1182 ......'Twice Shy'

Tramp on. Fittings on and youre on the water! Get excited mate!
Now the real fun starts!
Al

The paint rep dropped by today, showed him the pics of the boat and he also had a look at the effected steel work....

verdict => too heavy with the 2nd coat and way too hot when applied, the really bad areas are a contamination .

this is part of the effected steel work that was sprayed on the same day, oddly enough only half the beam was effected, the rest as we've since noted was in the shade and completely unaffected.

yep its all starting to come together nicely...... soon..... very soon I hope
cant wait.....

lets hope it floats

I'm actually missing working on Jurassic karp and I'm keen to get back onto it again, the huge gain has been the bits I now know I'll do differently => very differently in fact
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I have a few other ideas to try out over the next week or two that will also have an impact on Karp in the long run. hopefully over the x-mas break I'll get Karp into full primer and have the graffic's all finalised and cut out ready for the base color coat

as of tonight (actually 1/2 an hour ago <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /> )...... two of the main bits are married again <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />

my eBay bargin is lookin sweet as now
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getting there <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

the name makes an appearance <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
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the treadgrip is applied.... this is just the first coat so the masking tape will stay until the 2nd coat is on.

couple more shots of the treadgrip

close-up of the treadgrip remembering this is just the first coat so it will have a bit more body to it later....

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2nd coat applied and dry, masking tape removed <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />

although it looks quite coarse its actually rather smooth to the touch, it does actually 'feel' quite grippy
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The tredgrip was tinted to match as close as possible to the actual color of the boat, and esentually it is as close to identicle as the paint shop could get it, the main reason its so different is its a low sheen paint and the boat has a high gloss over it so a dead match was never going to happen....

but damn its close
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lesson learned for Jurassic Karp, make sure that the tredgrip can be matched to the color <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

today was a tidy up day....
chase a few loose ends and do a few of the fiddly little bits

simple stuff like this

the eye-bolt was a part of original hold-down setup on the trailer, 4 of them strapped the boat down via turn-buckles.
One broke on the way home and I did stop 3 or 4 times to re-tension the boat back down.....
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Of the 4, one remove itself somewhere between here and its old home, 2 snapped off clean as soon as I showed them the spanner and this one was the cream of the crop ......

this eyebolts location is where the threaded end is pointing, now sporting a nice n new stainless bolt

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rear decks glossed up n lookin sexy <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />

this is straight gloss, I didn't stain the ply and yet it came up really well, definitely highlights the grain in the ply
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I also spent a few hours on the lathe machining up some steel discs....

the discs prior to being machined up....

now it may seem a bit of an odd thing to be doing but there is as usual a reason behind them..... and that is the one thing we've not repaired/cleaned/altered/replaced/painted/resined or polished......

I sure as hell aint using these.....

the steel discs will when finished allow me to roll 20mm alloy square tube into a nice tight circle..... and then with a wave of the magic wand I'll hopefully have a nice pair of rudder boxes.....

thats if it works

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stay tuned...... <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

assembled and ready to go with the first one about to be released....

& hey presto ....

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half an hour later <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />

(NB: the unit behind my rolling die is off a Taipan and is what I'm duplicating, only slightly smaller <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /> )

all the bits are now rolled and ready for assembly which I'll do if I find a spare minute or 10 over the next few days.
Haven't decided on whether I'll tig weld them together or just use pop-rivets and small bolts as yet, but the plan does call for some stainless steel plates to be pop-riveted on, these plates will strengthen up the areas around the hinge pins etc and reduce wear down to a minimal amount...

merry xmas to all

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xmas dinners aside, and the customary mid-day nap to sleep off the meal.... <img src="<>/tired.gif" alt="tired" title="tired" height="15" width="15" /> <img src="<>/sleep.gif" alt="sleep" title="sleep" height="15" width="15" />
and having assembled a dozen odd toys for the boys along with a few others bits for the less mechanicly minded adults that insisted in dropping by..... bloody relitives <img src="<>/eek.gif" alt="eek" title="eek" height="15" width="15" />
Xmas is half done, only have the other side of the family to do tomorrow <img src="<>/cry.gif" alt="cry" title="cry" height="15" width="15" />

Today I managed to sneak out to the shed armed only with the last 2 toys to assemble, with them done and quietly returned to the lounge room without being spotted I figured I'd earnt a reward ...... boat time <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />

2 hours later and both 'boxes' are assembled with one slightly further progressed than the other, I'll just sneak in another half n hour and do the pins.... so a duplicate set to Jurassic Karps is pumped out .....
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Oh what the hell.....
may as well slip all the bits together for a mock-up....

so.....

after 3 hours we have ....

the duplicate top pin setup

bottom pin setup

The bolts through the transom haven't got nuts on them, the entire mock-up is literaly just hanging there
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this bit wasn't fun.....

every bolt I had was way too short or way too long, so this was the simplest solution, rather pleased with the end result
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bottom plate ......

I'll just sneak in another 1/2 n hour <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

which resulted in

all up, it's been a good xmas so far, and I'm pleased with the results on the boat as well over the last couple of days.

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Hours n hours of measuring /checking, double checking my measurements after re-measuring yet again, I decided to do some more trimming to the rudders to get them where I wanted......

A phonecall was made and the positions and angles were discussed at length .... 2 mozzie owners measuring the boats as we walk around our own sheds comparing the pro's n con's of what and where and how much.
Thanks Philip, your knowledge backed my thought up almost exactly...... + or - a few mm
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the next thing I know is I'm at the local army disposals store and much to my supprise (& $8:00 later) I get back home with this....

yup....
dome tent fibreglass pole thingies....

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and this has what to do with 1182 ???? .....

Oh....
and I also added 2 extra screws between the existing screws in the tramp track, 20 extra screws means a lot more strength for the tramp/hull connection and although I'm a trim 75kgs when she goes 2 up then it may well get some added stress that may be too much for the old girl

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then I hit the lathe and a lump of stainless shaft began a transformation.....

now that these are done, I started wondering about using alloy.... mmmmmmmm <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

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next set maybe
the stainless ones will do for now ..... <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
more lathe work to come on these but for now that will have to do on these bits
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I'd had enough of the lathe and needed a break, figured the next job would be the tiller, and what better than the trusty old electrical conduit !!!
problem with it is that the conduit whilst nice n light is also very bendy so to stiffen it up I figured a lump of timber (wooden curtain rod) shoved up the inside would do wonders....

so why in this day n age when we've been a metric nation for god only knows how long ... why cant we get METRIC materials that work..... 20mm conduit needs 20mm curtain rod....
we have a choice of the trusty old 3/4 rod which flops around inside or 7/8 rod....22mm don't fit into 20mm
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so back to the metal lathe for some wood turning

mutter mutter mutter just what I needed <img src="<>/crazy.gif" alt="crazy" title="crazy" height="15" width="15" />

15mins later.....

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the old tiller gets the dismantling treatment...

that's got to be a better length

and then I notice something that's not quite right....

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after 5 mins of digging around and removing some old n crusty silicone/pvc/ & wood and what might have once rubber I finally managed to pry out an alloy tube from within the old tiller arm

huh <img src="<>/confused.gif" alt="confused" title="confused" height="15" width="15" />

another 5mins and hey presto... <img src="<>/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin" height="15" width="15" />

and after yet another 5mins....

as of this post the 2 alloy tubes have been thoroughly cleaned of all the debris that was fouling it up, the 2 bits now slide easily in an out and the concentric lock is also working a treat, half a twist and its locked in place turn it back and its unlocked and the length can easily be adjusted...

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and now I even have a spare conduit tiller extension as well
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what else can I attack that means I don't go near the lathe...

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This is my old sail-box from way back when, I think I made it around my 2nd last year at school, so that would be ~1976 at a guess and it held my first mosquito's (245 Stinga) gear way back then too, in really good nick for its age hey <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" /> (unlike the owner <img src="<>/crazy.gif" alt="crazy" title="crazy" height="15" width="15" /> )

yep its old but as you can see it holds a large amount of kit, in this case its Jurassic Karps gear in it

going to need another one for 1182....

Number 1 son is a carpenter..... <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />

so now we have.....

the hinge.....

I hate ...... WITH A PASHION ..... piano hinges <img src="<>/mad.gif" alt="mad" title="mad" height="15" width="15" /> <img src="<>/mad.gif" alt="mad" title="mad" height="15" width="15" /> <img src="<>/mad.gif" alt="mad" title="mad" height="15" width="15" /> <img src="<>/mad.gif" alt="mad" title="mad" height="15" width="15" />

great for piano's...... that's all
back in ~1976 ish, I hated em too, and thats when I came up with this hinge system, not sure where I got it from or why it came about but its the best damn hinge system I've ever had on equipment like this. I've converted heaps of other containers over the years to much the same setup...

The alloy strips are the stuff you find joining carpet to timber floors it has several other uses in the caravan world as well.
Under the 2 alloy strips in this case is a piece of fire hose, its been opened and closed thousands of times and its the original piece thats still fitted, these days I prefer to use old seatbelts, the webbing is nice and strong and flexiable....

and it's lots cheaper than fire hose
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tomorrow its back to the lathe, more bits of stainless to be machined down for those tent poles.... <img src="<>/wink.gif" alt="wink" title="wink" height="15" width="15" />

till then

Happy new year to all
may you all have fair weather and smooth sailing in 2014

Kingy

Lathe work completed <img src="<>/laugh.gif" alt="laugh" title="laugh" height="15" width="15" />

all the stainless bits are now lathed / shaped / drilled / tig-welded / and test fitted into position.
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the timber rudders have also had the circular saw / drill / router thrown at them and we have done a full mock-up assembly

resin gets added tomorrow to complete it all....
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tops of the blades were cut square and then a 30mm slot cut along the top and front edge, the front edge slot is around 100mm long only.

Main plate.
the hinge bolt will pass through this plate adding extra strength.

several other holes have also been drilled in the plate and this will allow resin to form a

pin

through the plate. Once the resin has cured enough to be worked on (I'm using 7day cure resin), I'll bore 3 more larger holes (12mm) through the rudder and main plate and add timber pins which will also be resined in. These pins will be hard wood.

all the bits in place and ready for resin

this is how its sitting in the shed as of Lights Out tonight

the front lockdown and lockup setup I've come up with will be posted when I take some pics of it
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number 2 son Andrew (also crew for 1182), has been busy on the lathe giving me a break <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
He's cut and trimmed and made various bits for the tiller which is now fully re-assembled and ready for refitting.

Might have to do some work on my old girl and get
The same sort of system together on the rudders <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
Looking forward to seeing her hit the water,
The best thing about the water levels been down??
If it sinks there isn't far to go ;p haha

yeah Phil said he was half tempted to get a couple of sets done when I posted the rolled alloy tube, as for the rest of the lockdown contraption..... we both know who to blame for that

hopefully next Saturday we'll be up your way or you'll be down this way, which ever drop of water suits will do, will ring Phil during the week and we'll go from there
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This is the main plate that has now been resined into place....

The large holes allowed resin to flow through the plate and form a solid plug as such, additional 'grip' on the plate has been done by roughing up the area to be resined with a severe grind.
The pilot holes on the actual board aren't real deep, they are there just to mark where to drill once the resin has cured enough to be worked on.
These pilot holes will be drilled right through and to a 10mm diameter then a hardwood dowel will be resined in.... that should hold it all together nicely
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and this afternoon the wind was blowing quite strongly, so what a brilliant idea it was to do this....

and now you see why I had to retain the green..... just wouldn't have worked any other way

Figured if I stepped the mast I'd get a better idea for some of the bits I might need, as such none are required, although there is an excessive rake on the mast at the moment so I'll need to address that...

Then the wind eased

so with a spirited dash we threw the jib on..... Oh what the hell and up goes the main

At the moment, the boom-vang rope needs replacing and the cleat that locks the foot adjustment needs a service to free it up a bit.

other than that.......

looking good
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