Re: I60: Nine Sheets
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, David Ryan <david@c...> wrote:
It is now six days later and I can't believe that you have not been
ganged up on to sneek us all a look at the drawings. Remember there
is an I60 files section in Bolger3 where the first drawing is....
With all due respect, can you possibly, pretty please, on bended
knee, prostrate on the ground if necessary, promises of untold cases
of beer at the next messabout, etc, etc, etc. give us all a look?
> FBBB,a
>
> The mailman came to my door this morning with an express package -
> blue cardboard tube from a familiar address!Dear David;
>
> Inside were nine full sheets, four smaller sheets and a nice note:
It is now six days later and I can't believe that you have not been
ganged up on to sneek us all a look at the drawings. Remember there
is an I60 files section in Bolger3 where the first drawing is....
With all due respect, can you possibly, pretty please, on bended
knee, prostrate on the ground if necessary, promises of untold cases
of beer at the next messabout, etc, etc, etc. give us all a look?
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, David Ryan <david@c...> wrote:
will I ever make it until tomorrow's mail arrives?
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
>Oh, phooey. The mail has already been here today, with no tube. How
> The mailman came to my door this morning with an express package - a
> blue cardboard tube from a familiar address!
will I ever make it until tomorrow's mail arrives?
--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>
--- IDavid Ryan <david@c...> wrote:
I would love to see details
of the keel!
> In short, my enthusiasm is not merely rekindled - it's redoubled!Is my envy a sin?
I would love to see details
of the keel!
FBBB,
The mailman came to my door this morning with an express package - a
blue cardboard tube from a familiar address!
Inside were nine full sheets, four smaller sheets and a nice note:
"Dear David,
The missing Sheet 3 will be a sequence of the folding process in the
form of a series of smaller-scale frames of the steps in the
necessary order.
There will be at least one more sheet with large-scale, probably
full-size, details of some special components such as the foremast
step
The smudge here and there are blood... Not really, but there's more
of sweat and tears than, (we hope) is apparent. Better ours than
yours."
Sincerely,
Phil"
Now before you all get too excited, these are not final plans.
They're just prints from the pencil drawing to date; offered to keep
our enthusiasm stoked. Even as such I hardly know where to begin in
describing them except to say this:
Phil and Suzanne passion for this project is stoked by the dream that
the I60 might someday become a legitimate racing class, with a small
fleet of enthusiasts dragging their boats around here and their for
regattas. Our passion is driven by the fantasy of building a boat big
enough to live aboard for the better part of a Summer, fast enough to
enjoy as a day sailor, and beautiful enough to need no explanations.
Reconciling these somewhat disparate agendas has required some rather
exotic thinking; Phil's word was "unprecedented". But what strikes me
as I browse the plans is how seriously they've taken our needs, and
how (hopefully) in the marriage of our needs and ideas has only made
the realization of both our dreams more likely. To give you an idea
of what I'm looking at, I'll tantalize you with few (provisional)
details:
* A galley similar in size/capability to our apartment's kitchen. Not
a strong statement until you think about what typical galleys are
like on typical six ton auxiliaries... and the I60s galley will have
a better view than either, courtesy of the Birdwatcher style house.
* A private, fully windowed "owner's stateroom" with a cozy, but
sufficient double berth and small closet
* An enclosed head
* A dedicated dining/lounging area
* Two dedicated single berths
* To reduce the likelihood of someone being "stuck" onboard, two hard dinghies.
* The over all ergonomics, while obvious limited by the limitations
of folding/trailering do not appear impinged. In fact, when compared
to boats of similar displacement, one might even describe them as
lavish.
* For all of its unconventional thinking, the resulting appearance is
positively breath-taking. I have no doubt that she'll be the object
of just as much admiration as my Light Scooner or Gull. Of course
that admiration my (for some) turn to fear and scorn when her speed
is revealed!
Of course all of this in incorporated into a package that can be
built (save the keel) without special skills, tools or facilities
from readily available materials. For example, the hoist for the keel
appears to be nothing more exotic than a 12v truck winch.) The spars
are built up from laminated lumber yard stock.
In short, my enthusiasm is not merely rekindled - it's redoubled!
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
The mailman came to my door this morning with an express package - a
blue cardboard tube from a familiar address!
Inside were nine full sheets, four smaller sheets and a nice note:
"Dear David,
The missing Sheet 3 will be a sequence of the folding process in the
form of a series of smaller-scale frames of the steps in the
necessary order.
There will be at least one more sheet with large-scale, probably
full-size, details of some special components such as the foremast
step
The smudge here and there are blood... Not really, but there's more
of sweat and tears than, (we hope) is apparent. Better ours than
yours."
Sincerely,
Phil"
Now before you all get too excited, these are not final plans.
They're just prints from the pencil drawing to date; offered to keep
our enthusiasm stoked. Even as such I hardly know where to begin in
describing them except to say this:
Phil and Suzanne passion for this project is stoked by the dream that
the I60 might someday become a legitimate racing class, with a small
fleet of enthusiasts dragging their boats around here and their for
regattas. Our passion is driven by the fantasy of building a boat big
enough to live aboard for the better part of a Summer, fast enough to
enjoy as a day sailor, and beautiful enough to need no explanations.
Reconciling these somewhat disparate agendas has required some rather
exotic thinking; Phil's word was "unprecedented". But what strikes me
as I browse the plans is how seriously they've taken our needs, and
how (hopefully) in the marriage of our needs and ideas has only made
the realization of both our dreams more likely. To give you an idea
of what I'm looking at, I'll tantalize you with few (provisional)
details:
* A galley similar in size/capability to our apartment's kitchen. Not
a strong statement until you think about what typical galleys are
like on typical six ton auxiliaries... and the I60s galley will have
a better view than either, courtesy of the Birdwatcher style house.
* A private, fully windowed "owner's stateroom" with a cozy, but
sufficient double berth and small closet
* An enclosed head
* A dedicated dining/lounging area
* Two dedicated single berths
* To reduce the likelihood of someone being "stuck" onboard, two hard dinghies.
* The over all ergonomics, while obvious limited by the limitations
of folding/trailering do not appear impinged. In fact, when compared
to boats of similar displacement, one might even describe them as
lavish.
* For all of its unconventional thinking, the resulting appearance is
positively breath-taking. I have no doubt that she'll be the object
of just as much admiration as my Light Scooner or Gull. Of course
that admiration my (for some) turn to fear and scorn when her speed
is revealed!
Of course all of this in incorporated into a package that can be
built (save the keel) without special skills, tools or facilities
from readily available materials. For example, the hoist for the keel
appears to be nothing more exotic than a 12v truck winch.) The spars
are built up from laminated lumber yard stock.
In short, my enthusiasm is not merely rekindled - it's redoubled!
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