Re: Sliding Seat Ideas
> > By the way, any details on an easy-to-make sliding seat wouldalso be welcome
Lately I was in a Salvation Army Thrift Store and saw several
rowing exercise machines which have sliding seats. Might be worth
checking your local thrift store.
Jeff
Thanks for the Charleston address, Jim. That's newer.
Well, I wish there were an index to the SBJ. I don't have
either of these, but somewhere in the first half of its
issues I'm almost sure are some drawings to Owen's sliding
seat. I heard once the same about them, though, that you
said about his engine manual.
One of the SBJ 'Bitts & Pieces" shows an artist's conception
of a seat on runners of well lubricated, split pvc, rather
than wheels. Maybe there were dowels involved. If so, bigger
better. Sort of the modern version of oiling your pants.
Mark
Jim Goeckermann wrote:
Well, I wish there were an index to the SBJ. I don't have
either of these, but somewhere in the first half of its
issues I'm almost sure are some drawings to Owen's sliding
seat. I heard once the same about them, though, that you
said about his engine manual.
One of the SBJ 'Bitts & Pieces" shows an artist's conception
of a seat on runners of well lubricated, split pvc, rather
than wheels. Maybe there were dowels involved. If so, bigger
better. Sort of the modern version of oiling your pants.
Mark
Jim Goeckermann wrote:
>
> Well, you tickled my curiousity. I may well have overlooked him, but I saw no ads
> in a quick scan of Wooden Boat or Messing About in Boats, but I do have an ad in
> the January/Februalry 1999 issue of Boatbuilder. I am not getting this mag
> currently, so don't know if he still advertises.
> His ad starts out with Cheap Power today.
> $10.95
> PO Box 32172-B
> Charleston, SC 29417
> As far as my thoughts on his manual - I remember that I had hoped that there would
> be more to it, but I don't know where I put it, and Dang if this half a century
> old memory doesn't drop a file into the recycle bin every now and then!
> By the way, any details on an easy-to-make sliding seat would also be welcome
> hereabouts.
> Jim
>
> Mark Albanese wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > Capt. Owen also offered sliding seat plans, didn't he? What
> > did you think of the $10.95 engine conversion manual?
> > There's a lot of interest in this here. Do you think he's
> > still around?
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Jim Goeckermann wrote:
> > >
> > > I will confess that the lawn mower motor marine application lit my lights
> > > for a bit. I even mailed Mr. Owen a check. Her is what I know after
> > > thinking about it far more than I'll admit.
> > > 1) You may already have a mower motor, but it costs far more to get the
> > > driveshaft through the hull than it does to get a motor. If someone has a
> > > backyard solution to engineer this, please post with pictures and bragging
> > > tales of success!
> > > 2) Most of the less expensive motors are junk - unsleeved, running on
> > > aluminum cylinder walls. Do a little reading in the Glen-L site and other
> > > places. Amazingly, marine power is harder on a motor (even a converted
> > > automotive motor) than running on the pavement. Lots harder.
> > > 3) If you do need a small motor, in my opinion there is only one - the
> > > Honda, and even here you have to be careful. I have been unable to find a
> > > distributor that really knows what he is talking about, but if you get the
> > > Northern catalog, some of the Honda horizontal shaft motors have twice the
> > > guarantee. No misprint, that's the model to get. Those of us who power
> > > heavy duty alternators for battery bank charging know that such a motor will
> > > run through the life of about five Briggs motors of similar rating.
> > > 4) China Diesel makes a crude looking outboard that might be running long
> > > after we aren't.
> > > 5) Old outboards with bad powerheads are a dime a dozen. I spent some time
> > > thinking about a vertical shaft Honda on top of such a contraption. It
> > > could be pulley driven so that another pulley could go to a golf cart
> > > motor. Then you could troll to battery or photovoltaic amps, firing up the
> > > gas when the amps are down. Also, I have the parts which is the desigh
> > > inspiration in this area for lots of us.
> > > 6) Getting into a wooden box with your lawnmower is nowhere near the feeling
> > > of a purring Honda outboard that has a reverse for those of us that need
> > > brakes on our boats. Loud. Smelly.....
> > > None of the above means that I wouldn't love to see some pictures of guys
> > > that have made it work! Nothing like a putterer to appreciate the puttering
> > > of another addict.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Jim
> > >
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