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Sonntag, 16. April 2017
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Wooden Boats In Today's Modern Globe
Humanity has been making wooden boats all along its history. Wood constituted the sole usable material till the advent of steel and fiberglass. Further components such as aluminum have also been employed in contemporary times to construct boats. As curious as it may seem, even concrete has been used, via ferrous cement.
However, in today's showrooms, you'll not find numerous wooden boats, and sometimes you'll not discover even a single. Most models will probably be made of shining fiberglass or aluminium, with ultra-modern appears. Boats created of wood have now grow to be old-fashioned, and only a small handful of enthusiasts continue to praise these designs, many of the time as amateur builders. And it's accurate that if one particular desires to construct his own boat, wooden designs are certainly one of the only choices. Most other techniques need higher capabilities and complicated tooling, especially in terms of fiberglass. Even using the right directions and coaching, it would nevertheless be hard and need a delicate setup.
Wooden boats also give a kind of nostalgic feeling. When we create a wood boat, we are somewhat repeating exactly the same kind of work boat builders have done for centuries. Nevertheless, there may be some differences nowadays, as some sorts of marine lumber have grow to be extinct. Unfortunately, some of these species were amongst the best accessible to create boats. Some old ships created of these species of lumber nevertheless exist right now, which can be a testimony of their longevity. For example, the King Billy Pine was made of such a tough lumber that it need to basically final indefinitely. This lumber is so good that the wood in the old roots of the extinct trees are nonetheless employed right now to keep this ship and make little repairs. Nevertheless, the living trees have now disappeared, and a single day or the other, no more of this type of lumber will likely be obtainable.
Other kinds of lumber are naturally nonetheless offered, but additionally have a tendency to turn out to be high-priced and rare. As a result, ply wood has become very well-known, in combination with fiberglass coating to increase longevity. That is a genuinely cost-effective answer, which benefits in strong, very good good quality boats. That is specifically accurate if you require as an illustration a easy modest boat for occasional fishing. Within this case, the so-called stitch-and-glue approach is most likely among the simplest and quickest techniques to use. It may be setup at home quite easily, and you may create your boat inside a matter of weeks.
Humanity has been making wooden boats all along its history. Wood constituted the sole usable material till the advent of steel and fiberglass. Further components such as aluminum have also been employed in contemporary times to construct boats. As curious as it may seem, even concrete has been used, via ferrous cement.
However, in today's showrooms, you'll not find numerous wooden boats, and sometimes you'll not discover even a single. Most models will probably be made of shining fiberglass or aluminium, with ultra-modern appears. Boats created of wood have now grow to be old-fashioned, and only a small handful of enthusiasts continue to praise these designs, many of the time as amateur builders. And it's accurate that if one particular desires to construct his own boat, wooden designs are certainly one of the only choices. Most other techniques need higher capabilities and complicated tooling, especially in terms of fiberglass. Even using the right directions and coaching, it would nevertheless be hard and need a delicate setup.
Wooden boats also give a kind of nostalgic feeling. When we create a wood boat, we are somewhat repeating exactly the same kind of work boat builders have done for centuries. Nevertheless, there may be some differences nowadays, as some sorts of marine lumber have grow to be extinct. Unfortunately, some of these species were amongst the best accessible to create boats. Some old ships created of these species of lumber nevertheless exist right now, which can be a testimony of their longevity. For example, the King Billy Pine was made of such a tough lumber that it need to basically final indefinitely. This lumber is so good that the wood in the old roots of the extinct trees are nonetheless employed right now to keep this ship and make little repairs. Nevertheless, the living trees have now disappeared, and a single day or the other, no more of this type of lumber will likely be obtainable.
Other kinds of lumber are naturally nonetheless offered, but additionally have a tendency to turn out to be high-priced and rare. As a result, ply wood has become very well-known, in combination with fiberglass coating to increase longevity. That is a genuinely cost-effective answer, which benefits in strong, very good good quality boats. That is specifically accurate if you require as an illustration a easy modest boat for occasional fishing. Within this case, the so-called stitch-and-glue approach is most likely among the simplest and quickest techniques to use. It may be setup at home quite easily, and you may create your boat inside a matter of weeks.
Mittwoch, 5. April 2017
More Bumfuzzle than Pardey
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| Ahhhhh, remember the Dodge minivan? "Crap, Mom. There's not even any room for me back here!" |
The latest Bumfuzzle blog post, Comfortable:
http://www.bumfuzzle.com/2016/05/27/comfortable/
We've always been more Bumfuzzle than Pardey. This new post is particularly timely. When we moved from our house to the boat, it filled every inch of a Dodge minivan. As we prepare to head back to the States and buy an RV for hurricane season, the reality of how simplified our life has become is apparent. I can pack in a backpack. Granted, the RV will be more "summer cabin" than "home". Technically, the cat's list is almost as long as mine: food, anti-anxiety medicine, some litter & pee-pads until we can buy her a second Breeze litter pan, treats, her book of health certificates, her favorite towel... (I tried to buy her a separate seat, mostly so she could have her own carry-on. She moved to the boat with her own backpack full of food & toys!). For us: iPads, Kindles, underwear & a few changes of clothes (actually, we now buy our underwear at WalMart and hopefully there is still a bin of clothes in storage in STL). I may pack an extra duffle with: the expensive electric tea pot we only use at the dock because it turned out to be too high an electrical draw. Maybe the Nutribullet, since it's small & too expensive for a duplicate. iPod and Iridium GO!, all wrapped in a small blanket that isn't getting used in the Caribbean. Mostly, so we have a spare duffle that can be used to haul boat parts back! (Captain approved!)
Oh, and a restaurant with air conditioning? What's that?!
Samstag, 18. März 2017
More About 2752 48 Sloop
Here are a couple of images of design 2752 after launching yesterday. Although the rig is not in the boat it's is still a good opportunity to check out the shapes.
Here is the general arrangement.
See the previous posting for more information.
Donnerstag, 9. März 2017
More on Huntington Class Sloop Design 773
We are getting a lot of inquiries regarding our posting about the 26' Huntington Class sloop. Here's a bit more information. These images are of an original that has been fully restored and is sitting on a barn on Long Island (and is for sale).
Here's a company prepared press release about this design:
Originally designed by S&S and built in Long Island in 1947, this one-design class filled the gap between small open racing classes active at the time and larger racing-cruising yachts on Long Island Sound. As a June 1947 article in Yachting magazine noted, this little sailboat “will make not only for a fine racing class but also daysailer and overnight cruiser. It will be a boat for the whole family to enjoy.”
In this new iteration, the design team at S&S has maintained the classic club racer styling and hull lines, with light displacement and low wetted surface, making it a speedy one-design class. Two alternatives are offered for the underwater appendages – the original full keel and attached rudder for the traditionalist, or a new fin keel and spade rudder configuration for the more competitive club racer. Construction method and scantlings have been updated for cold-molded construction, allowing the aesthetic appeal of exposed laminated wood beams below decks to add character throughout the cabin. Below deck, this club racer can accommodate two people for an overnight stay.
The sail plan is manageable by a crew of two while racing or cruising. Optional symmetrical and asymmetrical spinnaker gear also allows the owner to expand the sail inventory to his own comfort level. Deck hardware is kept to a minimum and optional teak trim on the toe rail and deckhouse make maintenance a breeze.
Here's the review from Yachting magazine from 1947 (double click for larger image) that we referenced:
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS
Length Overall 26’-0”
Length Waterline 21’-3”
Beam 7’-0”
Draft 4’-7”
Sail Area 340 ft2
Displacement 4,740 lbs
Length Overall 26’-0”
Length Waterline 21’-3”
Beam 7’-0”
Draft 4’-7”
Sail Area 340 ft2
Displacement 4,740 lbs
Samstag, 25. Februar 2017
More on Greenhills Planking Theory
Yesterday's post introduced Basil Greenhill's shell-built-versus-skeleton-built typology of plank-built hull construction. Today's illustrates a few points further.
Modern lapstrake (clinker) builders set up building forms (or station molds) up on a strongback or backbone, then line off appealing plank shapes, spile the shapes, and then cut the planks to fit properly on the form. This presupposed the existence of carefully drawn plans that can be scaled up to full size, and/or accurate tables of offsets. The traditional clinker builder, in both the Western and non-western traditions, had no such plans or tables -- nothing upon which to base station molds. It was the plank shape that came first, and the boat took shape as those planks were assembled. While most builders relied on memory to copy the plank shapes of their teachers, it must have taken an extraordinary mind to modify the shape of a hull for any reason, for this would require visualizing the shapes of the planks needed to form the hull. Even as simple a boat as a banks dory has very surprisingly-shaped strakes, if you see them "unwrapped" from the hull, and the notion that builders could properly visualize the plank shapes needed for, say, a round-bottomed hull of wide beam, with a hollow entry, spoon-shaped bow, and a tucked-up transom stern -- well, just try and do that without CAD.
But do it they did. Shown below are a couple examples. The first, at the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich, England), was a demonstration to show how it was done without forms. The builder did use a few half-molds, but these were simply held in place by hand, temporarily, to check how the hull was developing. Planks were not bent around them.
The next example is a Bengladeshi boat, similar to the hull shown in yesterday's post. Note the copious use of clamps and shores to hold strakes in place while they're fastened.
The following photo shows a typical, mostly frameless, Bengladeshi working boat built by the method shown above.
Finally, we see a variety of planking styles used to extend (raise) the sides of a dugout canoe. These same planking methods continued to be used after the dugout base had atrophied into a keel. All are examples of what Greenhill described as "edge-joined" planking and, whether lapped or smooth, were methods used to build shell-built hulls.
(All images in this post are from Archaeology of the Boat, by Basil Greenhill.)
Freitag, 6. Januar 2017
More on Tempest Design 2142
Last August we posted an article about sailing yacht Tempest, design #2142. A blog reader has pointed out that we failed to post the sail plan. Here it is.
Here's an old magazine article as well. Please double click for zoom.
Dienstag, 3. Januar 2017
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Aluminum Drift Boat Plans - Why It Could possibly be the proper Program For you
All of us have our individual preferences and ideals. But if you would like durability as the strongest suit in relation to your drift boat, aluminum drift boat plans could be what you're looking for.
That said, you nevertheless must look into all aspects so you get to a boat that is really appropriate for you. Certain, aluminum might provide strength as an advantage specifically considering that you're going to build a drift boat. However, you must keep in mind that there might be some trade off in utilizing a certain boat material.
The very best factor to accomplish, for that reason, is usually to go more than some advantages too as drawbacks in deciding on a boat creating material. Some things to go over whenever you are specially considering aluminum are:
Talent Level
It's not that aluminum boats are harder to create more than other varieties of boats. Its just that you simply must have some welding capabilities to become in a position to finish an aluminum drift boat.
In the event you don't possess the skill, it will be a significant for you. In case you are totally bent on building an aluminum boat, then, you might take a crash course on welding. I am confident you'll find some schools providing this course inside your location.
Goal
An additional issue you have to ask your self is for what distinct objective are you going to make use of the boat for? This will figure out if aluminum tends to make the very best selection for you personally with the distinct goal you've in thoughts.
For example, should you be going to use the boat for racing, you're very a lot better off using a glass boat as it is far more light weight than aluminum. However, should you be making use of it for down rivers and expecting several obstacles along the way, aluminum is certainly the approach to go because it is a lot more sturdier and therefore can take more beating than any other variety of boat.
Capacity
If carrying capacity can also be an issue for you personally and you want your boat to carry far more passengers, I say go for an aluminum boat. Apart from its durability, aluminum can boast of its weight and its capability to carry more passengers as its benefit.
These are just some of the factors you should take into account. According to your precise location also because the sort of environment and climate the boat may possibly be subjected to, there might nonetheless be other issues you'd need to consider too.
All of us have our individual preferences and ideals. But if you would like durability as the strongest suit in relation to your drift boat, aluminum drift boat plans could be what you're looking for.
That said, you nevertheless must look into all aspects so you get to a boat that is really appropriate for you. Certain, aluminum might provide strength as an advantage specifically considering that you're going to build a drift boat. However, you must keep in mind that there might be some trade off in utilizing a certain boat material.
The very best factor to accomplish, for that reason, is usually to go more than some advantages too as drawbacks in deciding on a boat creating material. Some things to go over whenever you are specially considering aluminum are:
Talent Level
It's not that aluminum boats are harder to create more than other varieties of boats. Its just that you simply must have some welding capabilities to become in a position to finish an aluminum drift boat.
In the event you don't possess the skill, it will be a significant for you. In case you are totally bent on building an aluminum boat, then, you might take a crash course on welding. I am confident you'll find some schools providing this course inside your location.
Goal
An additional issue you have to ask your self is for what distinct objective are you going to make use of the boat for? This will figure out if aluminum tends to make the very best selection for you personally with the distinct goal you've in thoughts.
For example, should you be going to use the boat for racing, you're very a lot better off using a glass boat as it is far more light weight than aluminum. However, should you be making use of it for down rivers and expecting several obstacles along the way, aluminum is certainly the approach to go because it is a lot more sturdier and therefore can take more beating than any other variety of boat.
Capacity
If carrying capacity can also be an issue for you personally and you want your boat to carry far more passengers, I say go for an aluminum boat. Apart from its durability, aluminum can boast of its weight and its capability to carry more passengers as its benefit.
These are just some of the factors you should take into account. According to your precise location also because the sort of environment and climate the boat may possibly be subjected to, there might nonetheless be other issues you'd need to consider too.
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