Re: Gypsy Rebuild
| Chip Looks like you did an outstanding job on your boat! I bet you are having a heck of a time with her. I miss mine- she really knew what to do with a stiff beam wind. Davy A brain weight of nine hundred grams is adequate as an optimum for human behavior. Anything more is employed in the commission of misdeeds. - Hooton |
Chip ... great looking job! Bet it was a fun project.
What is the material of the rudder blade? If wood ... how did you rig it to keep the blade from trying to "float"?
What is the material of the rudder blade? If wood ... how did you rig it to keep the blade from trying to "float"?
Chip,
I enjoyed watching your progress (and cats) on Woodenboat forum.
Great job!
Bill
I enjoyed watching your progress (and cats) on Woodenboat forum.
Great job!
Bill
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Chip" <rawlins@...> wrote:
>
> G'day all-
>
> I tried to post this earlier but am having some trouble with the site.
>
> In any event, I found a rather tattered Gypsy on CraigsList, tore out
> the weatherchecked decks and side benches, cut down bulkheads, added
> watertight compartments with hatches front and rear, put on oarstands
> and locks, opened up the cockpit forward, rebuilt the mast partner, and
> built new decks (taped, filleted, and epoxy-coated). I also added
> solid fir coamings (steam-bent), oak knees, and solid wood trim to what
> had been an all-ply craft.
>
> She now has rope steering, inpired by the Herreshoff Coquina, with
> Race-Lite blocks on the rudderstock and transom. I changed the braided
> rope in the photos for some laid synthetic manila, with less stretch, to
> reduce the friction.
>
> Launched yesterday and she sails like a witch. The Laramie Plains lakes
> in SE Wyoming are my home water. Here's a link to an album:
>
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/photos/album/1281000327/pic/list?mo\
> de=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/photos/album/1281000327/pic/list?m\
> ode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc>
>
> best, Chip
>
G'day all-
I tried to post this earlier but am having some trouble with the site.
In any event, I found a rather tattered Gypsy on CraigsList, tore out the weatherchecked decks and side benches, cut down bulkheads, added watertight compartments with hatches front and rear, put on oarstands and locks, opened up the cockpit forward, rebuilt the mast partner, and built new decks (taped, filleted, and epoxy-coated). I also added solid fir coamings (steam-bent), oak knees, and solid wood trim to what had been an all-ply craft.
She now has rope steering, inpired by the HerreshoffCoquina, with Race-Lite blocks on the rudderstock and transom. I changed the braided rope in the photos for some laid synthetic manila, with less stretch, to reduce the friction.
Launched yesterday and she sails like a witch. The Laramie Plains lakes in SE Wyoming are my home water. Here's a link to an album:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/photos/album/1281000327/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc
best, Chip
I tried to post this earlier but am having some trouble with the site.
In any event, I found a rather tattered Gypsy on CraigsList, tore out the weatherchecked decks and side benches, cut down bulkheads, added watertight compartments with hatches front and rear, put on oarstands and locks, opened up the cockpit forward, rebuilt the mast partner, and built new decks (taped, filleted, and epoxy-coated). I also added solid fir coamings (steam-bent), oak knees, and solid wood trim to what had been an all-ply craft.
She now has rope steering, inpired by the HerreshoffCoquina, with Race-Lite blocks on the rudderstock and transom. I changed the braided rope in the photos for some laid synthetic manila, with less stretch, to reduce the friction.
Launched yesterday and she sails like a witch. The Laramie Plains lakes in SE Wyoming are my home water. Here's a link to an album:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bolger/photos/album/1281000327/pic/list?mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&dir=asc
best, Chip