Re: [bolger] Re: june bug kick-up rudder & leeboard
Thanks, Phillip. I Gypsy's rudder like the one on car-topper? I am not
familiar with the Gypsy design. I guess your leeboard is like the one
designed for June Bug but it has one finger instead of two. I suppose that
makes it fit more loosely so it can pivot.
Do you like your June Bug? How does it sail? I was thinking of putting an
eletric motor on it, but that may not be worth the trouble as it rows so
nicely. I plan to carry mine on roof of small pick-up with camper top. The
one I gave away weighed 98 lbs; but I am hoping I can cut 10 lbs off the
next one by using okome plywood instead of fir. I glassed deck, outer
surface of sides and bottom; epoxied without glass over everything else. It
came out really nice. Such a simple design and so handy.
George
Phillip Lea wrote:
familiar with the Gypsy design. I guess your leeboard is like the one
designed for June Bug but it has one finger instead of two. I suppose that
makes it fit more loosely so it can pivot.
Do you like your June Bug? How does it sail? I was thinking of putting an
eletric motor on it, but that may not be worth the trouble as it rows so
nicely. I plan to carry mine on roof of small pick-up with camper top. The
one I gave away weighed 98 lbs; but I am hoping I can cut 10 lbs off the
next one by using okome plywood instead of fir. I glassed deck, outer
surface of sides and bottom; epoxied without glass over everything else. It
came out really nice. Such a simple design and so handy.
George
Phillip Lea wrote:
>
> 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@...
>
> >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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