Re: Barefoot Boatworks
David:
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Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
> Our lumber yard just closed downThe place with the really cheap mahogany? Pity....
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Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
David:
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Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
> I'm also changing the seat designs slightly so as to incorporate someSee? I told you they needed some.... :-)
> non-removable flotation.
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Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
>> 1) Nothing but crap wood at any of the local suppliers.Our lumber yard just closed down (with all the new home construction
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>A lady I'm working with bought wood for a furniture project at a
>place that I think is called "Roberts", somewhere on Long Island,
>probably Nassau County. She said that they have everything, including
>high quality ply. Probaby you know of them. I could get more info if
>you like.
out here I can't figure out why.) Now the nearest lumber yard is in
Ammagansette and the nearest Home Depot is in Riverhead. The Nassau
county line is 2+ hours from Montauk.
A two or even three layer gunnel isn't that much more work, and I'd
bet a three layer from H.D. crap wood is stronger, and certainly
cheaper, than verticle grain from Roberts. I would like to see what
sort of plywood they have. I'm thinking Meranti might be the way to
go on my next build.
YIBB,
David
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C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
Mobile (646) 325-8325
Office (212) 247-0296
> 1) Nothing but crap wood at any of the local suppliers.A lady I'm working with bought wood for a furniture project at a
place that I think is called "Roberts", somewhere on Long Island,
probably Nassau County. She said that they have everything, including
high quality ply. Probaby you know of them. I could get more info if
you like.
Peter
FBBB,
Considerable progress today. Not only is the LSME nearly ready for a
new coat of paint, but we finally got the second dory hull flipped
and put the shear clamp on it.
Some of you may recall that Sue and I build our dories quite a bit
lighter than spec'd. You may also recall that I had some trouble with
my Gull getting beat up in the surf. I cracked the gunnels on more
than one occasion.
Preventative of that, we've put a double course of 1.5x.75 douglas
fir on the shear of second dory. This serves two purposes:
1) Nothing but crap wood at any of the local suppliers. Running two
courses let us offset flaws in the wood. If I'm ever doing it again
I'd even consider 3 course of .5" material.
2) The increased size should be a little more durable. Likely this
second boat will become my beach fishing boat, while the more lightly
built one will be my wife's sheltered water boat.
I'm also changing the seat designs slightly so as to incorporate some
non-removable flotation.
YIBB,
David
--
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
Mobile (646) 325-8325
Office (212) 247-0296
Considerable progress today. Not only is the LSME nearly ready for a
new coat of paint, but we finally got the second dory hull flipped
and put the shear clamp on it.
Some of you may recall that Sue and I build our dories quite a bit
lighter than spec'd. You may also recall that I had some trouble with
my Gull getting beat up in the surf. I cracked the gunnels on more
than one occasion.
Preventative of that, we've put a double course of 1.5x.75 douglas
fir on the shear of second dory. This serves two purposes:
1) Nothing but crap wood at any of the local suppliers. Running two
courses let us offset flaws in the wood. If I'm ever doing it again
I'd even consider 3 course of .5" material.
2) The increased size should be a little more durable. Likely this
second boat will become my beach fishing boat, while the more lightly
built one will be my wife's sheltered water boat.
I'm also changing the seat designs slightly so as to incorporate some
non-removable flotation.
YIBB,
David
--
C.E.P.
415 W.46th Street
New York, New York 10036
http://www.crumblingempire.com
Mobile (646) 325-8325
Office (212) 247-0296