Re: Fldg Schnr Spar Stowage

---Thanks Richard,
I am very interested in the oars and rigging rowing seats.
Anychance you could file some pics with placement of oarlocks etc? or
maybe give an idea of how the rig is set up. How long are your oars?
Also could you describe the foarm flotation blocks are they made up
of
1 1/2" or 2" material. Payson said something about 3/4" spacers being
involved. We are using water bottles temporarily but my wife has
issued a safety recall on the water bottles and asks that we build
the
flotation in the plans this winter.

Leander

Inbolger@egroups.com, "Richard Sharp" <rbsharp@g...> wrote:

> My schooner carries four oars (she rows quite well, we use some of
> the styrofoam buoyancy blocks for seats) besides the sprs. The

oars

> go in first. The main mast and mainsail booms go into the circular
> cutout and against the fwd bhd. The lines on each mast are tied

near

> the base of the mast with a little piece line. The upper end of

the

> mainmast rests on the little after deck on the stbd side and the
> foremast rests next to it. The mainsail (boom, sail and gaff

wrapped

> around with the sheet), foresail and jib lay in the bottom on the
> port side. The bilge boards rest vertically against the port side.

> I have never had anything fly out of the boat while transporting
> except loose lifejackets. When I go on vacation, I prop up the

front

> half to make it easy to load in suitcases and bags. You will

develop

> your own stowage plan.
> Good sailing!
> Rich Sharp Schooner number 17 (1978). (Send Phil Bolger a picture

of

> your boat!)
> --- Inbolger@egroups.com, Hardings <harding2@h...> wrote:
> > Our Folding Schooner is complete except for the chine locks and

one

> > staysail tack pin. Since we haven't made the staysail yet it
> probalby
> > will go for a test sail without the chine lock while I wait to

have

> them
> > fabricated. Everything has a coat of primer and the outside has

two

> > coats of house paint and the inside one coat which is already

dirty

> > from sitting around in the yard. Final rigging this Saturday.

Plan

> on a
> > couple of test sails before the snow flies and then repaint the
> decks in
> > the spring before launch.
> >
> > The various study sheets and articles I have seem to imply that

the

> > spars can be stowed in one of the hulls for transport. I can't
> figure
> > out how to do it. Any schoonerites out there clue me in?

My schooner carries four oars (she rows quite well, we use some of
the styrofoam buoyancy blocks for seats) besides the sprs. The oars
go in first. The main mast and mainsail booms go into the circular
cutout and against the fwd bhd. The lines on each mast are tied near
the base of the mast with a little piece line. The upper end of the
mainmast rests on the little after deck on the stbd side and the
foremast rests next to it. The mainsail (boom, sail and gaff wrapped
around with the sheet), foresail and jib lay in the bottom on the
port side. The bilge boards rest vertically against the port side.
I have never had anything fly out of the boat while transporting
except loose lifejackets. When I go on vacation, I prop up the front
half to make it easy to load in suitcases and bags. You will develop
your own stowage plan.
Good sailing!
Rich Sharp Schooner number 17 (1978). (Send Phil Bolger a picture of
your boat!)

--- Inbolger@egroups.com, Hardings <harding2@h...> wrote:
> Our Folding Schooner is complete except for the chine locks and one
> staysail tack pin. Since we haven't made the staysail yet it
probalby
> will go for a test sail without the chine lock while I wait to have
them
> fabricated. Everything has a coat of primer and the outside has two
> coats of house paint and the inside one coat which is already dirty
> from sitting around in the yard. Final rigging this Saturday. Plan
on a
> couple of test sails before the snow flies and then repaint the
decks in
> the spring before launch.
>
> The various study sheets and articles I have seem to imply that the
> spars can be stowed in one of the hulls for transport. I can't
figure
> out how to do it. Any schoonerites out there clue me in?
>
> Leander

Our Folding Schooner is complete except for the chine locks and one
staysail tack pin. Since we haven't made the staysail yet it probalby
will go for a test sail without the chine lock while I wait to have them
fabricated. Everything has a coat of primer and the outside has two
coats of house paint and the inside one coat which is already dirty
from sitting around in the yard. Final rigging this Saturday. Plan on a
couple of test sails before the snow flies and then repaint the decks in
the spring before launch.

The various study sheets and articles I have seem to imply that the
spars can be stowed in one of the hulls for transport. I can't figure
out how to do it. Any schoonerites out there clue me in?

Leander