Re: [bolger] Re: Tyson's "Bunny R" Lobsterboat. More pictures, plankink nearly half done!
Hi Peter,
After this weekend I have 4 days of work left then 11 days off, so we'll do something about the green shade cloth, make it roll-up for photos and more light when building..as long as the weather is fine!
Fibreglassing the hull, I'm not sure! Its a good idea, but that means turning the hull upside down to do a good job, so it probably won't be done. She'll be fully epoxy saturated though before painting. I've read some where that mixing very fine aluminium "dust" in the epoxy provides extra toughness, a heat shield and is radrar reflective, this might be a good idea!? We'd like to paint her a dark colour ..but with our hot and harsh Summer sun this probably wouldn't be a good idea unless she was fibreglass sheathed....or the aluminium powder/epoxy mix really does provide a "heat shield".
As to Cider, its alright, doesn't taste as good as it did when I was a kid 25 or so years ago!.
I love wines, especially good reds and the occassional port.
The thing is I'm Gluten intolerant which means I can't drink beer or whiskey, in fact I can't eat or drink anything made from wheat or barley without feeling uncomfortable in the stomach and aching in the joints the next day so I have to stick to wines and ciders and spirits like Tequila, ouzo, brandy etc made from things other than the dreaded grain!...They say that the grape and the grain should never mix!!
Hugo Tyson, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. (..having another glass of metal polish...err I mean dry Cider!... I'm going to treat myself to a 1 litre bottle of expensive 100% Agave Mexican Tequila for Christmas!)
Peter Lenihan <peterlenihan@...> wrote:
After this weekend I have 4 days of work left then 11 days off, so we'll do something about the green shade cloth, make it roll-up for photos and more light when building..as long as the weather is fine!
Fibreglassing the hull, I'm not sure! Its a good idea, but that means turning the hull upside down to do a good job, so it probably won't be done. She'll be fully epoxy saturated though before painting. I've read some where that mixing very fine aluminium "dust" in the epoxy provides extra toughness, a heat shield and is radrar reflective, this might be a good idea!? We'd like to paint her a dark colour ..but with our hot and harsh Summer sun this probably wouldn't be a good idea unless she was fibreglass sheathed....or the aluminium powder/epoxy mix really does provide a "heat shield".
As to Cider, its alright, doesn't taste as good as it did when I was a kid 25 or so years ago!.
I love wines, especially good reds and the occassional port.
The thing is I'm Gluten intolerant which means I can't drink beer or whiskey, in fact I can't eat or drink anything made from wheat or barley without feeling uncomfortable in the stomach and aching in the joints the next day so I have to stick to wines and ciders and spirits like Tequila, ouzo, brandy etc made from things other than the dreaded grain!...They say that the grape and the grain should never mix!!
Hugo Tyson, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. (..having another glass of metal polish...err I mean dry Cider!... I'm going to treat myself to a 1 litre bottle of expensive 100% Agave Mexican Tequila for Christmas!)
Peter Lenihan <peterlenihan@...> wrote:
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Hugo Tyson <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
>
> Also due to the almost monocouqe structure strip planking gives,
the frames can thereby be at wider centres, so less framing! Our
Lobsterboat will have frames, laminated not steamed, but at slightly
greater centres than on the plans!!. Strip Planked, epoxy saturated
the hull itself won't leak a drop and be very strong and virtually
rot-resistant for decades, given good care. Carvel requires caulking
from time to time and is a weaker form of construction!
> Hugo tyson, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia....currently
enjoying a bottle or two of Cider afer a hard day's work!
>
>
Thanks Hugo! You make a good case for the strip method chosen and I
agree completely :-).I would also imagine then that perhaps a layer
of fiberglass is in the books for abrassion resistance on the
outside?
Good to hear too that, in the new year, we will all be treated to
some wonderful profile views un-fettered by that evil green
screen...YIPPEE!!!!
and may God have mercy on your soul Hugo for drinking cider.....up
here it is something of a last ditch,bottom of the barrel,desperate
drink when nothing,absolutely nothing else,not even an American beer
or the rest of the Aqua Velva is left to quench ones wicked thirst
and even then,the wise connaisseur will always drink it(the cider)
with a straw and chilled to 1 degree above frozen.
Oddly enough,there has been a marketing ploy about recently here
whereby cider is being marketed with all the social connotations of
some upper crust vintage juice and the younger generation are
swallowing this tripe hook,line and sinker!
So before it is too late,use the rest of the cider to polish your
silverware or the hubcaps on the car and get yourself into some nice
deep dark seductive reds and even explore the outter regions of the
forever mysterious tawnies.And no,I ain't talking fashion here but
PORTO,or PORT(fortified wines).....your liver and heart will thank
me :-)
And if it is really hot,by all means dive into the best beers your
fine country brews.
Sincerely,
Peter Le Bum Lenihan, always ready-n-willin' to serve as libation
advisor/consultant to the rich-n-famous of the world and
editor/publisher of the bi-monthly journal BETTER LIVING THROUGH
BETTER DRINKING.... all this for but a modest
consideration,wink,wink,nudge,nudge,say no more,say no
more.......from along the banks of the mighty St.Lawrence.........
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--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, Hugo Tyson <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
Lobsterboat will have frames, laminated not steamed, but at slightly
greater centres than on the plans!!. Strip Planked, epoxy saturated
the hull itself won't leak a drop and be very strong and virtually
rot-resistant for decades, given good care. Carvel requires caulking
from time to time and is a weaker form of construction!
agree completely :-).I would also imagine then that perhaps a layer
of fiberglass is in the books for abrassion resistance on the
outside?
Good to hear too that, in the new year, we will all be treated to
some wonderful profile views un-fettered by that evil green
screen...YIPPEE!!!!
and may God have mercy on your soul Hugo for drinking cider.....up
here it is something of a last ditch,bottom of the barrel,desperate
drink when nothing,absolutely nothing else,not even an American beer
or the rest of the Aqua Velva is left to quench ones wicked thirst
and even then,the wise connaisseur will always drink it(the cider)
with a straw and chilled to 1 degree above frozen.
Oddly enough,there has been a marketing ploy about recently here
whereby cider is being marketed with all the social connotations of
some upper crust vintage juice and the younger generation are
swallowing this tripe hook,line and sinker!
So before it is too late,use the rest of the cider to polish your
silverware or the hubcaps on the car and get yourself into some nice
deep dark seductive reds and even explore the outter regions of the
forever mysterious tawnies.And no,I ain't talking fashion here but
PORTO,or PORT(fortified wines).....your liver and heart will thank
me :-)
And if it is really hot,by all means dive into the best beers your
fine country brews.
Sincerely,
Peter Le Bum Lenihan, always ready-n-willin' to serve as libation
advisor/consultant to the rich-n-famous of the world and
editor/publisher of the bi-monthly journal BETTER LIVING THROUGH
BETTER DRINKING.... all this for but a modest
consideration,wink,wink,nudge,nudge,say no more,say no
more.......from along the banks of the mighty St.Lawrence.........
>the frames can thereby be at wider centres, so less framing! Our
> Also due to the almost monocouqe structure strip planking gives,
Lobsterboat will have frames, laminated not steamed, but at slightly
greater centres than on the plans!!. Strip Planked, epoxy saturated
the hull itself won't leak a drop and be very strong and virtually
rot-resistant for decades, given good care. Carvel requires caulking
from time to time and is a weaker form of construction!
> Hugo tyson, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia....currentlyenjoying a bottle or two of Cider afer a hard day's work!
>Thanks Hugo! You make a good case for the strip method chosen and I
>
agree completely :-).I would also imagine then that perhaps a layer
of fiberglass is in the books for abrassion resistance on the
outside?
Good to hear too that, in the new year, we will all be treated to
some wonderful profile views un-fettered by that evil green
screen...YIPPEE!!!!
and may God have mercy on your soul Hugo for drinking cider.....up
here it is something of a last ditch,bottom of the barrel,desperate
drink when nothing,absolutely nothing else,not even an American beer
or the rest of the Aqua Velva is left to quench ones wicked thirst
and even then,the wise connaisseur will always drink it(the cider)
with a straw and chilled to 1 degree above frozen.
Oddly enough,there has been a marketing ploy about recently here
whereby cider is being marketed with all the social connotations of
some upper crust vintage juice and the younger generation are
swallowing this tripe hook,line and sinker!
So before it is too late,use the rest of the cider to polish your
silverware or the hubcaps on the car and get yourself into some nice
deep dark seductive reds and even explore the outter regions of the
forever mysterious tawnies.And no,I ain't talking fashion here but
PORTO,or PORT(fortified wines).....your liver and heart will thank
me :-)
And if it is really hot,by all means dive into the best beers your
fine country brews.
Sincerely,
Peter Le Bum Lenihan, always ready-n-willin' to serve as libation
advisor/consultant to the rich-n-famous of the world and
editor/publisher of the bi-monthly journal BETTER LIVING THROUGH
BETTER DRINKING.... all this for but a modest
consideration,wink,wink,nudge,nudge,say no more,say no
more.......from along the banks of the mighty St.Lawrence.........
Peter,
thanks for the compliments.
Firstly strip plank method was chosen because , although time consuming ,makes a stronger and far-more watertight hull over the conventional carvel method.
Also due to the almost monocouqe structure strip planking gives, the frames can thereby be at wider centres, so less framing! Our Lobsterboat will have frames, laminated not steamed, but at slightly greater centres than on the plans!!. Strip Planked, epoxy saturated the hull itself won't leak a drop and be very strong and virtually rot-resistant for decades, given good care. Carvel requires caulking from time to time and is a weaker form of construction!
As to the shaded views, ... well my brother and I will rectify that over the Christmas break, and do basically what you suggest, ...make the side of the building shed roll-up for fine weather and photo shots!!
Hugo tyson, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia....currently enjoying a bottle or two of Cider afer a hard day's work!
Peter Lenihan <peterlenihan@...> wrote:
thanks for the compliments.
Firstly strip plank method was chosen because , although time consuming ,makes a stronger and far-more watertight hull over the conventional carvel method.
Also due to the almost monocouqe structure strip planking gives, the frames can thereby be at wider centres, so less framing! Our Lobsterboat will have frames, laminated not steamed, but at slightly greater centres than on the plans!!. Strip Planked, epoxy saturated the hull itself won't leak a drop and be very strong and virtually rot-resistant for decades, given good care. Carvel requires caulking from time to time and is a weaker form of construction!
As to the shaded views, ... well my brother and I will rectify that over the Christmas break, and do basically what you suggest, ...make the side of the building shed roll-up for fine weather and photo shots!!
Hugo tyson, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia....currently enjoying a bottle or two of Cider afer a hard day's work!
Peter Lenihan <peterlenihan@...> wrote:
--- In bolger@yahoogroups.com, Hugo Tyson <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
> The files of the latest are in Bolger6(Files section) in the
folder
> Tyson's "Bunny R" Lobsterboat.
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files/Tyson%27s%20Bunny%20R%
> 20Lobsterboat/
Hugo,
Man o man what nice building shots! I am curious though about
why your Dad chose strip planking over carvel. It has gotta be a
pain for him to roll about in that gravel,especially with soooo many
strips to install!
Now don't get me all wrong here Hugo and I DO love seeing your
lovely summer-time shots full of warm sunshine and greenery
but.......
you really should help your Dad roll up them green sun-screens :-)
Lay a length of pipe along the base and just roll her up like a
blind with some rope and pulleys. I'd run over and do it me self(for
the sake of perfectly clear profile shots :-)).....if only you
wasn't on the other side of the planet!
Thanks again for the up-date and best regards to your Dad!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan, who had to stop staring at Hugos' fine work-in-
progress photos as it was causing a mighty fierce thirst to build up
somewhere in me throat...ha!...and I forgot me sunglasses ta
boot!...from along the near arctic shores of the
St.Lawrence..........
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--- In bolger@yahoogroups.com, Hugo Tyson <hhetyson@y...> wrote:
Man o man what nice building shots! I am curious though about
why your Dad chose strip planking over carvel. It has gotta be a
pain for him to roll about in that gravel,especially with soooo many
strips to install!
Now don't get me all wrong here Hugo and I DO love seeing your
lovely summer-time shots full of warm sunshine and greenery
but.......
you really should help your Dad roll up them green sun-screens :-)
Lay a length of pipe along the base and just roll her up like a
blind with some rope and pulleys. I'd run over and do it me self(for
the sake of perfectly clear profile shots :-)).....if only you
wasn't on the other side of the planet!
Thanks again for the up-date and best regards to your Dad!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan, who had to stop staring at Hugos' fine work-in-
progress photos as it was causing a mighty fierce thirst to build up
somewhere in me throat...ha!...and I forgot me sunglasses ta
boot!...from along the near arctic shores of the
St.Lawrence..........
> The files of the latest are in Bolger6(Files section) in thefolder
> Tyson's "Bunny R" Lobsterboat.Hugo,
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files/Tyson%27s%20Bunny%20R%
> 20Lobsterboat/
Man o man what nice building shots! I am curious though about
why your Dad chose strip planking over carvel. It has gotta be a
pain for him to roll about in that gravel,especially with soooo many
strips to install!
Now don't get me all wrong here Hugo and I DO love seeing your
lovely summer-time shots full of warm sunshine and greenery
but.......
you really should help your Dad roll up them green sun-screens :-)
Lay a length of pipe along the base and just roll her up like a
blind with some rope and pulleys. I'd run over and do it me self(for
the sake of perfectly clear profile shots :-)).....if only you
wasn't on the other side of the planet!
Thanks again for the up-date and best regards to your Dad!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan, who had to stop staring at Hugos' fine work-in-
progress photos as it was causing a mighty fierce thirst to build up
somewhere in me throat...ha!...and I forgot me sunglasses ta
boot!...from along the near arctic shores of the
St.Lawrence..........
Hugo Tyson <hhetyson@...> wrote: Hi, everybody,
I've just been down to Port Sorell today and now that my digital
cameras been repaired I've taken some pictures of the progress on the
planking of our Lobsterboat. The planking is nearly half done, but
hasn't been faired, the excess glue hasn't even been cleaned off!!( A
NICE job for me in the fortnight I have off over the Christmas
Period!!)
Some shots show the stealer planks in the bow area that dad's had to
put in to get a fair line to the planking. They haven't been cut and
planed to shape yet, a few more have to go on yet.
The Yanmar 4cyl. 55HP Engine has finally arrived and all the
gear...shaft, stern tube etc. are ready, we're just waiting on the
propeller before we take delivery.
After dad has finish fairing the stealer planks, I think he'll put
the
floor members in and the engine bearers, so we can install the engine
before the rest of the planking is done. By installing the engine now
will make it a far easier job, than if all the planking were
complete.
It(the engine weighs about 210KG/470lbs).
Hopefully we'll get the machinery before Christmas!!
Hugo Tyson, launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
The files of the latest are in Bolger6(Files section) in the folder
Tyson's "Bunny R" Lobsterboat.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files/Tyson%27s%20Bunny%20R%
20Lobsterboat/
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I've just been down to Port Sorell today and now that my digital
cameras been repaired I've taken some pictures of the progress on the
planking of our Lobsterboat. The planking is nearly half done, but
hasn't been faired, the excess glue hasn't even been cleaned off!!( A
NICE job for me in the fortnight I have off over the Christmas
Period!!)
Some shots show the stealer planks in the bow area that dad's had to
put in to get a fair line to the planking. They haven't been cut and
planed to shape yet, a few more have to go on yet.
The Yanmar 4cyl. 55HP Engine has finally arrived and all the
gear...shaft, stern tube etc. are ready, we're just waiting on the
propeller before we take delivery.
After dad has finish fairing the stealer planks, I think he'll put
the
floor members in and the engine bearers, so we can install the engine
before the rest of the planking is done. By installing the engine now
will make it a far easier job, than if all the planking were
complete.
It(the engine weighs about 210KG/470lbs).
Hopefully we'll get the machinery before Christmas!!
Hugo Tyson, launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
The files of the latest are in Bolger6(Files section) in the folder
Tyson's "Bunny R" Lobsterboat.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger6/files/Tyson%27s%20Bunny%20R%
20Lobsterboat/
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