Re: Bruce Tyson's Spur II rowing boat "Greyfax" launched at last!
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo Tyson" <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
diary you've provided. Greyfax is an absolute museum specimen and
should be kept inside a sealed glass chamber! Then again, she is
also a fine piece of furniture worthy to grace any regular living
room such as those found in your every-day-run-of-the-mill chateau!
But mostly she is an exquiste expression of your fathers' superb
craftmenship and a real jewel-like presence on anyones stretch of
water,anywhere,anytime!
Not wishing to rush things, but would you think un-kindly of me if I
were to ask to be placed in your Dads last will and testament just
to facilitate disposal of Greyfax come that most un-wished for day?
Do pass on to your Dad my(our!) heart-felt congradulations on a most
successful build.May he enjoy endless hours of youthful exhuberance
on board her!
Sincerely,
Peter,catching up with his e-mails,Lenihan, who would like to pass
on breaking news to Hugos' dad that it is perfectly alright to drink
seawater in huge volumes, to swim in the surf late at night,to eat
lots of raw meat of questionable origins......:-D
>to
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Happy Christmas to all.
>
> I've just loaded some pictures of my father's "SpurII" rowing boat
> the Files section of Bolger4photos group.BRAVO! to your Dad! Hugo and thanks for the wonderful builders photo
diary you've provided. Greyfax is an absolute museum specimen and
should be kept inside a sealed glass chamber! Then again, she is
also a fine piece of furniture worthy to grace any regular living
room such as those found in your every-day-run-of-the-mill chateau!
But mostly she is an exquiste expression of your fathers' superb
craftmenship and a real jewel-like presence on anyones stretch of
water,anywhere,anytime!
Not wishing to rush things, but would you think un-kindly of me if I
were to ask to be placed in your Dads last will and testament just
to facilitate disposal of Greyfax come that most un-wished for day?
Do pass on to your Dad my(our!) heart-felt congradulations on a most
successful build.May he enjoy endless hours of youthful exhuberance
on board her!
Sincerely,
Peter,catching up with his e-mails,Lenihan, who would like to pass
on breaking news to Hugos' dad that it is perfectly alright to drink
seawater in huge volumes, to swim in the surf late at night,to eat
lots of raw meat of questionable origins......:-D
Hi Harry,
The current oars that my father is using are 7' 9-1/2" long and have relatively small blades. They are a bit on the short side and are about 2.75" too short on the looms. the Blades could be at least 1" - maybe 2" longer and wider. If my father has to build his own oars he'll make them with counterweighted looms so you can have more oar length outside of the boat for more leverage, therefor more speed. As it is she rows very well with the "short" oars so with a proper pair things should be even better!! With the pair he's using at the moment (fairly standard marine store oars made from pine) they get quite a bend to them when you really put your back into it, so probably a bit larger diameter loom is needed.
Hugo Tyson, Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Harry James <welshman@...> wrote:
Which brings me up to my next question, How long are the current oars?
What are you proposing to replace them with?
HJ
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The current oars that my father is using are 7' 9-1/2" long and have relatively small blades. They are a bit on the short side and are about 2.75" too short on the looms. the Blades could be at least 1" - maybe 2" longer and wider. If my father has to build his own oars he'll make them with counterweighted looms so you can have more oar length outside of the boat for more leverage, therefor more speed. As it is she rows very well with the "short" oars so with a proper pair things should be even better!! With the pair he's using at the moment (fairly standard marine store oars made from pine) they get quite a bend to them when you really put your back into it, so probably a bit larger diameter loom is needed.
Hugo Tyson, Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia
Harry James <welshman@...> wrote:
Which brings me up to my next question, How long are the current oars?
What are you proposing to replace them with?
HJ
Hugo Tyson wrote:
>Hi Bruce,Bolger rules!!!
>
>We haven't weighed her so I can't be exact but I'd guess she'd be about 50Kgs- maybe a little bit over 100lbs, anyway very easy lifting for two people, she seems lighter than the 8' 6'' clinker-ply Iain Oughtred dinghy that my father built as the Tender to "Merlin". That was built from 7mm Hoop Pine Marine Ply, while the Spur II "Greyfax" was built from 6mm Okume marine ply which is a lot lighter. She rows very well, to say the least and should go a bit better when my father gets or builds oars a bit longer with a bit more blade area and counter-weighted than the ones he's using at the moment!
>
>Hugo Tyson, Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia.
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Which brings me up to my next question, How long are the current oars?
What are you proposing to replace them with?
HJ
Hugo Tyson wrote:
What are you proposing to replace them with?
HJ
Hugo Tyson wrote:
>Hi Bruce,
>
>We haven't weighed her so I can't be exact but I'd guess she'd be about 50Kgs- maybe a little bit over 100lbs, anyway very easy lifting for two people, she seems lighter than the 8' 6'' clinker-ply Iain Oughtred dinghy that my father built as the Tender to "Merlin". That was built from 7mm Hoop Pine Marine Ply, while the Spur II "Greyfax" was built from 6mm Okume marine ply which is a lot lighter. She rows very well, to say the least and should go a bit better when my father gets or builds oars a bit longer with a bit more blade area and counter-weighted than the ones he's using at the moment!
>
>Hugo Tyson, Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia.
>
>
>
>
Hi Bruce,
We haven't weighed her so I can't be exact but I'd guess she'd be about 50Kgs- maybe a little bit over 100lbs, anyway very easy lifting for two people, she seems lighter than the 8' 6'' clinker-ply Iain Oughtred dinghy that my father built as the Tender to "Merlin". That was built from 7mm Hoop Pine Marine Ply, while the Spur II "Greyfax" was built from 6mm Okume marine ply which is a lot lighter. She rows very well, to say the least and should go a bit better when my father gets or builds oars a bit longer with a bit more blade area and counter-weighted than the ones he's using at the moment!
Hugo Tyson, Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia.
Bruce Hallman <bruce@...> wrote:
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We haven't weighed her so I can't be exact but I'd guess she'd be about 50Kgs- maybe a little bit over 100lbs, anyway very easy lifting for two people, she seems lighter than the 8' 6'' clinker-ply Iain Oughtred dinghy that my father built as the Tender to "Merlin". That was built from 7mm Hoop Pine Marine Ply, while the Spur II "Greyfax" was built from 6mm Okume marine ply which is a lot lighter. She rows very well, to say the least and should go a bit better when my father gets or builds oars a bit longer with a bit more blade area and counter-weighted than the ones he's using at the moment!
Hugo Tyson, Port Sorell, Tasmania, Australia.
Bruce Hallman <bruce@...> wrote:
>Congratulations, looks great! I am curious what does she weigh?
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo Tyson" <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > Happy Christmas to all.
> >
> > I've just loaded some pictures of my father's "SpurII" rowing boat
Bolger rules!!!
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>Congratulations, looks great! I am curious what does she weigh?
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo Tyson" <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > Happy Christmas to all.
> >
> > I've just loaded some pictures of my father's "SpurII" rowing boat
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Hugo Tyson" <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
Wow what beautiful photos! The one shown cutting through the waves is
priceless! I urge you to submit it to WB magazine. I would just crop
it a bit to bring the boat more forward in the scene. The light and
whitecaps in the distance are really stunning.
Congratulations and Merry Christmas too!
Nels
>to
> Hi Everybody,
>
> Happy Christmas to all.
>
> I've just loaded some pictures of my father's "SpurII" rowing boat
> the Files section of Bolger4photos group.Hi Hugo,
>
Wow what beautiful photos! The one shown cutting through the waves is
priceless! I urge you to submit it to WB magazine. I would just crop
it a bit to bring the boat more forward in the scene. The light and
whitecaps in the distance are really stunning.
Congratulations and Merry Christmas too!
Nels
Hi Everybody,
Happy Christmas to all.
I've just loaded some pictures of my father's "SpurII" rowing boat to
the Files section of Bolger4photos group.
We launched her this morning and everything went well. What a nice
rowing boat. Her name is "Greyfax" after a famous war horse from
Icelandic legends.
The photos are posted in the Files section of Bolger4photos in the
folder "Tyson's, Merlin,Sabre and Spur II pictures". The latest
photos start at BT Spur II and are dated 12-24-2004, about a third of
the way down the page.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/
Hugo Tyson,
in lovely, warm, albeit a bit windy Port Sorell,
Tasmania.Just about to have a few pre-Christmas Dinner drinks!(Our
family has a large evening meal so as not to waste the afternoon
lying around feeling bloated after a huge Christmas lunch!!!)
Happy Christmas to all.
I've just loaded some pictures of my father's "SpurII" rowing boat to
the Files section of Bolger4photos group.
We launched her this morning and everything went well. What a nice
rowing boat. Her name is "Greyfax" after a famous war horse from
Icelandic legends.
The photos are posted in the Files section of Bolger4photos in the
folder "Tyson's, Merlin,Sabre and Spur II pictures". The latest
photos start at BT Spur II and are dated 12-24-2004, about a third of
the way down the page.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger4photos/files/
Hugo Tyson,
in lovely, warm, albeit a bit windy Port Sorell,
Tasmania.Just about to have a few pre-Christmas Dinner drinks!(Our
family has a large evening meal so as not to waste the afternoon
lying around feeling bloated after a huge Christmas lunch!!!)