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Donnerstag, 27. April 2017

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Plywood Boat Plans The best way to Build The initial Boat Applying Diy Plywood Boat Plans

Working with plywood boat plans can enable you quite a few positive aspects. Are you trying to create anything along with your personal hands? Or to own a boat that doesn't price you exorbitantly? Do you need to make a boat just to go fishing or to devote time together with your loved ones? These plans can permit you a good beginning point. The factor is that in a lot of situations, you might have no idea where to begin. Functioning out a series of organized measures and implementing them to give shape to your best boat can sometimes be a fantastic challenge.

This can be actually where plywood boat plans come in. For starters, some plans consist of greater than one plan. You are in a position to select an thought you like from a host of many suggestions that are obtainable to you. The majority of the places will enable you to choose out of a huge selection of offered options and also you can effortlessly access them, examine and make a decision. If you're a beginner, you could start off off little, and perform your way as much as more complex boats when your talent level and self-assurance increases.

Whenever you use DIY plywood boat plans, it is possible to recognize your boat dreams. Top quality plans have every little thing you may need to make a total boat, except needless to say the wood. There would be detailed diagrams, and blueprints so that you'll be able to discover at your leisure and get it right at the 1st attempt. They are usually very skilled plans, from individuals who happen to be inside the boat developing company for a lot of years. Possessing started out as newbies themselves, they do know what you may need to create a high top quality plywood boat.

Top quality plywood boat plans usually contain an exhaustive list of all of the supplies that you simply might need to have plus the required tools. You'll be able to get all the tools and supplies from your local hardware stores, without needing to specific order something as you might must in case you work with metal. Wood is straightforward to perform with, and is also user friendly.

Certain it truly is feasible to most likely locate boat plans online, or possibly within the library at no cost, but many of these are not comprehensive, plus they don't have a hot line accessible in case you'd like some aid. Buying quality plywood boat plans in the pros provides you a total program, not just bits and pieces. It is possible to get in touch with a real particular person in case you might have difficulties, and a number of of those plans not simply incorporate real blue prints and diagrams, but also software program which you can use to access the website, and get 3D photos in the project to assist you have a look at it from numerous angles.

There are several sorts of websites available that provide plywood boat plans, plus a rapid appear on the web can create a lot of results. But never be shocked if you're coping with a sea of strategy websites. You will need lots of time to sift by means of all of them and nevertheless could be unhappy with all the decision you make.

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Samstag, 22. April 2017

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Use Modest Boat Plans

Wanting to construct a boat it is possible to swiftly construct within a number of weekends? Then, you could seriously take into account going more than some little boat plans. Tiny boats performs completely with novice boat builders. It permits you to get your feet wet inside the procedure of creating a boat without possessing to undergo all the frustration and danger. That is not saying sophisticated builders are wont to construct this sort of boat also. I've constructed a couple of watercraft and I still derive so much pleasure in creating a little boat.
Even so, just so the course of action of constructing a boat go effortlessly for you personally, I strongly recommend you go over some of these issues:

Materials
You must determine what sort of boat material you are going to use. Most common components utilized for basic boats are wood. And it may make sense also specially thinking about that most novice boat builder would have a simple steady foundation in woodworking.
Nevertheless, there's no stopping you in case you ever determine to work with a variety of supplies too get pleasure from aluminum or fiberglass. Every single of these materials absolutely has its optimistic aspects but you need to make sure you have the tools and talent to perform the job with these components.

Boat Building Tactics
The strategy on leading of my mind with regards to modest boat constructing is stitch and glue strategy.
Probably because this technique is deemed to become one of the easiest to implement. And additionally, it aids that this approach requires lesser components used.
Even so, ply more than frame procedure of developing a small boat is also one thing it is possible to also consider. It's not as easy as stitch and glue but its longevity greater than tends to make up for what ever extra strategies you have to do for this approach.

Tiny Boat Plans
As I have pointed out earlier, modest watercraft are generally the easiest boat to develop. But you ought to not make the error of discounting the usage of superb small boat plans. Soon after all, it's still the premium quality in the boat's blueprints that could single-handedly make or break a boat creating project.

For this reason, I've often emphasized on getting top quality boat plans. A sturdy indicator of a plan's high quality is its simple to follow instruction. No need for guesswork, no require for unnecessary confusion. And I have personally observed that most boat plans which has this efficiency are these that comes with elaborate illustrations. Probably simply because pictures are able to produce clear items that no level of words can.

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Freitag, 31. März 2017

Building our kits in Zurich Switzerland


We have sent many of our boat kits to Switzerland, recently to Basil in Zurich.

http://www.optimisten-werkstatt.ch/partner/

Basil is now running his own web site to promote his builds.

The kit that Basil is building in these pictures is the Argie 15

http://www.dixdesign.com/argie15.htm



The site can be viewed in a number of languages, just click on the Google link on the top left hand of the page when your on his web site.

How hard can this be?

Not at all as I have just tried it and it works!




This Argie 15 has the optional side seats fitted.



This is another one of our Argie 15 kits, built in South Africa by Nick Fairly who is sailing it.

http://sayachts.blogspot.co.za/2014/06/argie-15.html


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Freitag, 24. Februar 2017

Marina then onto our secret anchorage


Our house is FLOATING!  Yeah!

We schedule three days at the dock to shake down all the systems.  Toilet, water, electrical, solar, refrigerator, exercise engines, dinghy outboard, etc.  However, Mother Nature makes it a week.  With no good weather window in the five day forecast, El Capitan is reluctant to leave air conditioning & showers behind for an unknown amount of time at an anchorage.

Everyone is trying to get adjusted.  "Who keeps closing the DANG DOOR?!"

I swing by the marina office to see about a weekly rate.  "Hmmmm, you're already getting the weekly rate?..."  "Gracias.  Buenos Dias." as I bolt out of the office.

Quiet Thanksgiving on Odin. Reading, naps, internet & a little tv (brought Modern Family on dvd back with us). A little bored but getting adjusted to the slower life on the boat.  We're watching weather & waiting for an opportunity to get the sails on then scoot out of the marina

One morning I peek out to discover flat calm water.
"QUICK!  GET THE GENOA UP!"  Dragging it out into the cockpit and then up on deck is no small task.  Then it's out of the bag, feed onto the roller furler & furl before the First Mate becomes airborne.   This sucker is HUGE!  No pics.  It's all hands on deck.

Culebra Take #1--it doesn't look so bad.  "Hello, Vieques..."

And then, we think we have a day!  We're optimistic.  We go with the NOAA Offshore forecast (and ignore the Chris Parker forecast that is less optimistic).  It seems like the wind has let up, so we do one more weather check and shove off the dock.  The skies are gray but we don't care.  After all, we only needed to go 20 miles.  It's a 4-hour motor.  We can tough it out!  (Spoiler alert:  Not!)

The first hour isn't bad but I am quickly becoming sea sick.  Disappointed I'd lost my sea legs so quickly, I gut it out.  "These waves on the nose suck."  "Yeah." Chuckle.

At the end of hour two, I reluctantly duck down below to check on the cat who has decided sitting on the table in rough seas was a good idea.  "I think the waves are getting bigger."  "Really?"  "I just saw a 25 knot gust.  We should turn around."  Groan.  "The good news is it will be a short sail back to Pinero!"  We're only halfway to Culebra and our speed has dropped to 3 kts.  But I'm excited to try out the secret anchorage as we execute a 180.  I grab on to something, which is funny because the ride suddenly becomes awesome!  Quieter.  Smooths out.  I exhale the breath I've been holding.  We're flying (from 3 kts to 7+ kts) with the engines at idle.  As we near the coast, the wind abates to less than 10 kts (good to know!) so I quickly start programming in VanSant's coordinates.  Just to make it a little more exciting, one engine quits.  After a full day of "sailing" we are 3 miles from where we started!  (When we arrive in Culebra, this will be the question we are asked most often--"You stopped on the way to Culebra?!  How was it?  We've never been there!")

Bruce Van Sant's "Gentleman's Guide to Passage's South"
We know about Isla Pineros anchorage, because we've read about it in Van Sant's book.  However, we passed by the east coast by on the way to Culebra the first time.  The Captain passed it up for air conditioning on the way from Vieques back to Puerto del Rey.  This time, he was eager to go straight to Culebra.

Pavlidis, Puerto Rico: The East Coast
There's also a blurb in "Island Hopping Digital Guide to Puerto Rico: The East Coast" by Stephen Pavlidis.

Our friends s/v Outta Control confirmed it is a legitimate anchorage and that they've stayed there on their way to haul out at Puerto del Rey.

It doesn't show up on Active Captain, probably because it looks like it's in the Restricted Area.  I attempted to add it, but it's still pending.  I guess it's our little secret.  Shhhhhhhh, don't tell anyone else.

It's surprisingly protected from the trade winds and when tucked into 9 ft of water, there is a tide swing but it's minimal.   It's fun drifting by our anchor!

Our Garmin BlueCharts

Our first sunset over Pineros is spectacular

With nothing but time on my hands, I'm ready to try a Puerto Rican rice & beans recipe, Habichuelas Guisadas in the pressure cooker.

One peaceful, scenic day after another...











A spotted ray drifted by
After a few days of being lazy, we mozy out to put the mainsail back on.  Not an easy task.  I sneak up on deck and he let's me help (except I wander off to take pictures of rays)!

The main goes back on

Before:  UV damaged Dutchman line

After:  New Dutchman line

Just for fun, we also replace the Dutchman lines that help us drop our main sail.  We've snapped them a few times.  They are easy enough to replace but the sun's UV is brutal.

We're a sailboat again!

I love seeing this face peeking around the corner in the morning. "Heeellloooo!  Are you guys awake?  I can hear you in there!  I'm waaiiitinggg...". Everyone is getting back in their rhythm.

Chillin' in the cockpit

Can you see our anchor?  We get a glimpse as we drift by with the current change





We had to replace a phone while in Fajardo.  I suddenly realized, if they have an office here, does Binge On still work?  Um, yes!  We're watching TV!  And then Netflix adds the download feature.  We're all set.

Our anchor reset in the last storm but we're still in deep water

Our only neighbor, getting closer...
I had heard that many of the powerboats from the marina come out on the weekends.  However, we only see one sailboat.  They drop anchor nearby & head for the beach (apparently you can go as far as the beach!).  Later, they disappear in their tiny dinghy as two small squalls passed by.  Not only did their sailboat start dragging, but we could see their hatches are open!  They eventually show back up, hang out some sheets, raise anchor & motor away.


The perfect spot to decompress into our quieter life on the boat.  We'll be back!



Stats:  Total time 4:15, total mileage traveled 18.6, (actual mileage traveled 3.0), average speed 4.4, motored.




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Dienstag, 10. Januar 2017

Our first outside run



Our route

 Beaufort Inlet to Wrightsville Beach:  I'm up at 4:45 am making coffee and starting the checklist.  The Captain informs me that it appears our anchor drug overnight.  Not good.  At least there are no boats to hit, we are a little closer to the dredge but not over at the Coast Guard station (I'm sure they would have woken us up if we got too close!)  The Captain double checks weather and drinks some coffee.  By 5:15 am, the sun is starting to come up enough to see around the anchorage to the channel, including the dredge working next to us.  We pull up anchor by 5:30 am (clean so we've switched from muddy to sandy bottoms) and motor out into the channel with the first of the sport fishers.  After clearing the channel, the Captain turns over the helm while he goes to raise the main AND it gets stuck.  Of course.  Breathe.  He gets it down and back up (halyard wrapped around the deck light) with one reef (we're being conservative in case the wind gets over 25 kts.), followed by unfurling the genoa.  He leaves me at the helm and with sleepy eyes, tells me he took a Dramamine so he could take a nap.  "I would have advised against that!"  

Amelia standing by on the "jump seat" ready for duty

For the first time, we're wearing our life vests and tethers at all times.  (At one point I glance into the salon, and Amelia is sleeping on the settee nearest the companionway.  "On standby, Mama!").  As we near the Camp LeJeune, we scour the charts to confirm the Danger Zone isn't active.  I finally call on the phone, and on the second ring, a very nice person answers and says, "Nope.  You're good!"  (Sometimes the ICW is closed in this area for firing-range exercises.  Gulp.)  When I step back into the cockpit, I'm rewarded with a dolphin leaping out of the water on my side of the boat!  "HI!  Do it again!"  As it turns out, this "outside" run is more of a day sail in the Camp LeJeune Danger Area.  We'll spend 3/4 of the day in it!

Now, he's crazy!

The Captain heads down for his first nap by 8:30 am (but he won't get much sleep throughout the day.  Nice try.)  I spot a couple schools of flying fish while he's gone (What the heck?!  Oh, cool!)  We'll be able to see land most of the day.  Technically, we're in Onslow Bay, a lighter blue/green color and 50-60 ft deep.  To keep the wind in the sails, we work our way out to a max distance of 8.5 miles.  I'm a little nervous/proud of us, when I pass a 25 fishing skiff with one person on board.  Wow, YOU are crazy!  Surprisingly, I'll have cell phone service all day (better than I've had since we entered Virginia!)


View out the companionway from the salon


Some cold pasta salad, ginger candy, chart guide & sunscreen.  That about explains it
It's a 14 hour day with 15 hours of daylight, so around 3:30, the Captain decided to start one engine and motor sail for a little while, ensuring our arrival before sunset.  (This also allows us to sail a little closer to the wind.  I really can't explain that.  Trust me.)  At 4:00 pm, I'm standing up at the helm, looking over the bow because I thought I saw something when Captain comes back up.  As he turns around, a spotted dolphin jumps across our bow!  He circles around and does 2 more jumps before he disappeared.  That was better than coffee, my friend!  Thank you!  That adrenaline rush will last several hours.

Both the Captain and I attempt to read and nap, neither very successfully.  We were concerned about the winds shifting around in front of us (a rougher sail) or the waves getting big or having to take them bow first (a very uncomfortable ride).  Neither happened.  In fact, we took the reef out of the main at 2:30 after agreeing the winds apparently were going to stay below 20.  The waves probably reached 4-5 ft towards the end, but we were riding/surfing with them and the distance between the crests was farther apart (than the Chesapeake Bay or Pamlico Sound) so more comfortable.

The Captain yelled, "Dolphin coming up behind us!"  We watched him swim by and spotted him once more before he disappeared.  Voted the best dolphin siting because we got to watch him swim just under the surface for a few seconds and he definitely looked up as he went by.  Cool.

The channel markers for the Masonboro inlet were hard to spot.  I was at the helm while the Captain lowered the sails.  It was supposed to be a "local knowledge" inlet according to the guidebook, so we double checked ActiveCaptain.com, then followed a local fishing boat in (there is a large shoal between Red 6 & Red 8.  Denoted on chart.  It's not a straight line.  Pretty obvious based on the people standing on the beach!)

A bottle of Bordeaux!

We were anchored on the second try (first time we drifted back too close to another sailboat and had to move back forward).  On my last flight, a friend of the boss gave me a bottle of Bordeaux.  We'd been saving it for a special occasion.  This was it!

Stats:  Total time 13:33, total mileage 76.7, avg speed 5.7

Summary:  Everything went according to plan.  Waiting for a good weather window was worth it.  If anything, we were both a little bored but that's better than the alternative!  I personally am relieved that no one got sick, or worse had a panic attack.  You don't know until you do it.  We're ready to try an overnight run.


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