Re: june bug kick-up rudder & leeboard
George,
Hooray for Habitat for Humanity!!
I built a kick-up rudder for my Junebug similar in
function and size to Gypsy's. The blade, stock and
tiller fold up like Gypsy's which is convenient for
loading in my small car trunk. The pivot bolts are
just 1/4" stainless with standard wing nuts -- big
wing nuts are not needed. The top of the stock sticks
up through the fork on the tiller where I tie on a
brass ring through which to run my mainsheet.
Instead of a fold-up leeboard, I installed only one
hold-down "finger" on the board that goes in front of
the main frame -- the finger extends above the top of
the leeboard 1.5". A good bungee cord is double
looped and then double-double looped around the finger
(or just double looped around the board), and goes
down the after side of the main frame and is secured
through a 1/2" hole in (drilled in the center of) the
main frame. That way if the boat strikes ground the
top of the board can move forward a bit, the bungee
absorbs the strain, and there is much less shock
applied to the board's fittings. When the bungee cord
is around the whole board, I can pull the board up
half-way when running or reaching, or in shallow
water. This method was easier than building a fold-up
leeboard and has served well.
Might be able to see pictures at Chuck's Duckworks
Magazine, "An Arkansas Junebug" article.
Phil Lea
Russellville, Arkansas
Original from: George atgmfulk@...
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Hooray for Habitat for Humanity!!
I built a kick-up rudder for my Junebug similar in
function and size to Gypsy's. The blade, stock and
tiller fold up like Gypsy's which is convenient for
loading in my small car trunk. The pivot bolts are
just 1/4" stainless with standard wing nuts -- big
wing nuts are not needed. The top of the stock sticks
up through the fork on the tiller where I tie on a
brass ring through which to run my mainsheet.
Instead of a fold-up leeboard, I installed only one
hold-down "finger" on the board that goes in front of
the main frame -- the finger extends above the top of
the leeboard 1.5". A good bungee cord is double
looped and then double-double looped around the finger
(or just double looped around the board), and goes
down the after side of the main frame and is secured
through a 1/2" hole in (drilled in the center of) the
main frame. That way if the boat strikes ground the
top of the board can move forward a bit, the bungee
absorbs the strain, and there is much less shock
applied to the board's fittings. When the bungee cord
is around the whole board, I can pull the board up
half-way when running or reaching, or in shallow
water. This method was easier than building a fold-up
leeboard and has served well.
Might be able to see pictures at Chuck's Duckworks
Magazine, "An Arkansas Junebug" article.
Phil Lea
Russellville, Arkansas
Original from: George atgmfulk@...
>I built a June Bug and gave it away for a Habitat for__________________________________________________
> Humanity fundraiser. I used it just twice and fell
> in love with it, so decided to build another one for
> myself. I'd like to put a kick-up rudder
> and fold-up leeboard on it, instead of the rudder
> & leeboard that goes with the plan. Anyone have
> any ideas of how to do this?
> George
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George,
I built both the kick-up rudder and leeboard for my CSD Pirogue.
The design notes on Jim Michalak's site were very helpfull. The
pivot point for the leeboard wasn't too hard, but the top brace/slot
took some trial and error. Also, make the brace good and strong. It
seems to take a lot of stress while sailing. All in all a great
modification that makes single-handing much easier.
Bink.
I built both the kick-up rudder and leeboard for my CSD Pirogue.
The design notes on Jim Michalak's site were very helpfull. The
pivot point for the leeboard wasn't too hard, but the top brace/slot
took some trial and error. Also, make the brace good and strong. It
seems to take a lot of stress while sailing. All in all a great
modification that makes single-handing much easier.
Bink.
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, gmfulk@i... wrote:
> I built a June Bug and gave it away for a Habitat for Humanity
> fundraiser. I used it just twice and fell in love with it, so
> decided
> to build another one for myself. I'd like to put a kick-up rudder
> and
> fold-up leeboard on it, instead of the rudder & leeboard that goes
> with the plan. Anyone have any ideas of how to do this?
>
> George
>I would like to do the same thing for the teal I am building.
>I built a June Bug and gave it away for a Habitat for Humanity
>fundraiser. I used it just twice and fell in love with it, so
>decided
>to build another one for myself. I'd like to put a kick-up rudder
>and
>fold-up leeboard on it, instead of the rudder & leeboard that goes
>with the plan. Anyone have any ideas of how to do this?
hal
I built a June Bug and gave it away for a Habitat for Humanity
fundraiser. I used it just twice and fell in love with it, so
decided
to build another one for myself. I'd like to put a kick-up rudder
and
fold-up leeboard on it, instead of the rudder & leeboard that goes
with the plan. Anyone have any ideas of how to do this?
George
fundraiser. I used it just twice and fell in love with it, so
decided
to build another one for myself. I'd like to put a kick-up rudder
and
fold-up leeboard on it, instead of the rudder & leeboard that goes
with the plan. Anyone have any ideas of how to do this?
George