Re: Nymph Surgery
I don't have a lot of experience sailing but my kids and I really
enjoy taking it out. None of us really care for rowing and we have
yet to be becalmed to where we couldn't at least laze back to the
dock. I've only sailed it around brick type boats and it absolutely
destroy's them even with my cheap polytarp sail.
The area thats left actually looks like it will give us a lot more
room than we had with the center seat. The area after the last frame
was lost to the tiller anyhow. Had to do something, I dumped it a
1/2 mile from shore a while back and I can just see one of my kids
stuck a couple hundred yards offshore. Not something I want to
explain to my wife. This should give me around 6 sf of airbox which
should at least make re-entry and recovery possible.
I like your idea of a grate - think I will make something removable
so it is easy to clean our. Maybe 1x1's long ways set on top of 1x2
across the bottom? A little extra weight down low when sailing would
not bother me at all and likely help.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Doug
enjoy taking it out. None of us really care for rowing and we have
yet to be becalmed to where we couldn't at least laze back to the
dock. I've only sailed it around brick type boats and it absolutely
destroy's them even with my cheap polytarp sail.
The area thats left actually looks like it will give us a lot more
room than we had with the center seat. The area after the last frame
was lost to the tiller anyhow. Had to do something, I dumped it a
1/2 mile from shore a while back and I can just see one of my kids
stuck a couple hundred yards offshore. Not something I want to
explain to my wife. This should give me around 6 sf of airbox which
should at least make re-entry and recovery possible.
I like your idea of a grate - think I will make something removable
so it is easy to clean our. Maybe 1x1's long ways set on top of 1x2
across the bottom? A little extra weight down low when sailing would
not bother me at all and likely help.
Thanks for the suggestion.
Doug
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Lincoln Ross <lincolnr@r...> wrote:
> I put on extra wide gunwhales and then ripped out the damaged
bulkheads
> on my Nymph project. Seems plenty rigid, and I thought those
bulkheads
> would really be in the way. You have limited yours to only rowing
with
> one aboard, I think. I seem to recall we were able to row with 3. I
> would consider a kind of grating to sit on, only 1/2" or 3/4" thick
just
> to keep you from sitting in the splash, but not raising your weight
very
> much. What does the Nymph sail like? I haven't installed any
permanent
> seats, in case I want to sail it someday.
>
> Lincoln Ross
I put on extra wide gunwhales and then ripped out the damaged bulkheads
on my Nymph project. Seems plenty rigid, and I thought those bulkheads
would really be in the way. You have limited yours to only rowing with
one aboard, I think. I seem to recall we were able to row with 3. I
would consider a kind of grating to sit on, only 1/2" or 3/4" thick just
to keep you from sitting in the splash, but not raising your weight very
much. What does the Nymph sail like? I haven't installed any permanent
seats, in case I want to sail it someday.
Lincoln Ross
on my Nymph project. Seems plenty rigid, and I thought those bulkheads
would really be in the way. You have limited yours to only rowing with
one aboard, I think. I seem to recall we were able to row with 3. I
would consider a kind of grating to sit on, only 1/2" or 3/4" thick just
to keep you from sitting in the splash, but not raising your weight very
much. What does the Nymph sail like? I haven't installed any permanent
seats, in case I want to sail it someday.
Lincoln Ross
>Doug Day wrote:
>
>Made a couple of modifications to my Bolger Nymph today. Took a
>jigsaw in one hand and faith in the other and went to it.
>
>Put in a new bulkhead located at the rear most frame and decked it
>over airtight. I dumped it last summer and the boat is un-
>recoverable as designed - floats with both ends sitting slightly out
>of the water and the center rail at the water line.
>
>I also removed the center seat. My kids and I like to sail more than
>row and it was not real comfortable for anything but rowing. In the
>process, also took a saw and belt sander to the center frame. As
>expected, with the outer hull fiberglassed, the boat was plenty stiff
>and did not need it. No movement of the sides. We'll see what
>happens when it hits the water. If it flexes too much....well, I've
>been looking for an excuse to build another boat anyhow!
>
>Re-did mast step in the front - its pretty rough but it's not a
>showcase boat anyhow.
>
>Wondering if anyone has some thoughts on an easy way I could mount
>some low seats on the sides. Not trying for fancy, just don't want
>to sit in the water that seems to accumulate on the floor.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Doug
>
Made a couple of modifications to my Bolger Nymph today. Took a
jigsaw in one hand and faith in the other and went to it.
Put in a new bulkhead located at the rear most frame and decked it
over airtight. I dumped it last summer and the boat is un-
recoverable as designed - floats with both ends sitting slightly out
of the water and the center rail at the water line.
I also removed the center seat. My kids and I like to sail more than
row and it was not real comfortable for anything but rowing. In the
process, also took a saw and belt sander to the center frame. As
expected, with the outer hull fiberglassed, the boat was plenty stiff
and did not need it. No movement of the sides. We'll see what
happens when it hits the water. If it flexes too much....well, I've
been looking for an excuse to build another boat anyhow!
Re-did mast step in the front - its pretty rough but it's not a
showcase boat anyhow.
Wondering if anyone has some thoughts on an easy way I could mount
some low seats on the sides. Not trying for fancy, just don't want
to sit in the water that seems to accumulate on the floor.
Thanks,
Doug
jigsaw in one hand and faith in the other and went to it.
Put in a new bulkhead located at the rear most frame and decked it
over airtight. I dumped it last summer and the boat is un-
recoverable as designed - floats with both ends sitting slightly out
of the water and the center rail at the water line.
I also removed the center seat. My kids and I like to sail more than
row and it was not real comfortable for anything but rowing. In the
process, also took a saw and belt sander to the center frame. As
expected, with the outer hull fiberglassed, the boat was plenty stiff
and did not need it. No movement of the sides. We'll see what
happens when it hits the water. If it flexes too much....well, I've
been looking for an excuse to build another boat anyhow!
Re-did mast step in the front - its pretty rough but it's not a
showcase boat anyhow.
Wondering if anyone has some thoughts on an easy way I could mount
some low seats on the sides. Not trying for fancy, just don't want
to sit in the water that seems to accumulate on the floor.
Thanks,
Doug