your city, Rochester isn't it?
I used to do this for my bullet casting when I was into black powder
shooting. The lead will melt on the stove top, 100 pounds is about
the volume of 5 pounds of butter. Make the keel, cut the cutout,
temporarily fasten a piece of sheet aluminum on one side (lead
doesn't adhere very well to Al.) and pour from the other side.
As to the rudder hardware, didn't I see someone on the group using
gate hardware for rudder pindles? If not, maybe it was on the
Michalak group. They're even cheaper than us, if you can believ that!
Look at a farm supply store for gate or truck bed hardware. There are
some cheap galvanized brackets and pins made for hanging a galvanized
gate, which I think can be made to hang a rudder too.
Good luck, and please, please, please, try to have her ready for the
Messabout. It'll be a hit!
Bruce Hector
Not trying to put any pressure on anyone to finish their next project
before Sept. 5, but come on Bolgeristas, let's get them at the show!
We gotta show up those renegade Michalakistas!
> How did the pick up go Sue? And how is the boat, finishable? a goodThe pickup went just fine; everything except the masts actually fit
> head start? a basket case? I can't wait to see it and hope it's ready
> for the Messabout.
inside my Aztek. John did a good job with the parts that he completed,
and all in all, it gives me a wonderful head start. The real prizes
are a complete set of spars and faired blades, but it's all of good
quality, and comprehensive enough that I could assemble the hull this
weekend if I had time. I want to get the Gull in the water first,
though, and I need a stretch of several days of good weather because
she's too long for my garage. I'm tentatively targeting Memorial Day
weekend for primary assembly, weather permitting.
The two remaining head-scratchers that I need to figure out are how
to cast the lead for the keel and how to attach the rudder to the
rudder post. The latter involves making custom straps out of bar
stock, and I'm entirely without a clue when it comes to metalworking.
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
How did the pick up go Sue? And how is the boat, finishable? a good
head start? a basket case? I can't wait to see it and hope it's ready
for the Messabout.
Bruce Hector
head start? a basket case? I can't wait to see it and hope it's ready
for the Messabout.
Bruce Hector