Re: carbon fibre option for small masts and sprits
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Nels" <arvent@h...> wrote:
Well,I should have checked my terrible spelling first,thus
rood would have been corrected to read "roof" :-) I plan on keeping
the invisible rope chest on the bottom of one of the closets in the
stateroom......that way "they" can be lured into the right setting
for such antics :-D
least get a proper pilot house with a porthole looking aft.However,
you are the first to publicly call for abandoning the "estuary
cruiser" mode and to make her into a schooner! Only one other pirate
of reknown,Bruce Hector,would have been so bold(you're in good
company there!) :-)
As much as I would love to accomadate this sort of craziness, I must
confess that I am rather smitten with Windermere,as is, and even
more so with the prospect of multiple hijinks,blow high,blow
low,with genial company.
The cost,as you so correctly point out,would be reduced
considerably,but so too would the palacial comforts afforded by
Windermere. Moreover,it will be precisely these comforts which will
serve as convincing inducements for prospective crew.T's one thing
ta get'em on board,laddy,but a whole other animal ta keep them thar:-
)
As to the presence of spars; don't forget that there is that
ingenious anchor davit,up forward,which I have been considering
getting chromed,thus serving two functions...... then there is the
roof top mast for flying all sorts of paraphenia including les sous-
vétements,followed by the mighty flag staff aft,most likely out of
mahogany .Of course,it is hoped that the interior too will see its'
fair share of "wood",on occassion,in the stateroom,with velvet
curtains drawn :-)
But were I to build me some real masts,like for a schooner or other
lovely vessel,I would get me hands on some Quebec black
spruce....the next best thing to Sitka Spruce for tightness of its'
annual rings although a bit heavier then Sitka.Eastern is better
left to planking,me thinks.
How I envy you your balmy weather of -25 as I labour away in a
sweltering -9C. Enjoy it while it lasts for we will soon enough be
cooking in + 5 weather :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,tempted,teased and tortured with all sorts of crazy
ideas but nevertheless focused on Windermere,from along the frozen
banks of the St.Lawrence Seaway........
> Where are you planning to install the rood? Right next to theHi Pirate Nels!
> captains bed I suppose and alongside the invisible rope chest?
Well,I should have checked my terrible spelling first,thus
rood would have been corrected to read "roof" :-) I plan on keeping
the invisible rope chest on the bottom of one of the closets in the
stateroom......that way "they" can be lured into the right setting
for such antics :-D
>two
> When I observe Windermer's beautiful bottom with box keel and that
> absolutely magnifique centerboard I can't help but wonder if it is
> still not too late to lower that deckhouse height, add a small
> pilothouse, maybe some extra batteries for ballest, and install
> beautifully hand-carved eastern spruce masts! Just imagine howmuch
> glop you will save, let alone the cost of all that interiorplumbing,
> cabinetry, glitz and glitter, hot tub and expensive motor.could
>
> All you need is a bucket, a hammock and a big cooler mate! You
> be out sailing along the shores of the mighty St. Lawrence, in thewill
> schooner Windermere by the time most the ice is out. And all you
> need is the T9.9 Yam and you wouldn't have to stop once youreached
> the ocean.has
>
> Quite this "estuary cruiser" nonsence before it is too late!
>
> Best of the Year To Ya!,
>
> Nels
> From along the shores of Moose Jaw Creek, where the temperature
> risen 10 degrees to a balmy -25.You are not the first to suggest lowering the coach roof some,to at
least get a proper pilot house with a porthole looking aft.However,
you are the first to publicly call for abandoning the "estuary
cruiser" mode and to make her into a schooner! Only one other pirate
of reknown,Bruce Hector,would have been so bold(you're in good
company there!) :-)
As much as I would love to accomadate this sort of craziness, I must
confess that I am rather smitten with Windermere,as is, and even
more so with the prospect of multiple hijinks,blow high,blow
low,with genial company.
The cost,as you so correctly point out,would be reduced
considerably,but so too would the palacial comforts afforded by
Windermere. Moreover,it will be precisely these comforts which will
serve as convincing inducements for prospective crew.T's one thing
ta get'em on board,laddy,but a whole other animal ta keep them thar:-
)
As to the presence of spars; don't forget that there is that
ingenious anchor davit,up forward,which I have been considering
getting chromed,thus serving two functions...... then there is the
roof top mast for flying all sorts of paraphenia including les sous-
vétements,followed by the mighty flag staff aft,most likely out of
mahogany .Of course,it is hoped that the interior too will see its'
fair share of "wood",on occassion,in the stateroom,with velvet
curtains drawn :-)
But were I to build me some real masts,like for a schooner or other
lovely vessel,I would get me hands on some Quebec black
spruce....the next best thing to Sitka Spruce for tightness of its'
annual rings although a bit heavier then Sitka.Eastern is better
left to planking,me thinks.
How I envy you your balmy weather of -25 as I labour away in a
sweltering -9C. Enjoy it while it lasts for we will soon enough be
cooking in + 5 weather :-)
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,tempted,teased and tortured with all sorts of crazy
ideas but nevertheless focused on Windermere,from along the frozen
banks of the St.Lawrence Seaway........
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Lenihan" <peterlenihan@h...>
wrote:
Where are you planning to install the rood? Right next to the
captains bed I suppose and alongside the invisible rope chest?
When I observe Windermer's beautiful bottom with box keel and that
absolutely magnifique centerboard I can't help but wonder if it is
still not too late to lower that deckhouse height, add a small
pilothouse, maybe some extra batteries for ballest, and install two
beautifully hand-carved eastern spruce masts! Just imagine how much
glop you will save, let alone the cost of all that interior plumbing,
cabinetry, glitz and glitter, hot tub and expensive motor.
All you need is a bucket, a hammock and a big cooler mate! You could
be out sailing along the shores of the mighty St. Lawrence, in the
schooner Windermere by the time most the ice is out. And all you will
need is the T9.9 Yam and you wouldn't have to stop once you reached
the ocean.
Quite this "estuary cruiser" nonsence before it is too late!
Best of the Year To Ya!,
Nels
From along the shores of Moose Jaw Creek, where the temperature has
risen 10 degrees to a balmy -25.
wrote:
>The bulk of the epoxy use
> however,is yet to come since neither the outside nor inside haveHi Peter,
> been treated with it so far nor has the rood been installed.
Where are you planning to install the rood? Right next to the
captains bed I suppose and alongside the invisible rope chest?
When I observe Windermer's beautiful bottom with box keel and that
absolutely magnifique centerboard I can't help but wonder if it is
still not too late to lower that deckhouse height, add a small
pilothouse, maybe some extra batteries for ballest, and install two
beautifully hand-carved eastern spruce masts! Just imagine how much
glop you will save, let alone the cost of all that interior plumbing,
cabinetry, glitz and glitter, hot tub and expensive motor.
All you need is a bucket, a hammock and a big cooler mate! You could
be out sailing along the shores of the mighty St. Lawrence, in the
schooner Windermere by the time most the ice is out. And all you will
need is the T9.9 Yam and you wouldn't have to stop once you reached
the ocean.
Quite this "estuary cruiser" nonsence before it is too late!
Best of the Year To Ya!,
Nels
From along the shores of Moose Jaw Creek, where the temperature has
risen 10 degrees to a balmy -25.
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Will Samson" <willsamson@y...> wrote:
used to say, "It's a peety that when the Lord taks awa' the ability,
he disnae tak awa the notion o't at the same time . . ."
there, magnificent and wi' nae veesible means of support (or so the
lassies tell me).
LOL!!!Awefully glad to read you took it all in good
spirits.Never know when one might be getting the wrong ideas at the
right times :-)
All the best to your and yours too in this New Year!!
Sincerely,
Peter"three sheets to the wind" Lenihan....
> Och, hoot toot mon, maister Lenihan! Wi' a mannie my age itwould be an awfu' waste of fevered fantasies. As ma auld faither
used to say, "It's a peety that when the Lord taks awa' the ability,
he disnae tak awa the notion o't at the same time . . ."
>attractions of the heft of a fine thick spruce mast standing up
> Na-na! I'd be better aff having nae hernias, despite the
there, magnificent and wi' nae veesible means of support (or so the
lassies tell me).
>group a braw New Year!
> Onywey, it remains but tae wish a' the loons and quines in the
>Sir Wullie,
> Yous in seemly sobriety,
>
> Bill (a.k.a. 'Wullie' in the hills and glens)
LOL!!!Awefully glad to read you took it all in good
spirits.Never know when one might be getting the wrong ideas at the
right times :-)
All the best to your and yours too in this New Year!!
Sincerely,
Peter"three sheets to the wind" Lenihan....
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "dnjost" <djost@m...> wrote:
gallons certainly to date. I'll have to get back to you on that
one,once I've got all my bills in order.The bulk of the epoxy use
however,is yet to come since neither the outside nor inside have
been treated with it so far nor has the rood been installed.
Have you built a model of your next boat? Are you still considering
one of the bigger Bolger Boxes? I sure hope so :-)
Have a nice winter and lets hope for an early Spring.....we're all
getting to old to put up with the white stuff and all its' delays to
proper boating fun!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,who can now swear that he feels the days growing
long......yippee!
>However, once it's up...I feelTruer words have not been spoken! ;-)
> obliged to make the best of each effort and savor each moment to
> make lasting memories.
> Windemere is looking great! How many gallons of glop and goo haveHi David,Thanks! I haven't an accurate tally but it must be several
> you used so far? It looks as if you have cornered the market.
gallons certainly to date. I'll have to get back to you on that
one,once I've got all my bills in order.The bulk of the epoxy use
however,is yet to come since neither the outside nor inside have
been treated with it so far nor has the rood been installed.
Have you built a model of your next boat? Are you still considering
one of the bigger Bolger Boxes? I sure hope so :-)
Have a nice winter and lets hope for an early Spring.....we're all
getting to old to put up with the white stuff and all its' delays to
proper boating fun!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,who can now swear that he feels the days growing
long......yippee!
Hi Gang,
Just in from my first sail of the year. Wayward Lass is still
waiting for her new mast so I borrowed the boy's elegant
punt "Creamsicle".
Hard to find enough room to get comfortable with 240 pounds and bad
knees, but managed to find the groove a few times on both the good
and bad tacks. Having the leeboard on the opposite side to the sprit
boom seemed to work best and evened out the performance.
Almost swamped once when I lost the wind suddenly. Had my weight
well to windward, and when the wind stopped pushing, water started
pouring in over that gunwale -- thought she was going to fill before
I could get centred, but managed to make it. Swimming ashore is not
a safe option in our cold waters! A few minutes work with the bailer
put the ocean back in its place.
Also found things unstable when running. Might have been because I
had more wind than I really wanted, 10 knots felt like a gale. Much
happier with about 5.
Stopped for lunch on a sheltered beach, drank a short hot rum to the
coming year. Things are looking good so far!
Coming back I unshipped both rudder and leeboard and steered with an
oar (in its regular place but trailing back). I'd started upwind, so
coming home I had the wind over my shoulder -- and it had dropped a
bit. Anyway, that was really nice because I could sail right in to
the beach. Going to have to change the rudder to a kick up version
for the future. And it's awkward getting the pin in while bobbing
around the ocean in any case.
Made two resolutions while I was out there -- get the new mast
finished soon and drop 40 pounds!
Cheers,
Jamie
(Aye Bill, and I ken aboot the Broons tae. Grannie used to send The
Sunday Post up to Orkney every week. Jings!)
Just in from my first sail of the year. Wayward Lass is still
waiting for her new mast so I borrowed the boy's elegant
punt "Creamsicle".
Hard to find enough room to get comfortable with 240 pounds and bad
knees, but managed to find the groove a few times on both the good
and bad tacks. Having the leeboard on the opposite side to the sprit
boom seemed to work best and evened out the performance.
Almost swamped once when I lost the wind suddenly. Had my weight
well to windward, and when the wind stopped pushing, water started
pouring in over that gunwale -- thought she was going to fill before
I could get centred, but managed to make it. Swimming ashore is not
a safe option in our cold waters! A few minutes work with the bailer
put the ocean back in its place.
Also found things unstable when running. Might have been because I
had more wind than I really wanted, 10 knots felt like a gale. Much
happier with about 5.
Stopped for lunch on a sheltered beach, drank a short hot rum to the
coming year. Things are looking good so far!
Coming back I unshipped both rudder and leeboard and steered with an
oar (in its regular place but trailing back). I'd started upwind, so
coming home I had the wind over my shoulder -- and it had dropped a
bit. Anyway, that was really nice because I could sail right in to
the beach. Going to have to change the rudder to a kick up version
for the future. And it's awkward getting the pin in while bobbing
around the ocean in any case.
Made two resolutions while I was out there -- get the new mast
finished soon and drop 40 pounds!
Cheers,
Jamie
(Aye Bill, and I ken aboot the Broons tae. Grannie used to send The
Sunday Post up to Orkney every week. Jings!)
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Will Samson" <willsamson@y...> wrote:
> Ye ken aboot Oor Wullie!
>
> I'm greatly impressed!
>
> Wull
Ye ken aboot Oor Wullie!
I'm greatly impressed!
Wull
I'm greatly impressed!
Wull
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Orr
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 6:07 PM
Subject: [bolger] Re: carbon fibre option for small masts and sprits
Weel pit, oor Wullie.
A Happy New Year to all indeed.
Jamie
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Will Samson" <willsamson@y...> wrote:
> This always gets the
> gals worked up with fevered fantasies of experiencing some of
that
> force applied to themselves :-)
> Och, hoot toot mon, maister Lenihan! Wi' a mannie my age it
would be an awfu' waste of fevered fantasies. As ma auld faither
used to say, "It's a peety that when the Lord taks awa' the ability,
he disnae tak awa the notion o't at the same time . . ."
>
> Na-na! I'd be better aff having nae hernias, despite the
attractions of the heft of a fine thick spruce mast standing up
there, magnificent and wi' nae veesible means of support (or so the
lassies tell me).
>
> Onywey, it remains but tae wish a' the loons and quines in the
group a braw New Year!
>
> Yous in seemly sobriety,
>
> Bill (a.k.a. 'Wullie' in the hills and glens)
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Weel pit, oor Wullie.
A Happy New Year to all indeed.
Jamie
A Happy New Year to all indeed.
Jamie
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Will Samson" <willsamson@y...> wrote:
> This always gets the
> gals worked up with fevered fantasies of experiencing some of
that
> force applied to themselves :-)
> Och, hoot toot mon, maister Lenihan! Wi' a mannie my age it
would be an awfu' waste of fevered fantasies. As ma auld faither
used to say, "It's a peety that when the Lord taks awa' the ability,
he disnae tak awa the notion o't at the same time . . ."
>
> Na-na! I'd be better aff having nae hernias, despite the
attractions of the heft of a fine thick spruce mast standing up
there, magnificent and wi' nae veesible means of support (or so the
lassies tell me).
>
> Onywey, it remains but tae wish a' the loons and quines in the
group a braw New Year!
>
> Yous in seemly sobriety,
>
> Bill (a.k.a. 'Wullie' in the hills and glens)
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
This always gets the
gals worked up with fevered fantasies of experiencing some of that
force applied to themselves :-)
Och, hoot toot mon, maister Lenihan! Wi' a mannie my age it would be an awfu' waste of fevered fantasies. As ma auld faither used to say, "It's a peety that when the Lord taks awa' the ability, he disnae tak awa the notion o't at the same time . . ."
Na-na! I'd be better aff having nae hernias, despite the attractions of the heft of a fine thick spruce mast standing up there, magnificent and wi' nae veesible means of support (or so the lassies tell me).
Onywey, it remains but tae wish a' the loons and quines in the group a braw New Year!
Yous in seemly sobriety,
Bill (a.k.a. 'Wullie' in the hills and glens)
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
gals worked up with fevered fantasies of experiencing some of that
force applied to themselves :-)
Och, hoot toot mon, maister Lenihan! Wi' a mannie my age it would be an awfu' waste of fevered fantasies. As ma auld faither used to say, "It's a peety that when the Lord taks awa' the ability, he disnae tak awa the notion o't at the same time . . ."
Na-na! I'd be better aff having nae hernias, despite the attractions of the heft of a fine thick spruce mast standing up there, magnificent and wi' nae veesible means of support (or so the lassies tell me).
Onywey, it remains but tae wish a' the loons and quines in the group a braw New Year!
Yous in seemly sobriety,
Bill (a.k.a. 'Wullie' in the hills and glens)
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Ah Peter, it must be the winter doldrums speaking out loud from the
hoary frost on the banks of the St. Lawrence. Only 60 more days of
winter madness to endure. The banks of the Charles are also too
frozen to encourage any sane use of watercraft by sensible people.
Down here in Beantown, the only disadvantage us yankees would
immediately focus on is the price difference. $100 for a custom set
of construction grade wood spars vs. close to $600 US for both the
Main and Mizzen and that is for materials only.
I too prefer working with planes and wood shavings rather than
playing with glass and goop, but the weight to strength ratio would
be significant! I wouldn't mind asking my crew to to erect the mast
every now and then if it weren't such a brutish job to do. This was
much easier when I was younger. However, once it's up...I feel
obliged to make the best of each effort and savor each moment to
make lasting memories.
Windemere is looking great! How many gallons of glop and goo have
you used so far? It looks as if you have cornered the market.
Happy Building.
David Jost
hoary frost on the banks of the St. Lawrence. Only 60 more days of
winter madness to endure. The banks of the Charles are also too
frozen to encourage any sane use of watercraft by sensible people.
Down here in Beantown, the only disadvantage us yankees would
immediately focus on is the price difference. $100 for a custom set
of construction grade wood spars vs. close to $600 US for both the
Main and Mizzen and that is for materials only.
I too prefer working with planes and wood shavings rather than
playing with glass and goop, but the weight to strength ratio would
be significant! I wouldn't mind asking my crew to to erect the mast
every now and then if it weren't such a brutish job to do. This was
much easier when I was younger. However, once it's up...I feel
obliged to make the best of each effort and savor each moment to
make lasting memories.
Windemere is looking great! How many gallons of glop and goo have
you used so far? It looks as if you have cornered the market.
Happy Building.
David Jost
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Will Samson" <willsamson@y...> wrote:
large, unstayed mast.
Aye,t's a very sensible thing indeed but very sad too! For where
now will the manly art of heaving timber spars around go to,I ask?
Surely no one can deny the awesome beauty witnessed in the tossing
of ye olde caber nor the impressive display of brute,manly muscle,
enjoyed by most audiences to local(North American) lumber jack
competitions!?
No more will we men be able to impress some wee lassy with heart
stopping feats of physical finesse as we casually mention to her
that we'll be ready to go for a sail as soon as you"raise the
stick". Ah yes matey,there are few things more primeval then when a
man can put hand to wood and successfully wrestle it upright!
Perhaps more impressive still is not only the eye-brow raising
display of male strength but also the extreme tenderness diplayed as
one lowers and lays the monster(spar) to bed.This always gets the
gals worked up with fevered fantasies of experiencing some of that
force applied to themselves :-)
Now don't go reading this all wrong! I have nothing against
technology,especially if it applies to boats. But after seeing the
pictures of the high-tech home built tube(spar is way too noble a
term for this thing), I immediately noticed that I had no desire
to "reach out and touch it".Its black,stealthy appearance left me
feeling cold and a wee bit afeared of it too.The fact it almost
ressembles a giant probe didn't help much either! Just imagine this
light weight wonder of technology,capable of being handled by anyone
of the fairer sex, falling into the hands of an aggrieved crew
member?!About the best a man could do in such straits would be to
never turn his back to her!
I fear we risk becoming nothing more then a heap of puddin' if
we let pass the age old tradition of shaping our own spars out of
this earths own wood.Few things can match the aroma of freshly
shaved spruce as our plane sings another sliver off our future
spar.Few things,that is, other then the magical spectacle of fine
saw dust caught floating around in a golden beam of sunlight as we
gently sand out the last of the roughness in our spar. And then
comes the spar varnish! What a treat for the nostrils that is and
what a treat for the eyes as we watch it penetrate the spruce adding
depth and richness where only paleness lay before. When all our
labour is done, we are rewarded yet again by our spars alluring
presence which calls out to us and says,"touch me"......
Aye, I challenge anyone to find even an ounce of beauty in that
evil high-tech cousin of a spar! I doubt the critter even knows how
to speak our own language,cold evil thing that it is!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan, longing for the feeling of real wood,any wood,in his
hands.........
> Sounds like an eminently sensible way to spend a few hundreddollars, especially if you've tried routinely raising and lowering a
large, unstayed mast.
Aye,t's a very sensible thing indeed but very sad too! For where
now will the manly art of heaving timber spars around go to,I ask?
Surely no one can deny the awesome beauty witnessed in the tossing
of ye olde caber nor the impressive display of brute,manly muscle,
enjoyed by most audiences to local(North American) lumber jack
competitions!?
No more will we men be able to impress some wee lassy with heart
stopping feats of physical finesse as we casually mention to her
that we'll be ready to go for a sail as soon as you"raise the
stick". Ah yes matey,there are few things more primeval then when a
man can put hand to wood and successfully wrestle it upright!
Perhaps more impressive still is not only the eye-brow raising
display of male strength but also the extreme tenderness diplayed as
one lowers and lays the monster(spar) to bed.This always gets the
gals worked up with fevered fantasies of experiencing some of that
force applied to themselves :-)
Now don't go reading this all wrong! I have nothing against
technology,especially if it applies to boats. But after seeing the
pictures of the high-tech home built tube(spar is way too noble a
term for this thing), I immediately noticed that I had no desire
to "reach out and touch it".Its black,stealthy appearance left me
feeling cold and a wee bit afeared of it too.The fact it almost
ressembles a giant probe didn't help much either! Just imagine this
light weight wonder of technology,capable of being handled by anyone
of the fairer sex, falling into the hands of an aggrieved crew
member?!About the best a man could do in such straits would be to
never turn his back to her!
I fear we risk becoming nothing more then a heap of puddin' if
we let pass the age old tradition of shaping our own spars out of
this earths own wood.Few things can match the aroma of freshly
shaved spruce as our plane sings another sliver off our future
spar.Few things,that is, other then the magical spectacle of fine
saw dust caught floating around in a golden beam of sunlight as we
gently sand out the last of the roughness in our spar. And then
comes the spar varnish! What a treat for the nostrils that is and
what a treat for the eyes as we watch it penetrate the spruce adding
depth and richness where only paleness lay before. When all our
labour is done, we are rewarded yet again by our spars alluring
presence which calls out to us and says,"touch me"......
Aye, I challenge anyone to find even an ounce of beauty in that
evil high-tech cousin of a spar! I doubt the critter even knows how
to speak our own language,cold evil thing that it is!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan, longing for the feeling of real wood,any wood,in his
hands.........
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "dnjost" <djost@m...> wrote:
This is the answer for a new Micro Navigator mast, a far better
prospect in every way (except previously, cost) than timber or
aluminium.. I got quotes for prof . made straight tubes, but it was
prohibitive at the time. Looks like your home construction is the answer.
DonB
>Great post David.
> Here is an interesting idea for small boats that many builders may
> have shyed away from.
>http://www.lmorocz.com/BoatBuilding/krakenbait.htm
>
> According to the supplier, you can build up to a 17' mast using
> this, pricey, yet viable method.
>
> Happy Building
> David Jost
This is the answer for a new Micro Navigator mast, a far better
prospect in every way (except previously, cost) than timber or
aluminium.. I got quotes for prof . made straight tubes, but it was
prohibitive at the time. Looks like your home construction is the answer.
DonB
The Roxanne and Romilly spars are production models. Still, what do they know? All together now:
"We are the bolgeristas,
Happy boys and gals! . . ."
;-)
Bill
PS Just turned Midnight here, so Happy New Year frae Bonnie Scotland!!
PPS And good riddance to 2004, one of the most Annus Horribilises ever! ( - for me at least!)
"We are the bolgeristas,
Happy boys and gals! . . ."
;-)
Bill
PS Just turned Midnight here, so Happy New Year frae Bonnie Scotland!!
PPS And good riddance to 2004, one of the most Annus Horribilises ever! ( - for me at least!)
----- Original Message -----
From: Harry James
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 10:45 PM
Subject: Re: [bolger] carbon fibre option for small masts and sprits
I found this a very interesting kit. I am surprised my google searches
hadn't turned this kit up before. Are the Roxanne and Romilly masts
home made or production spars? There is very little on the web on
building your own carbon fiber spars. I think it would be neat addition
to a Black Skimmer.
HJ
Will Samson wrote:
>Sounds like an eminently sensible way to spend a few hundred dollars, especially if you've tried routinely raising and lowering a large, unstayed mast.
>
>Incendentally, Nigel Irens's Roxanne and Romilly both have unstayed carbon fibre masts and spars for their high aspect ratio lugsails - so it works!
>
>If I had my time again . . . witter, mumble . . .
>
>Bill
> From: dnjost
> Here is an interesting idea for small boats that many builders may
> have shyed away from.
>http://www.lmorocz.com/BoatBuilding/krakenbait.htm
>
> According to the supplier, you can build up to a 17' mast using
> this, pricey, yet viable method.
>
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My thoughts exactly...after spending a season raising and lowering
Micro's mast, I thought that this may be a viable solution to the
problem of hefting that 23' pile of laminated spruce. May be good
for Chebacco owners as well!
David Jost
Micro's mast, I thought that this may be a viable solution to the
problem of hefting that 23' pile of laminated spruce. May be good
for Chebacco owners as well!
David Jost
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> >
> >
I found this a very interesting kit. I am surprised my google searches
hadn't turned this kit up before. Are the Roxanne and Romilly masts
home made or production spars? There is very little on the web on
building your own carbon fiber spars. I think it would be neat addition
to a Black Skimmer.
HJ
Will Samson wrote:
hadn't turned this kit up before. Are the Roxanne and Romilly masts
home made or production spars? There is very little on the web on
building your own carbon fiber spars. I think it would be neat addition
to a Black Skimmer.
HJ
Will Samson wrote:
>Sounds like an eminently sensible way to spend a few hundred dollars, especially if you've tried routinely raising and lowering a large, unstayed mast.
>
>Incendentally, Nigel Irens's Roxanne and Romilly both have unstayed carbon fibre masts and spars for their high aspect ratio lugsails - so it works!
>
>If I had my time again . . . witter, mumble . . .
>
>Bill
> From: dnjost
> Here is an interesting idea for small boats that many builders may
> have shyed away from.
>http://www.lmorocz.com/BoatBuilding/krakenbait.htm
>
> According to the supplier, you can build up to a 17' mast using
> this, pricey, yet viable method.
>
>
>
>
>
>
Sounds like an eminently sensible way to spend a few hundred dollars, especially if you've tried routinely raising and lowering a large, unstayed mast.
Incendentally, Nigel Irens's Roxanne and Romilly both have unstayed carbon fibre masts and spars for their high aspect ratio lugsails - so it works!
If I had my time again . . . witter, mumble . . .
Bill
From: dnjost
Here is an interesting idea for small boats that many builders may
have shyed away from.
http://www.lmorocz.com/BoatBuilding/krakenbait.htm
According to the supplier, you can build up to a 17' mast using
this, pricey, yet viable method.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Incendentally, Nigel Irens's Roxanne and Romilly both have unstayed carbon fibre masts and spars for their high aspect ratio lugsails - so it works!
If I had my time again . . . witter, mumble . . .
Bill
From: dnjost
Here is an interesting idea for small boats that many builders may
have shyed away from.
http://www.lmorocz.com/BoatBuilding/krakenbait.htm
According to the supplier, you can build up to a 17' mast using
this, pricey, yet viable method.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Here is an interesting idea for small boats that many builders may
have shyed away from.
http://www.lmorocz.com/BoatBuilding/krakenbait.htm
According to the supplier, you can build up to a 17' mast using
this, pricey, yet viable method.
Happy Building
David Jost
have shyed away from.
http://www.lmorocz.com/BoatBuilding/krakenbait.htm
According to the supplier, you can build up to a 17' mast using
this, pricey, yet viable method.
Happy Building
David Jost