tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81254801903694611222024-03-14T03:00:23.597-02:30Just Yakkin' . . .about paddling - or anything elseSean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-43611402093119905922015-12-12T18:14:00.002-03:302015-12-12T18:15:01.152-03:30Going Tubeless with a Rolling Darryl Rim and a Nate Tire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Disclaimer: The following worked for me. I cannot guarantee that it will yield similar results for other rim/tire combos.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some folks were curious how I converted my Rolling Darryls and Nates to a tubeless setup. This is a brief rundown of the process. No videos and even the pictures are not of the best quality! Sorry!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have been running tubeless since April with great success. During this time I was using Gorilla Tape to seal the rims. It worked fine, although it has a tendency to absorb some of the sealant. It is also a very tenacious tape and is a PITA to try a and remove. I had a small issue in November when my rear tire ran dry of the sealant and started to leak air. I broke down the setup but had no Gorilla Tape on hand so I tried a new tape - just for poops and giggles - to see if it would work!! Surprisingly, it worked incredibly well. The new tape is the 3M Safety Stripe. It is a PVC tape that is stretchy (unlike the Gorilla) so it can be worked into all the nooks and crannies of the rims. Plus it seals upon itself quite good. I used it for a few weeks before I broke it all down again. There was no apparent damage from the sealant, no absorption - all was the same as the day I put it in! Short term test was a success!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fast forward to this weekend when I decided that it was time to stud the Nates!! I figured that if I am going to break down the tires, I might as well redo the tape and all. So here we go . . .</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What I used:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3M tekk Safety Stripe Tale - purchased from Princess Auto.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stan's NoTubes Sealant - purchased at Fun 'n ' Fast</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stan's NoTubes valves - purchased at Fun 'n ' Fast</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Air compressor - the bigger the better</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hopbot IPA (optional) - purchased at the NLC store</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YAgkh9fa7v0/Vmx_jW7TQ7I/AAAAAAAACwY/M45gTbhzOnM/s1600/P1050819.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YAgkh9fa7v0/Vmx_jW7TQ7I/AAAAAAAACwY/M45gTbhzOnM/s400/P1050819.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The stuff that you need!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AoxpO7OyehI/Vmx_jvCC-iI/AAAAAAAACwc/3c68eGTUvcs/s1600/P1050822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AoxpO7OyehI/Vmx_jvCC-iI/AAAAAAAACwc/3c68eGTUvcs/s400/P1050822.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The optional stuff!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> What I did:</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) Remove the wheel from the bike (d'uh!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2) Remove the tire and tube if applicable (double d'uh!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3) I had to deal with the hassle of removing the existing Gorilla Tape strip and associated gobs of adhesive left behind (ugh!)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4) If necessary, trim your rim tape if it necessary. There needs to be enough of the rim's shoulder exposed so that the tape has something to stick to. (See second image below!)</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dM1QAaPV01c/Vmx_jW5-VhI/AAAAAAAACwU/Qbu5qY3832U/s1600/P1050820.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dM1QAaPV01c/Vmx_jW5-VhI/AAAAAAAACwU/Qbu5qY3832U/s400/P1050820.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimmed rim tape and ready for sealing tape!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> 5) Run a single strip of 3M tape all the way around. Make sure that the tape spans both the rim tape and the rim. This is crucial in order to get a good seal!! Ensure that there is a bit of overlap between the ends of the tape as well!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7GJ3Mc2JycA/Vmx_kNEAJCI/AAAAAAAACwo/2Vq5pfpeCHw/s1600/P1050825.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7GJ3Mc2JycA/Vmx_kNEAJCI/AAAAAAAACwo/2Vq5pfpeCHw/s400/P1050825.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running the first strip. Notice that sealing tape spans both the rim tape and the bare rim. (See step 4 above) </td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6) Apply good pressure to the tape to make sure that it stretches and gets worked onto the rim and the rim tape!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qa3Jx-kUu_Q/Vmx_kj29HiI/AAAAAAAACww/9raY358ojDg/s1600/P1050826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qa3Jx-kUu_Q/Vmx_kj29HiI/AAAAAAAACww/9raY358ojDg/s400/P1050826.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rubbing the tape hard enough to create heat seems to aid with it sticking and conforming to the required shape!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7) Apply a second layer of tape as per the first!! Make sure that you have a tight seal where the two layers overlap down the centre line of the rim! This is one of the areas where leaking can happen.</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mDLoBnBHqcw/Vmx_kx-UIII/AAAAAAAACw0/1jwsWuLUM88/s1600/P1050828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mDLoBnBHqcw/Vmx_kx-UIII/AAAAAAAACw0/1jwsWuLUM88/s400/P1050828.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Applying the second layer.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">8) Poke a hole through the tape for the valve.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">9) Reinstall the tire AND the tube*. Yes, the tube!! Inflate to a high pressure - 20 psi or so. Let sit for a while.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*This is a pretty critical function of the whole procedure. By reinstalling the tire and tube and reinflating to a high pressure, you are getting the tire beads to set nicely.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ojhQYvRtXqs/Vmx_lP2UmnI/AAAAAAAACw8/se5K8ewBN-k/s1600/P1050831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ojhQYvRtXqs/Vmx_lP2UmnI/AAAAAAAACw8/se5K8ewBN-k/s400/P1050831.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reinstall the tire and tube.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qn_47391uak/Vmx_ln4pfAI/AAAAAAAACxM/n5RwyVmB9HI/s1600/P1050834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qn_47391uak/Vmx_ln4pfAI/AAAAAAAACxM/n5RwyVmB9HI/s400/P1050834.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inflate that sucker till it feels like a road tire - almost!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10) After letting the tire sit for a while (15 minutes or so should be fine) deflate the tire completely and break ONLY ONE SIDE OF THE TIRE BEAD to remove the tube!! By doing this, you are leaving the tire with one bead nicely set and that is half the battle!! If the other bead breaks while removing the tube, reinflate and let sit for a bit longer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">11) Install the Stans NoTubes presta valve in the rim. Hand tight should be fine for now.</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N9mKFOahTh0/Vmx_mMMsRCI/AAAAAAAACxQ/OwgRh9YXPM0/s1600/P1050836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N9mKFOahTh0/Vmx_mMMsRCI/AAAAAAAACxQ/OwgRh9YXPM0/s400/P1050836.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Valve installed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12) Lay the wheel, loose bead down, on a 5 gal bucket or other such device that will support the centre of wheel. This allows gravity to help!! The loose bead will droop towards the rim and aid in the initial sealing - hopefully!!</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I4nHgF1zXIA/Vmx_mGmactI/AAAAAAAACxU/urKYxTRtveA/s1600/P1050837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I4nHgF1zXIA/Vmx_mGmactI/AAAAAAAACxU/urKYxTRtveA/s400/P1050837.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That is only muddy ice water in the bucket!!! Note the use of schraeder adapter for the valve.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">13) Inflate the tire with the compressor. Hopefully the bead will be snug enough to hold air immediately. If so, continue to inflate to a good pressure - again, 20 psi is nice!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The higher the capacity of the compressor, the better your chances of getting a seal right away as it forces more air into the tire quickly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">14) Both beads should now be set! Remove the valve core (not the whole stem) and let the tire deflate.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">15) Rig up a way to get the Stan's sealant into the tire through the valve stem. There are any numbers of way to do this. (View image below to see how I did it)</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tDOY4Y0CehU/Vmx_mrpwz-I/AAAAAAAACxc/cJUhD9pUCFc/s1600/P1050840.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tDOY4Y0CehU/Vmx_mrpwz-I/AAAAAAAACxc/cJUhD9pUCFc/s400/P1050840.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade Stan's injector</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">16) Inject sealant into the tire. There are a number of "recommended" amounts to put in there. Some say 4oz, some say 8oz. Personally, I am not sure if it needs to be exact. I'd be inclined to say more is better than less. But no so much that you can feel it sloshing around in the tire!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">17) Reinstall the valve core and reinflate the tire to a nice high pressure - 20 psi or so.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">18) Perform the Stan's Dance!! Spin and bounce the tire off the floor. This helps slosh the sealant around and aids in its finding any leaks to seal!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hDmr-iTiCYY/Vmx_m-MEZ6I/AAAAAAAACxo/RdTW6DU1ie8/s1600/P1050842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hDmr-iTiCYY/Vmx_m-MEZ6I/AAAAAAAACxo/RdTW6DU1ie8/s400/P1050842.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Safety Dance!! Best to wear gloves when doing the Stan's Dance with a DIY studded tire!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">19) It is a good idea to get out for a ride right away to help with the sealing process. I urge you to take a pump with you - just in case!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">20) Monitor the tire to see how well it retains air.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, there you have it!! Hopefully I have not omitted anything of importance!! If so, there is a plethora of videos and such on the Interwebs showing exactly how to do this! Some even have videos!! LOL!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks for dropping by!!</span></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-80524976858599714102015-05-29T23:24:00.000-02:302015-05-29T23:31:17.143-02:30Making a Silk Purse out of a Pug's Ear!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zi1lY2nIK-c/VWkDn19FB_I/AAAAAAAACv4/0wNAmVOnc7E/s1600/P1040426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Zi1lY2nIK-c/VWkDn19FB_I/AAAAAAAACv4/0wNAmVOnc7E/s400/P1040426.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must start this blog entry with a bit of explanation of the title. The saying "making a silk purse out of a pig's ear" implies trying to make something beautiful/valuable out of something that is already ugly/useless!! Such is not the case with regards to my stock Pugsley - see image above!! I just thought the saying fit so nice as a blog entry title, so I went with it!! Blogger's prerogative, I guess!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2015/03/one-ring-to-rule-them-all.html" target="_blank">converting the Pug to a 1x drivetrain</a>, I started looking at other ways of upgrading! I must admit that I love doing upgrades - not always so much for the benefits, but for the fun, and sometimes challenges, that come with them!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After the 1x conversion, I decided the next upgrades on the list were to swap out the stem, bar, seat and seat post. I tracked down a good deal on a Nukeproof saddle and FSA stem from Chainreaction in the UK. 100.00 delivered for the pair. I found the carbon fibre bar and seat post a little closer to home - MEC. These four components were substantially lighter than stock - and look better, to boot!! Images later on will show these new additions!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always had a new fork in my mind. The Moonlander fork that came with the bike is a real beast - and rightly so!! It was designed, primarily, to carry racks and the associated weights! I doubt that I will ever be loading down my bike for any extended expeditions, so I figured I could do without all the braze-ons and the extra weight!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'd been doing some half-hearted searching for a fork for the past number of months but never pulled the trigger until I stumbled upon the <a href="http://sarmabikes.com/products/hoboy-450mm-carbon-fat-bike-fork-quick-release" target="_blank">Sarma Hoboy</a>. Sarma carries a fork that pretty much drops right into a Pug - 1 1/8 straight steerer with quick release and an axle to crown distance of 450mm!! The website was advertising a sale price of 250.00 US and when I checked further, I found that this included free international shipping!! Decision - made!! Order - placed!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I placed the order on Sunday (May 10). The fork did not ship until Thursday (May 15) but it arrived in St. John's on Monday (May 22). Tracking was provided so I watched my fork wend it's way across the Pacific and then from BC to here. I was most impressed with the shipping time and packaging!!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew there would a few modifications required to fit my stock brake configuration. I would need to shift my rotor outboard 5mm and the fork posts were designed for 160mm rotors so I would need an adapter to accommodate my 180s.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I could either order the spacer or make one. I opted for the latter and acquired a piece of 6mm plate aluminium and got to work with the drill, jig saw and files! A few hours later, I had a spacer!! I managed to find a longer set of bolts on another bike - another problem solved!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jed1nh4DQdc/VWkBEo8JfQI/AAAAAAAACuI/haw2cHCnUZY/s1600/P1040906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jed1nh4DQdc/VWkBEo8JfQI/AAAAAAAACuI/haw2cHCnUZY/s400/P1040906.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drilling out the centre!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uxs3cw-ItaA/VWkBEiRjs4I/AAAAAAAACuM/yHBbZkW7G40/s1600/P1040909.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Uxs3cw-ItaA/VWkBEiRjs4I/AAAAAAAACuM/yHBbZkW7G40/s400/P1040909.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Completed spacer</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7bQlFG8a3_8/VWkBD7nB2-I/AAAAAAAACuA/jZuOvKOmIcs/s1600/P1040915.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7bQlFG8a3_8/VWkBD7nB2-I/AAAAAAAACuA/jZuOvKOmIcs/s400/P1040915.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How it looks on the rotor.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The matter of adapting for the 180mm rotors was overcome by an 11.00 part from a LBS. It was a Shimano part so we were not entirely sure if it would work with my SRAM Guide RS calipers. These fears were later dispelled! </span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65wuWApYDWk/VWkBXTvoM8I/AAAAAAAACu0/Qfb83L5RRds/s1600/P1040929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-65wuWApYDWk/VWkBXTvoM8I/AAAAAAAACu0/Qfb83L5RRds/s400/P1040929.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shimano 160 to 180 adapter.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now for the star of the show . . . .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I picked up the fork at the post office. It felt like an empty box - it was that light!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kSOl7FMUUeE/VWkBUBq3PlI/AAAAAAAACug/3LBx2iLXHZY/s1600/P1040921.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kSOl7FMUUeE/VWkBUBq3PlI/AAAAAAAACug/3LBx2iLXHZY/s400/P1040921.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The fork - uncut!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nZpCLjTsKcw/VWkBUDQgCwI/AAAAAAAACuY/71BiPQc7tXE/s1600/P1040924.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nZpCLjTsKcw/VWkBUDQgCwI/AAAAAAAACuY/71BiPQc7tXE/s400/P1040924.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And for the weight weenies!! Spongebob approves!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With all the parts assembled, it was time to get at 'er!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The crown race came off the old fork with a screwdriver and a few taps of the hammer. Phew!! The crown race fit onto the new fork with a piece of ABS pipe and a few taps of the hammer. Double phew!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time for a test fit:</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-el_PptSQRvg/VWkBTy4l55I/AAAAAAAACuc/bRt_7WtMj5s/s1600/P1040927.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-el_PptSQRvg/VWkBTy4l55I/AAAAAAAACuc/bRt_7WtMj5s/s400/P1040927.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Uncut fork!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's an old adage - "Measure twice, cut once". When measuring the steerer tube, I measured twice and cut only once but - I almost royally screwed up on the second time I measured!! D'oh!! The second measurement was made with NO SPACERS on the steerer, so I almost ended up cutting the steerer too short!! It was one of those "Oh my F#ck" moments when I started to sweat profusely and I got this loud buzzing in my ears. It was a horrible feeling to think that I just shagged up a brand new 300.00 piece of gear. Lucky for me, there was enough steerer to fit the stem and with room for one 7mm spacer. Phew!! It did mean that I would have to fool around with bar heights later but crisis averted!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How did this happen? I haven't the foggiest!! It was just one of those moments where your mind is not at all where it should be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M3ai_nNfJiw/VWkBW1ldwhI/AAAAAAAACuw/Ahpr57vyRIs/s1600/P1040932.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M3ai_nNfJiw/VWkBW1ldwhI/AAAAAAAACuw/Ahpr57vyRIs/s400/P1040932.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Making the cut!! See the line about 1.5" to the right? THAT is the one I was supposed to be cutting!!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The headset and fork dropped in with no incident. The 5mm spacer for the rotor worked like a charm with no need for further modifications.</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D75KZeuGj78/VWkBXnF0O2I/AAAAAAAACu4/XZ-M7rTYtHo/s1600/P1040934.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D75KZeuGj78/VWkBXnF0O2I/AAAAAAAACu4/XZ-M7rTYtHo/s320/P1040934.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The caliper adapter in place and showing the nice detail of the post mounts!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FewuBG31S1A/VWkBYr9pS4I/AAAAAAAACvI/p7LGULg1Ujw/s1600/P1040938.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FewuBG31S1A/VWkBYr9pS4I/AAAAAAAACvI/p7LGULg1Ujw/s400/P1040938.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new fork installed!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPdIGy7p-BQ/VWkCgOpTTkI/AAAAAAAACvY/yJZ74MeZZbU/s1600/P1040953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PPdIGy7p-BQ/VWkCgOpTTkI/AAAAAAAACvY/yJZ74MeZZbU/s400/P1040953.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Profile shot showing new seat and post!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nqCthua28mA/VWkCgJ56QhI/AAAAAAAACvU/eqV6qtq9iRY/s1600/P1040971.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nqCthua28mA/VWkCgJ56QhI/AAAAAAAACvU/eqV6qtq9iRY/s400/P1040971.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New fork, bars and stem! Stem soon to be replaced - sigh!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The screw-up on the fork steerer length meant that my bars would now be sitting a full 1" below the height I normally used. This put the bars about 1" below the saddle height. I took the bike for a few rides and I could feel the difference in the height. Especially since I have a </span><a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2011/07/just-bein-thankful.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">shagged up right elbow </a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and the extra weight of leaning forward was making it ache even more. The new FSA stem I bought only had a 6 degree rise, so I began looking for another stem that might give me some more "lift". In the meantime, I found out that there have been some issues with using the FSA stem with carbon steerer tubes (clamps were too small and put too much local stress on the carob tube), so maybe it was fate that started me looking for another!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On a whim I dropped by to see Harold and he gave me free reign to browse the "stem box" at his shop!! I'll be damned if there wasn't a 15 degree riser - and just the one,though!! And not some clunky-assed piece of stamped out steel. It was a nice and light Giant unit - actually lighter than the FSA I ordered in. Nice and sturdy clamps, so no issues with use on a carbon steerer!! Things were finally looking up - pun intended!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Db6QdTV3ORg/VWkCwsECKcI/AAAAAAAACvk/MfupvcRyGfY/s1600/P1040993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Db6QdTV3ORg/VWkCwsECKcI/AAAAAAAACvk/MfupvcRyGfY/s400/P1040993.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New stem!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I popped the stem on and did a measurement. BINGO - we're right back to normal. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always try to rationalize my mistakes, SO I will now argue that it was good thing that I cut the steerer too short because you don't want too many spacers on a carbon fork and besides, I've made up the lost height by using a stem that weighs less than the one used previously. It's a win-win-win situation!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a happy camper!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for the fork - it's pretty sweet. Looks great and seems to dampen the ride a bit. Further testing will either prove or dispel this notion!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for the total upgrade package, I am now looking at a 30lb Pugsley!! And the loss of those 5 lbs (over stock) is noticed like you would not believe!! The bike now has a completely different feel - almost unfettered, dare I say!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And that is the end of my tale - a happy ending out of what could very well have been a tragedy!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for dropping by!!</span></div>
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-8658464524253813262015-03-26T00:35:00.000-02:302015-03-26T09:47:17.731-02:30One Ring to Rule Them All . . .<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been riding the Pug Ops for three months now and I've come to the realization that, during this time, I may have used the large front chain ring less than a handful of times!! The bike came with a 36/22 setup on the front with a 11-36 cog on the rear. Regardless of the riding conditions, I seemed to always find myself in a very small range of gears - none of which included the 36t front ring. With a little poking about and asking some Surly gurus, I decided to ditch the front 36/22t combo for a single <a href="http://www.wolftoothcycling.com/collections/chainrings/products/94-bcd-for-5-arm-cranks" target="_blank">Wolf Tooth 30t Drop-Stop Chainring</a>. But in choosing to do, this I would be losing some of my lower range gears. Enter the <a href="http://www.wolftoothcycling.com/collections/cassette-cogs/products/giant-cog-for-sram" target="_blank">Wolf Tooth 42t GC</a> - a rear cog that is basically the size of a small frisbee!! Combined with the 30t front ring, the low range is pretty close to stock. So, with the new setup, the range from high to low is pretty much the same - there are just only 1/2 the number of gear steps within the range. Hopefully, no biggie but I am sure it will require some changes in riding!! Stay tuned for that!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lyv0IMvfg90/VRNkGER5onI/AAAAAAAACrY/SJjQ8a2eauM/s1600/P1040426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Lyv0IMvfg90/VRNkGER5onI/AAAAAAAACrY/SJjQ8a2eauM/s1600/P1040426.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Pug Ops in stock form!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ordered the parts from Wolf Tooth Components based out of Minnesota. They are a small company that manufacture all their own products. The order was placed on March 18th, shipped within hours of initial contact and showed up in my mailbox on the 24th. I have NEVER had such quick shipping from the US before!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CA544ENTTCA/VRNkGNtJd9I/AAAAAAAACrg/eUrZ1aeoqXI/s1600/P1040436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CA544ENTTCA/VRNkGNtJd9I/AAAAAAAACrg/eUrZ1aeoqXI/s1600/P1040436.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Goodies!! </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you add the 42t cog, you need to remove one of the smaller ones - usually the 17t. Wolf Tooth offers a 16t that you can add to the range to smooth out the shifting. In this case, you remove the 15t and 17t and substitute the 16t. The 16t is the small silver cog in the above image!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Time for the conversion!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First order of business is removing the crank so that I could remove the chainrings!! My bike has the Surly OD crank which makes removal a snap - no special tools required!! Simply loosen two small allen head bolts on the left crank arm, pull it off the splines and slide the whole axle assembly through the sealed bottom bracket bearings! Easy Peasy!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg7-KXCZ7do/VRNkMRctsFI/AAAAAAAACr0/NOSap8vI-2Q/s1600/P1040441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Rg7-KXCZ7do/VRNkMRctsFI/AAAAAAAACr0/NOSap8vI-2Q/s1600/P1040441.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pulling the crank out of the bottom bracket.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6uC4wmlu3cw/VRNkMokStQI/AAAAAAAACr4/nb3apZHEn5c/s1600/P1040443.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6uC4wmlu3cw/VRNkMokStQI/AAAAAAAACr4/nb3apZHEn5c/s1600/P1040443.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Removing the chainrings.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Removing the chainrings did have its moments of fear!! Most of the bolts were very hard to remove and I was worried that they would either strip or, worse, snap off in the crank!! Using the extra leverage from the handle of an adjustable wrench, I managed to break them loose. And here is why they were so hard to remove . . .</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vk35VQbt7LE/VRNkYdeFvyI/AAAAAAAACsg/ig0onxIBI4g/s1600/P1040453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vk35VQbt7LE/VRNkYdeFvyI/AAAAAAAACsg/ig0onxIBI4g/s1600/P1040453.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> . . . Loctite on the threads!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the old rings off, it was time to do a little weigh-in. Not the primary reason for doing this conversion, but you know folks are going to be curious about the weight reduction!! Appears there is a 84 gram weight savings with the single ring!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZstClQqCP0/VRNkRk2PHaI/AAAAAAAACsI/q6f269hZy2M/s1600/P1040451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EZstClQqCP0/VRNkRk2PHaI/AAAAAAAACsI/q6f269hZy2M/s1600/P1040451.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Old rings - 132 grams</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOUGVtndltE/VRNkR-IPlGI/AAAAAAAACsM/GsYD_g703B4/s1600/P1040452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BOUGVtndltE/VRNkR-IPlGI/AAAAAAAACsM/GsYD_g703B4/s1600/P1040452.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New ring - 48 grams</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-znLNlJJR2u8/VRNkYw9GM3I/AAAAAAAACso/Z1ok5YHt2mk/s1600/P1040456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-znLNlJJR2u8/VRNkYw9GM3I/AAAAAAAACso/Z1ok5YHt2mk/s1600/P1040456.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new ring all mounted up and ready to go!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Popping the crank back on the bike was simply a reversal of the removal. I can certainly get used to this setup - especially after having fought, many times in the past, with stubborn cranks and crank pullers that were just a royal PITA to work with!!! 'Nuff said!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The people at Surly certainly are a different crowd and they let you know it - sometimes in very subtle ways!!. Check out this little message that was stamped on the inside of the crank arm right next to the pedal! I assume it means to not over-tighten your pedals!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5G_9LAqfh1k/VRNkMK6jtjI/AAAAAAAACrw/NjzYRiaFztc/s1600/P1040444.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5G_9LAqfh1k/VRNkMK6jtjI/AAAAAAAACrw/NjzYRiaFztc/s1600/P1040444.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is this actually a torque value?</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While working on the bike, I had to have a bit of "tunage" playing. What is more appropriate for the job than Jethro Tull's Songs from the Wood album?</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2o9F9SfXgi0/VRNkSApWjAI/AAAAAAAACsU/CxsqSfTQeVA/s1600/P1040448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2o9F9SfXgi0/VRNkSApWjAI/AAAAAAAACsU/CxsqSfTQeVA/s1600/P1040448.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favs!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the chainring and crank all taken care of, it was time to tackle the cassette! I managed to dredge up my old chain whip from way back when. It's been languishing out in the shed (with a host of other old bike tools) so it was showing it's age and subjection to lots of moisture!! I could not find my cassette remover, so a 10.00 purchase was in order. No biggie, I know I will be using it again sometime!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-Ofg16RxIc/VRNkZks5EBI/AAAAAAAACsw/r9hI5ICeu48/s1600/P1040457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-Ofg16RxIc/VRNkZks5EBI/AAAAAAAACsw/r9hI5ICeu48/s1600/P1040457.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A piece of the past!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As per the instructions, I rebuilt the cassette - removed the 15 and 17, replaced it with the 16 and then installed he Mother-of-all-cogs - the 42 toother!! As expected (hoped) it all went without a hitch!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TYa8RB2wV7Y/VRNkfU0hmpI/AAAAAAAACs4/ZAokGL7Ec5o/s1600/P1040458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TYa8RB2wV7Y/VRNkfU0hmpI/AAAAAAAACs4/ZAokGL7Ec5o/s1600/P1040458.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All together again!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When breaking the chain, I pushed one pin too far and, plop, it ended up on the floor. Damn!! No way to put that sucker back in. I simply took out two more links, popped it back together and, by chance, I think it was just the right length I needed. Must have a horseshoe hidden somewhere in my body, I guess!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wXFP23T1zYc/VRNkgeipi2I/AAAAAAAACtE/I4EFInGMkaY/s1600/P1040465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wXFP23T1zYc/VRNkgeipi2I/AAAAAAAACtE/I4EFInGMkaY/s1600/P1040465.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The new setup - and a VERY old bike stand!! (See below**)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With a bit of tinkering with the "B Screw" on the derailleur and bit of tweaking with the limit screws, I managed to get the thing shifting pretty much as good as stock!! Some field testing is still required but I am confident that things will be just fine. The derailleur is certainly not protesting with the jump from 36 to 42 and it does not appear to be overtaxed with having to accommodate such a large cog. Fingers crossed!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As with the chainrings, I am sure that people are interested in the weigh loss when you remove the front derailleur and shifter. The package comes to a total of 331 grams. This was a SRAM X7.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zdPWd1i6lXE/VRNkjbVg2XI/AAAAAAAACtQ/agbKbbKxt3o/s1600/P1040468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zdPWd1i6lXE/VRNkjbVg2XI/AAAAAAAACtQ/agbKbbKxt3o/s1600/P1040468.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another quirky thing about the Pug is that all the cables are held in place with open braze-ons and by nothing else other than . . .</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wRALvtjif7Y/VRNkkLVeXBI/AAAAAAAACtY/eRMYghf4Mx8/s1600/P1040471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wRALvtjif7Y/VRNkkLVeXBI/AAAAAAAACtY/eRMYghf4Mx8/s1600/P1040471.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. . . cable ties!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just another utilitarian aspect of these bikes - they are meant to be easy to fix/maintain while using easy-to-find parts.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMafb8uXL3w/VRNknp697hI/AAAAAAAACto/GHNkdfXHSgY/s1600/P1040481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMafb8uXL3w/VRNknp697hI/AAAAAAAACto/GHNkdfXHSgY/s1600/P1040481.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All ready to hit the trails again!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole operation took less than 2 hours but I was in no hurry. I was just enjoying working on bikes again. It's been a while!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Which brings me to . . . </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">** The old bike stand that I am using is a piece of St. John's bicycle history. I am sure that many of us, of a certain vintage, remember Pike's Cycle on Springdale Street? Well, this old stand came from that very store. That store closed many, many years ago but in 1990, a "new" Pikes was opened on Kenmount Rd. A lot of the old equipment and tools ended up coming out of storage and into the new store. This rack included!! I worked at this store as a mechanic when it first opened and was there a year or so later, when it shut down. One of my parting gifts was the old stand and all the tools - including a very expensive Hozan truing stand - from the new store. It was a treasure trove for an avid biker but, alas, over the years a lot of the better stuff disappeared. I still have a whack of old tools but you'd be hard pressed to find a bike that they would still work with!! Anyway, it was nice to put a new bike on the old stand and go back in time - if only for a few hours!</span></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-13024412704247665922015-03-08T21:21:00.003-02:302015-03-08T21:21:45.659-02:30Fat Biking to Brock's Head<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have paddled to Brock's Falls a number of times in my sea kayak but I have never been to the source of the falls before. That is, not until today when a group of us left Hibb's Place (just off Bauline Line) and headed overland to Brock's Head via fat bike!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a lovely morning. The thermometer in the car read -5 on the drive down. There was a bit of wind but not enough to be uncomfortable. Here's a brief account and a few images from the day!</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K1a7AyehFx4/VPzXBjav8lI/AAAAAAAACoA/KmTfzTNkJIY/s1600/P1040307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K1a7AyehFx4/VPzXBjav8lI/AAAAAAAACoA/KmTfzTNkJIY/s1600/P1040307.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forming up the group!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 20.4 km ride was a varied combination of fields, wooded trail, open barrens and the crossing of five ponds! There was a lot of exposed ice on the ponds, so studded tires were the shoes of choice. This was my first real test of my DIY studded tires and they worked most admirably!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YoIUoWEpsqY/VPzYhU-c8hI/AAAAAAAACp4/vRfJTyvFKb0/s1600/MAH00188(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YoIUoWEpsqY/VPzYhU-c8hI/AAAAAAAACp4/vRfJTyvFKb0/s1600/MAH00188(1).jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the ice!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5K_Ff8Du8Sc/VPzYijwf_vI/AAAAAAAACqQ/k1fqvvzdcoA/s1600/MAH00191(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5K_Ff8Du8Sc/VPzYijwf_vI/AAAAAAAACqQ/k1fqvvzdcoA/s1600/MAH00191(1).jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just small specks in a vast whiteness!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E72G2noMNfQ/VPzYhveLvxI/AAAAAAAACp8/e8GWihfUHQQ/s1600/MAH00186(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E72G2noMNfQ/VPzYhveLvxI/AAAAAAAACp8/e8GWihfUHQQ/s1600/MAH00186(1).jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And yet another crossing.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SD7g-Y1uY0A/VPzYhoteByI/AAAAAAAACqA/zflxQ5mv178/s1600/MAH00187(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SD7g-Y1uY0A/VPzYhoteByI/AAAAAAAACqA/zflxQ5mv178/s1600/MAH00187(1).jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ron entering the woods.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJ_cuEf-zxc/VPzbZN4Hw6I/AAAAAAAACqg/IGTkc-r6StY/s1600/MAH00184(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GJ_cuEf-zxc/VPzbZN4Hw6I/AAAAAAAACqg/IGTkc-r6StY/s1600/MAH00184(2).jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Following Dean.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2OJ0vf91vug/VPzbZLjxeYI/AAAAAAAACqc/WHYoV9whxTQ/s1600/MAH00185(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2OJ0vf91vug/VPzbZLjxeYI/AAAAAAAACqc/WHYoV9whxTQ/s1600/MAH00185(1).jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Ron!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xeK7yRm_teU/VPzXLmw7wbI/AAAAAAAACoI/LRPqsYcj0rk/s1600/P1040310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xeK7yRm_teU/VPzXLmw7wbI/AAAAAAAACoI/LRPqsYcj0rk/s1600/P1040310.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tom!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0kw9ZiHCU8c/VPzXLjbm2kI/AAAAAAAACoM/KqOUe4QFRzc/s1600/P1040312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0kw9ZiHCU8c/VPzXLjbm2kI/AAAAAAAACoM/KqOUe4QFRzc/s1600/P1040312.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loyal!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-49g1pUWc444/VPzXRDf1k-I/AAAAAAAACoY/eIOoAv0LyKM/s1600/P1040316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-49g1pUWc444/VPzXRDf1k-I/AAAAAAAACoY/eIOoAv0LyKM/s1600/P1040316.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole group minus your's truly!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fDclAVtRdT4/VPzXRQdyPSI/AAAAAAAACoc/g0fzyP-2xPo/s1600/P1040317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fDclAVtRdT4/VPzXRQdyPSI/AAAAAAAACoc/g0fzyP-2xPo/s1600/P1040317.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two small crosses at the mouth of a small river. A forlorn reminder of, presumably, a tragedy in this spot.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We stopped at the end of one pond and left our bikes to hike the short distance to the head of Brock's Falls.</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fZw9yNgSvjc/VPzXhEBoaSI/AAAAAAAACoo/prwdiBLW9tw/s1600/P1040320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fZw9yNgSvjc/VPzXhEBoaSI/AAAAAAAACoo/prwdiBLW9tw/s1600/P1040320.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The end of the "road" to Brock's Head.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-77OrlOa1YpE/VPzXiBoJ2QI/AAAAAAAACow/aSZHt6xT-dE/s1600/P1040323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-77OrlOa1YpE/VPzXiBoJ2QI/AAAAAAAACow/aSZHt6xT-dE/s1600/P1040323.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An opportunity to take shot of the bike in its natural setting!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Walking out of the woods out onto the edge of Brock's Head revealed the most interesting ice formations on the trees. I assume that they are the result of the wind pushing the water from the falls back onto the trees where it froze. This was a great spot to take some great shots!! And yep, we were pretty high above the cold ocean below!!</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMTwTjoIqHw/VPzXiYyveKI/AAAAAAAACo0/iWNOn0aoSrE/s1600/P1040325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMTwTjoIqHw/VPzXiYyveKI/AAAAAAAACo0/iWNOn0aoSrE/s1600/P1040325.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NdO--AmNqwM/VPzYHH7XJMI/AAAAAAAACpM/IXmxHTXnOb0/s1600/P1040327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NdO--AmNqwM/VPzYHH7XJMI/AAAAAAAACpM/IXmxHTXnOb0/s1600/P1040327.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OAoVmJ8TPg/VPzYGTJGqHI/AAAAAAAACpA/jcN4G9LMBEI/s1600/P1040328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9OAoVmJ8TPg/VPzYGTJGqHI/AAAAAAAACpA/jcN4G9LMBEI/s1600/P1040328.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--g5jMDhxntE/VPzYG981plI/AAAAAAAACpI/W4nB-9tZkWI/s1600/P1040329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--g5jMDhxntE/VPzYG981plI/AAAAAAAACpI/W4nB-9tZkWI/s1600/P1040329.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S_OPaESStME/VPzYM-ulY3I/AAAAAAAACpY/xcHSBg0KtLQ/s1600/P1040333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-S_OPaESStME/VPzYM-ulY3I/AAAAAAAACpY/xcHSBg0KtLQ/s1600/P1040333.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJpqiPgJIFg/VPzYOFmDMMI/AAAAAAAACpg/yktmMyhVKKc/s1600/P1040335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FJpqiPgJIFg/VPzYOFmDMMI/AAAAAAAACpg/yktmMyhVKKc/s1600/P1040335.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yt63J3UXXe0/VPzYOoedG9I/AAAAAAAACpk/Q8t8ELURAXU/s1600/P1040336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yt63J3UXXe0/VPzYOoedG9I/AAAAAAAACpk/Q8t8ELURAXU/s1600/P1040336.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a short walk back to the bikes - and, no, none of them were stolen!! We are a trusting bunch leaving what was probably the equivalent of 15,000 worth of gear alone in the open!!</span><br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0U2JMgvc5Hw/VPzYRFiQpAI/AAAAAAAACpw/iKA8VtLduGA/s1600/P1040338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0U2JMgvc5Hw/VPzYRFiQpAI/AAAAAAAACpw/iKA8VtLduGA/s1600/P1040338.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ron and Loyal back at the bikes!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The ride back was much quicker than the one out eventhough there was a lovely hill that we had to hike-a-bike! The reward was on the other side with a wonderful swoopy downhill!</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, it was a great morning on the bike with a great bunch of people. Seven of us left and seven of us returned, so all was good. I hope we get another chance at this ride before the season's out.</span></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-34992235109624973922015-01-02T00:18:00.000-03:302015-01-02T00:18:11.348-03:30The Passion Returns!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in January of 2012, I wrote a blog entry (<a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2012/01/will-rubber-hit-road-again.html" target="_blank">Will the Rubber Hit the Road . . . Again?</a>) about my purchasing a fluid trainer for my bike and actually wanting to get back in the saddle. Well, I am glad to say that back in July of 2014, I finally went through with the idea - albeit, more off-road than on-road!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But how about a bit of back story - with some pictures for good measure?</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started off as a road racer back in 1984 - my last year of high school. Some success at the local level qualified me for some training/racing on the mainland and my road career culminated with competing at the Summer Games in 1985.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1kXGnV7q_cs/VKYEPWz4t9I/AAAAAAAACnI/3iqLvwLNgyo/s1600/SG_Team_85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1kXGnV7q_cs/VKYEPWz4t9I/AAAAAAAACnI/3iqLvwLNgyo/s1600/SG_Team_85.jpg" height="400" width="365" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was working in a bike shop as a summer position during the period from 1985 to 1989 and it was at this time I was introduced to the next "big thing" in cycling - mountain bikes (MTB)! I went through a number of bikes during this time - some good, some bad but my favourite was my Raleigh Technium Chill which I purchased in 1989. This bike had an aluminum frame with no welding but rather "space age" adhesives that held the frame together!! Of course, there was not much in the way of suspension at this time. but I did actually have a <a href="http://www.labicycletta.ca/girvin-flexstem/" target="_blank">Girvin Flexstem</a> and you can see it in the image below!! All it did was dampen the jarring transferred up the super stiff Tange Big Fork!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OJdCMLsiNF4/VKX4Eo-4XRI/AAAAAAAAClo/EXGzFDE9SSE/s1600/MTB6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OJdCMLsiNF4/VKX4Eo-4XRI/AAAAAAAAClo/EXGzFDE9SSE/s1600/MTB6.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Promo shot I took for my Raleigh!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As far as I know, the first organized MTB race ever held here was circa 1989. The course was near Snow's Lane (near Stavanger) but has since been developed! The course was rather flat with no technical sections, so it favoured the road racers! Tom Lawlor was first and I came in second - yep, two road racers!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the faves for MTB racing was the side of Signal Hill - just below where the Geo Centre now stands. It had some up and down hills (obviously), some water and a few technical sections.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q6b3THi_9VY/VKX0moWhj8I/AAAAAAAAClQ/ND4TwLY3IUk/s1600/MTB3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-q6b3THi_9VY/VKX0moWhj8I/AAAAAAAAClQ/ND4TwLY3IUk/s1600/MTB3.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing on the Signal Hill course!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R21IngINgXs/VKX0mt9AuwI/AAAAAAAAClM/DbSiCL8Plu4/s1600/MTB4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R21IngINgXs/VKX0mt9AuwI/AAAAAAAAClM/DbSiCL8Plu4/s1600/MTB4.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cresting a hill and hitting a flat section!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Other MTB courses at the time included ones in Pippy Park (no surprise there), The Goulds, Petty Harbour and St, Anne's Industrial Park, to name a few! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the early 1990's there was a pretty vibrant MTB racing scene but after 1991, I slipped away from the cycling scene altogether.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But not before I had a few more kicks at the cat for road racing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1990 I was hired full-time as a bike mechanic for the newly resurrected Pike's Cycle/Sport store. Besides the perks of incredible deals on bikes and parts, the store also sponsored a cycling team. This team raced both road and MTB. Below are two pictures of the 1990 and 1991 road teams.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q9BCheteUpk/VKX6QiqaXfI/AAAAAAAACl0/GBIRv6JHsg8/s1600/Pikes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q9BCheteUpk/VKX6QiqaXfI/AAAAAAAACl0/GBIRv6JHsg8/s1600/Pikes.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1990<br />(l to r) Dan Haedrich, Malcolm Simpson, Sean Dawe, Tom Lawlor and Todd Manning)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V7yfRKRAbeM/VKX0my2_U3I/AAAAAAAAClc/U9RzcK6Q6mQ/s1600/Pikes_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V7yfRKRAbeM/VKX0my2_U3I/AAAAAAAAClc/U9RzcK6Q6mQ/s1600/Pikes_0001.jpg" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1991<br />(l to r) Sean Dawe,Todd Manning, Spencer Campbell and Darroch Whittaker)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My final road race was held on the Pouch Cove, Torbay via the Bauline Line circuit. It was a good showing but it seemed that the triathletes were becoming the next wave of racers and things were more like a time trial than an actual road race. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The road bike was stabled and the Raleigh was relegated to commuting! Eventually, both were retired and saw no action for close to two decades!! So hard to believe that what was once an all-consuming passion had simply slipped away - but such is life!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But life has a way of turning things back on you and, luckily for me, I rediscovered the passion!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fast forward to July, 2014! I decided that I wanted to get the old Raleigh back on the trails/road. I found that the outer chainring had a few worn teeth and the chain would skip. A trip to a local bike shop showed that it is not easy to find replacement parts for a 24 year old MTB!! I walked into the shop looking for a chainring and walked out with a brand new bike!! Well, a 2012 Giant Anthem X3 but it was still in the box!! The full suspension was sooo nice on my creaky joints and the precise shifting and hydraulic disk brakes were light years ahead of my old Raleigh. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a few rides on the new bike, I was hooked!! The passion was rekindled!! Of course, not having ridden in years meant that I had to buy all new gear - helmet, shorts, jerseys, pedals, shoes, dropper post, tights, gloves, lights etc etc etc!! And oh, how the money rolls out!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s72CIEM1slc/VKX9WiadyOI/AAAAAAAACmM/CFQw-BN24Z4/s1600/P1030715.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s72CIEM1slc/VKX9WiadyOI/AAAAAAAACmM/CFQw-BN24Z4/s1600/P1030715.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nice and shiny - Anthem X3.<br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the money spent is worth it when you can get out for a ride that includes such scenes as below!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xen6UUEmn8U/VKX-9Ur_DTI/AAAAAAAACm0/s0pKPBByTwA/s1600/P1040157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xen6UUEmn8U/VKX-9Ur_DTI/AAAAAAAACm0/s0pKPBByTwA/s1600/P1040157.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter ride on the tracks near Seal Cove.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I did not want to limit my riding just to the trails, so I decided to drag the old road bike into the 21st century! Luckily, all I needed was a new set of bars and stem to allow me to attain a position more comfortable. Since the picture below was taken, I've added some new tires. I like to use to road bike to change things up a bit. Do you remember as a kid that you wore heavy boots all winter and then one spring day you put on your sneakers and went outside to play? I find that getting on the road bike feels just like that time you pulled on the sneakers!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxJrW9PSGnI/VKX8SRAZOdI/AAAAAAAACmA/JobYLarL_BA/s1600/P1040025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QxJrW9PSGnI/VKX8SRAZOdI/AAAAAAAACmA/JobYLarL_BA/s1600/P1040025.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The old Miele ready for the road.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, now it's January and the temps have dropped and snow is imminent!! How does one continue with the passion if your bike is not ready for the snow? I have my road bike relegated to the trainer once again but, as many know, riding a trainer is about as exciting as watching paint dry - maybe even less so!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The answer is a fatbike! I rode one for a few hours back in early December and had one of those "I've-got-to-get-me-one-of-these" moments!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I did!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On December 30, I took the plunge and purchased a <a href="http://surlybikes.com/bikes/pug_ops/bike_specs" target="_blank">Surly Pug Ops</a>! I guess I am ready for the snow now!! There'll be no cooling of the passion this winter!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HPkVuwj1LIk/VKX9lBVItfI/AAAAAAAACmU/MCFl_iIz7g4/s1600/P1040185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HPkVuwj1LIk/VKX9lBVItfI/AAAAAAAACmU/MCFl_iIz7g4/s1600/P1040185.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surly Pug Ops</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6srqjtGUfv8/VKX-jPTrhCI/AAAAAAAACms/8aEqd9lko_o/s1600/P1040186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6srqjtGUfv8/VKX-jPTrhCI/AAAAAAAACms/8aEqd9lko_o/s1600/P1040186.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One Mean Mother!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Avn1tZX7SeQ/VKX9411qzbI/AAAAAAAACmc/a1_uh8SU5lo/s1600/pug%2Bonthe%2Brocks%2B2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Avn1tZX7SeQ/VKX9411qzbI/AAAAAAAACmc/a1_uh8SU5lo/s1600/pug%2Bonthe%2Brocks%2B2.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pug on Ice!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And since getting back on the bike, I am discovering that there is an incredibly active (and friendly) biking group in this area!! Heck, if they are willing to take on a relic like me . . .</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Rgsk0BcUVw/VKX-CJVl-XI/AAAAAAAACmk/lz8-0haAPUM/s1600/P1040192.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5Rgsk0BcUVw/VKX-CJVl-XI/AAAAAAAACmk/lz8-0haAPUM/s1600/P1040192.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Breaking in the Pug in Pippy Park!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, with bikes to cover all the seasons and all kinds of terrain, it looks like 2015 is going to be a great year!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-656275690100719872014-06-07T21:48:00.000-02:302014-06-07T21:58:19.514-02:30Testing. Testing. 1... 2... 3...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today was not only a great day for a short paddle with my lovely wife, Cheryl, it was a chance to test a new work-around on my Bomar hatches and for Cheryl to test her new dry suit!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bomar deck plates on the Black Pearl have always caused me grief when it comes to leakage. Off the shelf, they leaked like sieves, so I worked on the o-rings making the fit a bit tighter. This gave moderate satisfaction but there was always a significant amount of water entering the boat.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UOeM49lG_Do/U5Oc15ec6xI/AAAAAAAACiY/rFUU1vcwWX4/s1600/P1030356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UOeM49lG_Do/U5Oc15ec6xI/AAAAAAAACiY/rFUU1vcwWX4/s1600/P1030356.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ranger checking out the Bomars!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In April 2013, I tried the idea of bending the deck plates to give a snugger fit against the o-ring. I wrote up a blog entry on this and <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2013/04/bending-bomars.html" target="_blank">here is the link</a>. This procedure gave the best results to date but the fit was always hit and miss, so sometimes the boat stayed dry while on others it leaked - bad!!! </span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always been on the lookout for materials that will give a better seal than the stock o-rings. Just prior to attending the annual kayaing retreat, I installed a larger-than-stock rubber tubing. I did not get a chance to test it until at the Retreat on our day paddle. When we stopped at lunch I had a hard time lifting the boat on the beach due the excess water in both the front and rear hatches!!! Luckily I had the stock gaskets in the boat so I dropped them back in over the lunch break and continued on. I am guessing that the rubber tubing, which was supple while warm, became very hard when exposed to the cold water - we were paddling around an iceberg that day so you can imagine that the water was cold!! </span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the stock gaskets back in place, I was back to square one and still dealing with water in the hatches - sometimes so bad that it affected the handling of the boat!! Time to revisit this issue!! I started by doing a new "bending of the Bomars" The problem with this is that the deck plates have a tendency to go back to their original shape after a time and the seal gets sloppier!! </span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fast forward to Friday June 5 and I was at a local Canadian Tire Store and, as per usual, I was looking for any kind of "gasket" material I could use on the Bomars!! In the weatherstripping section I came upon a foam product that, I hoped, might work. It was only $5.00, so I took the plunge!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yw88xerrQBM/U5OcpTBodEI/AAAAAAAACh8/TqToc6u4mtc/s1600/P1030519.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yw88xerrQBM/U5OcpTBodEI/AAAAAAAACh8/TqToc6u4mtc/s1600/P1030519.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foam weatherstripping - 30' for $5.00.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As luck would have it, this stuff fit in the groove of the deck plates perfectly!! Installation took all of one minute - no joking!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hMtCBY_Lyro/U5Ocov4lChI/AAAAAAAACiA/nqp9gD3m6Sg/s1600/P1030523.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hMtCBY_Lyro/U5Ocov4lChI/AAAAAAAACiA/nqp9gD3m6Sg/s1600/P1030523.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foam in place and ready for testing!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The deck plates fit nice and snug and the foam is soft enough not to distort the shape of the plate when clamped down - a very good sign. I did some testing by running water over the plate with a hose. Initial testing saw absolutely no water entering the boat. YES!!! So I moved onto the "standing water test" where water was kept on the deck plate for a length of time. Again, no leakage!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lXXCTNSl3z0/U5OcpRk1LGI/AAAAAAAACiE/Ih_v9jWfJ7s/s1600/P1030517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lXXCTNSl3z0/U5OcpRk1LGI/AAAAAAAACiE/Ih_v9jWfJ7s/s1600/P1030517.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The standing water test!! A PASS!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With "on land" testing a success, the next stage was sea trials. This was to take place the following day when Cheryl and I decided to fit the water for a few hours on a lovely, sunny and warm Saturday afternoon!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was an opportunity for Cheryl to try out her latest gear purchase - a Kokatat dry suit (Gore-Tex) that she picked up earlier the week for a steal. 50% off a big ticket item like this does not come along every day, so when we found the suit, we jumped on it. I should point out that this is a brand new suit bought from a store that is a Kokatat dealer!! I feel compelled to also say that I also picked up a new Snap Dragon spray skirt for half price from the same store. Sweet, because I was looking for a replacement for my Seals Shocker which is a piece of crap!!!!!!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cSS4THp5I10/U5Oct8-XtDI/AAAAAAAACiQ/RCZwXotrt2Q/s1600/P1030537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cSS4THp5I10/U5Oct8-XtDI/AAAAAAAACiQ/RCZwXotrt2Q/s1600/P1030537.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheryl christening the new suit at St. Philip's!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ShPcT5A5HMM/U5OcuCVHVxI/AAAAAAAACiU/GpHNR4St4bc/s1600/P1030548.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ShPcT5A5HMM/U5OcuCVHVxI/AAAAAAAACiU/GpHNR4St4bc/s1600/P1030548.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Black Pearl pulled up on Lower Beach, Conception Bay!! Yes, that little white dot on the horizon is an iceberg.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, how did the Bomars make out on the sea trials, you may ask? When I got off the water after 1.5 hours of paddling, there was not a drop of water in either the fore or aft hatches - for the first time EVER since this boat was launched over two years ago! Needless to say, I was a happy camper (paddler)!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">AND HERE"S THE KICKER - when I got home and was taking the boat off the car, I looked at the deck near the rear hatch. It looked odd - like it wasn't flat or something. I thought that maybe it was my mistake when building the boat but, I must admit, that I never noticed it before. Could it be that the deck was bowed upward from the air expanding inside the black hull in the direct sun??? I popped the deck plate and WHOOSH, air rushed out and the deck flattened out again!! Now THAT was a tight seal!!! Looks like we're good to go!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are still a few questions left to answered? Will the foam last? Will it compress and lose its seal. To be honest, these are not troublesome questions. First off, the foam is dirt cheap and readily available. $5.00 will give me a slew of replacements</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Second, it takes mere seconds to replace an o-ring - pop it in the groove and cut to length. A field repair is a joke and I will simply keep the package of extra foam in the boat at all times!!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I do believe that the Bomars have finally arrived!!!</span></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-36797483775048979882014-05-12T22:41:00.002-02:302014-05-12T22:41:31.433-02:30Black Pearl Retrofit Project - Complete<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On April 14, I made the first cut on this latest project. Exactly four weeks later, on May 12, the Black Pearl came out of drydock, <i>i.e.</i>, the attic and back into the light of day!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most notable changes to the "updated" Black Pearl are a standard keyhole cockpit, a retractable skeg and a new, low luster paint job! Other, smaller, changes/additions include a revisited pump location and bow/stern grab loops. For all other intents and purposes, the Pearl is still the same craft!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plan is to take the Pearl to the pool tomorrow night for a test run and then, if all works out, we're off to the Paddle Newfoundland and Labrador Retreat this coming weekend. With the new cockpit and skeg, the Pearl will be perfectly suited for day paddles!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here's a few snaps to show how things turned out</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hlflIv7NBak/U3FqcnjRa2I/AAAAAAAACfs/6sxhS20HAYc/s1600/P1030323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hlflIv7NBak/U3FqcnjRa2I/AAAAAAAACfs/6sxhS20HAYc/s1600/P1030323.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Finally, a chance to get a nice shot of the finished product!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SsQtZQuOk3w/U3FqcuMkUUI/AAAAAAAACfk/iqnQMZxP8JY/s1600/P1030324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SsQtZQuOk3w/U3FqcuMkUUI/AAAAAAAACfk/iqnQMZxP8JY/s1600/P1030324.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Finished product #2</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T106Gccem4k/U3FqciZsvsI/AAAAAAAACfw/1RFp_Sx8xck/s1600/P1030327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-T106Gccem4k/U3FqciZsvsI/AAAAAAAACfw/1RFp_Sx8xck/s1600/P1030327.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Finished product #3.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gHjJVClK9D4/U3Fqd69JDmI/AAAAAAAACgA/ZXsz793AVyY/s1600/P1030330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gHjJVClK9D4/U3Fqd69JDmI/AAAAAAAACgA/ZXsz793AVyY/s1600/P1030330.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Revisiting the "behind-the-back" pump location. See this <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2012/05/black-pearl-project-pump-it-up.html" target="_blank">link</a> for a previous blog entry on this setup</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fc_qVYYk3bk/U3FqedaGjmI/AAAAAAAACgE/F1cvBcDjesA/s1600/P1030331.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fc_qVYYk3bk/U3FqedaGjmI/AAAAAAAACgE/F1cvBcDjesA/s1600/P1030331.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Top view showing new cockpit layout.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkvYzpwg8_0/U3FqejXKY_I/AAAAAAAACgg/iyEZo9KEStg/s1600/P1030333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mkvYzpwg8_0/U3FqejXKY_I/AAAAAAAACgg/iyEZo9KEStg/s1600/P1030333.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Profile view of coaming and skeg control box. Still haven't decided what to do with the extra Maroske deck fittings left over!! Suggestions?</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-suosbzSOYrE/U3FqfIyRutI/AAAAAAAACgQ/7C8PfreMu9E/s1600/P1030334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-suosbzSOYrE/U3FqfIyRutI/AAAAAAAACgQ/7C8PfreMu9E/s1600/P1030334.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Stern view.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t0d_UpSiAJg/U3Fqf5T9mqI/AAAAAAAACgU/QYTbVsDgGoI/s1600/P1030335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t0d_UpSiAJg/U3Fqf5T9mqI/AAAAAAAACgU/QYTbVsDgGoI/s1600/P1030335.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">New grab loops made from rope and rubber tubing. Strong and comfortable</span>.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6szv2ena5M/U3Fqgekd6MI/AAAAAAAACgc/eux7_UZ4Upk/s1600/P1030338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z6szv2ena5M/U3Fqgekd6MI/AAAAAAAACgc/eux7_UZ4Upk/s1600/P1030338.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Full view of deck!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3yF2VdWlNfE/U3Fqg1wyroI/AAAAAAAACgs/zDp2kTa_Smc/s1600/P1030344.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3yF2VdWlNfE/U3Fqg1wyroI/AAAAAAAACgs/zDp2kTa_Smc/s1600/P1030344.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Bottom's up!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aDJB6ra_2pQ/U3FqhdKp5tI/AAAAAAAACg0/LoGubU1cQHE/s1600/P1030347.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aDJB6ra_2pQ/U3FqhdKp5tI/AAAAAAAACg0/LoGubU1cQHE/s1600/P1030347.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And bottom's down!!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AlCvkJZTD7I/U3FqhLZKamI/AAAAAAAACg4/QS2lJsVpYUU/s1600/P1030345.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AlCvkJZTD7I/U3FqhLZKamI/AAAAAAAACg4/QS2lJsVpYUU/s1600/P1030345.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Skeg looking cleaner than when first installed!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-34Kp16xLs7w/U3Fqh3f4ClI/AAAAAAAAChE/X_cRav6tCDY/s1600/P1030350.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-34Kp16xLs7w/U3Fqh3f4ClI/AAAAAAAAChE/X_cRav6tCDY/s1600/P1030350.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Just sitting pretty!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KQ393Pbscos/U3Fqiu8fivI/AAAAAAAAChM/3jBDCfMw8s0/s1600/P1030352.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KQ393Pbscos/U3Fqiu8fivI/AAAAAAAAChM/3jBDCfMw8s0/s1600/P1030352.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Skeg (again)!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEPlZO9sbd0/U3Fqi1lt8JI/AAAAAAAAChQ/WNHxNraIg0E/s1600/P1030353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TEPlZO9sbd0/U3Fqi1lt8JI/AAAAAAAAChQ/WNHxNraIg0E/s1600/P1030353.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">The Black is Back on the <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2013/05/rackem-up.html" target="_blank">Rack</a>!!! </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zAo_Z_NaUdI/U3Fqjc0_9VI/AAAAAAAAChU/1mSMKm1NQ8Q/s1600/P1030354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zAo_Z_NaUdI/U3Fqjc0_9VI/AAAAAAAAChU/1mSMKm1NQ8Q/s1600/P1030354.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Back on the Rack #2</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, it's been a fun-filled month but I am glad to have the project completed and the kayak back on the rack. Now, I am looking forward to some good paddling in the new and improved Black Pearl!!</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-27636522556032253602014-05-07T23:27:00.000-02:302014-05-08T09:21:16.960-02:30The Black is Back (in the shop for some retrofitting)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">My, but it's been a looong time since I've made a blog entry!! That's not to say that nothing has been happening, it's just that I've gotten too darn lazy!! But I digress. . .</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The latest project involves the Black Pearl. That lovely black craft that exudes kayaking sexiness!! The boat was built with an ocean cockpit, <i>i.e</i>., small, oval and very hard to get into if you are in a hurry or have bad knees. I suffer from the latter. Not long after I built the boat I started to regret the ocean cockpit. It was fine in the pool or when launching from a nice ramp, but a bugger in dumping surf or a hard beach landing!! But I was committed to the small cockpit because I spent over 150.00 dollars on a custom spray skirt!!! Fast forward to about 2 months ago!! I left said skirt at the pool and, lo and behold, it went missing!! It never ever turned up. So now I had a boat with an ocean cockpit but lost my good skirt. I had an old one from before but I'll admit I was just looking for an excuse to get rid of the ocean cockpit. My left knee has really been acting up lately and I was having a real bear of a job actually just getting into the boat. These two excuses were enough to plant the seed for a new project - tearing out a perfectly good ocean cockpit coaming and replacing with a more standard keyhole configuration!! Time to get cutting!!! Oh, and while I am at, why not drop in a skeg for good measure??</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like I said, I am getting lazy so I will VERY heavily rely on images to tell this particular story!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CYiEXuWJk9Q/U2rY38ZbuYI/AAAAAAAACbQ/uT4GZfN9zS4/s1600/IMG_8868%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CYiEXuWJk9Q/U2rY38ZbuYI/AAAAAAAACbQ/uT4GZfN9zS4/s1600/IMG_8868%5B1%5D.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: justify;">Here's the Pearl back in the dry dock awaiting work:</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zVWFiOkpe60/U2rZR-nCibI/AAAAAAAACbY/U23G6hHluks/s1600/IMG_8877%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zVWFiOkpe60/U2rZR-nCibI/AAAAAAAACbY/U23G6hHluks/s1600/IMG_8877%5B1%5D.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Let's cut that sucker off!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A50WakhZoVA/U2rZcfYpiQI/AAAAAAAACbg/JDiOwqhMV7U/s1600/IMG_8879%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A50WakhZoVA/U2rZcfYpiQI/AAAAAAAACbg/JDiOwqhMV7U/s1600/IMG_8879%5B1%5D.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">No turning back now!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-64SrAtO55kg/U2rZuDj9v4I/AAAAAAAACbo/y3MQjzA2jBs/s1600/IMG_8902%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-64SrAtO55kg/U2rZuDj9v4I/AAAAAAAACbo/y3MQjzA2jBs/s1600/IMG_8902%5B1%5D.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Foam mold and new keyhole shape.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ki8iDZdpbxk/U2raOh9jQoI/AAAAAAAACbw/cape9aVbD2Q/s1600/IMG_8906%5B1%5D.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ki8iDZdpbxk/U2raOh9jQoI/AAAAAAAACbw/cape9aVbD2Q/s1600/IMG_8906%5B1%5D.JPG" height="266" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Profile shot.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JizzvESHXNU/U2rd4Kwl2FI/AAAAAAAACcM/YFCRAvpdbuU/s1600/P1030108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JizzvESHXNU/U2rd4Kwl2FI/AAAAAAAACcM/YFCRAvpdbuU/s1600/P1030108.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Laying up the coaming. Took 8 layers of 6 oz cloth.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wlSkRjeZj9w/U2rd4D6hyzI/AAAAAAAACcI/uxdG3pTlYnA/s1600/P1030114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wlSkRjeZj9w/U2rd4D6hyzI/AAAAAAAACcI/uxdG3pTlYnA/s1600/P1030114.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Make sure to trim after every few layers. Best done before the epoxy sets up hard!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc2lzKJXUKc/U2rd4A2SksI/AAAAAAAACcU/4Ai4Xc3TJk8/s1600/P1030115.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Jc2lzKJXUKc/U2rd4A2SksI/AAAAAAAACcU/4Ai4Xc3TJk8/s1600/P1030115.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Roughed in. No sanding at this point!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AlLkXakZ6HY/U2rd5EtDL2I/AAAAAAAACcc/blnoc6E0M7Q/s1600/P1030117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AlLkXakZ6HY/U2rd5EtDL2I/AAAAAAAACcc/blnoc6E0M7Q/s1600/P1030117.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Pumps on my epoxy crapped out so I went with scales, Very easy and VERY accurate ratio measurements.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xZ77ymk29PM/U2rd5jLSLII/AAAAAAAACck/2jnYoYbgBac/s1600/P1030124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xZ77ymk29PM/U2rd5jLSLII/AAAAAAAACck/2jnYoYbgBac/s1600/P1030124.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">All laid up.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LfJtm60yKIk/U2rd5ilhHoI/AAAAAAAACcs/vRt97YdWtu4/s1600/P1030129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LfJtm60yKIk/U2rd5ilhHoI/AAAAAAAACcs/vRt97YdWtu4/s1600/P1030129.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Snow leopard pattern that magically appeared after sanding. I toyed with the idea of keeping it like this but opted to paint it black!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vnf7BdM4b0/U2rfJajPx3I/AAAAAAAACe0/ufuQUGDQvE8/s1600/P1030157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4vnf7BdM4b0/U2rfJajPx3I/AAAAAAAACe0/ufuQUGDQvE8/s1600/P1030157.JPG" height="240" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Just hacking another hole for the skeg!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUPfQqty0WM/U2rfJk4Vh7I/AAAAAAAACew/OEXv8L9aAQU/s1600/P1030159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUPfQqty0WM/U2rfJk4Vh7I/AAAAAAAACew/OEXv8L9aAQU/s1600/P1030159.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Skeg slot in the VERY rough. Yes, I cleaned it up, and yes, the skeg fit in there perfectly. And YES, it is lined up with the centre line even though it does not look so in this picture!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vFHkTtisgpQ/U2rd7SCvVBI/AAAAAAAACdE/47REPPXnS3I/s1600/P1030164.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vFHkTtisgpQ/U2rd7SCvVBI/AAAAAAAACdE/47REPPXnS3I/s1600/P1030164.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Test fitting the skeg.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ApZqs5H40U/U2rd71oIZqI/AAAAAAAACdI/SNcZUt8mCII/s1600/P1030169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_ApZqs5H40U/U2rd71oIZqI/AAAAAAAACdI/SNcZUt8mCII/s1600/P1030169.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Add cutting yet another hole. This time to provide access to the skeg.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gVzON3GmuLE/U2rd8rzZWHI/AAAAAAAACdQ/ou28X97nuaY/s1600/P1030172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gVzON3GmuLE/U2rd8rzZWHI/AAAAAAAACdQ/ou28X97nuaY/s1600/P1030172.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Temporary skeg access hatch!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NB3qINpIX9A/U2rd9lu-UAI/AAAAAAAACdc/etvfUfeyo_c/s1600/P1030176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NB3qINpIX9A/U2rd9lu-UAI/AAAAAAAACdc/etvfUfeyo_c/s1600/P1030176.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Skeg in place.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--A6NT0Dm-XY/U2rd920pYZI/AAAAAAAACdg/kY4T7Lxpbww/s1600/P1030190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--A6NT0Dm-XY/U2rd920pYZI/AAAAAAAACdg/kY4T7Lxpbww/s1600/P1030190.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Adding a lip in the access hole.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dhdcjyf1E54/U2rd-90c8yI/AAAAAAAACds/YJgDJkLmT0s/s1600/P1030199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dhdcjyf1E54/U2rd-90c8yI/AAAAAAAACds/YJgDJkLmT0s/s1600/P1030199.JPG" height="400" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Lip ready to go. Cut out piece in background ready to be dropped in.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6LB9pBgMf0/U2rd_d8L8WI/AAAAAAAACd0/EYdIwc0AfoU/s1600/P1030205.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W6LB9pBgMf0/U2rd_d8L8WI/AAAAAAAACd0/EYdIwc0AfoU/s1600/P1030205.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A look at the final cockpit.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0zXsWdyOQs/U2rd_9KWdgI/AAAAAAAACd8/yVxg8BgXn8I/s1600/P1030206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U0zXsWdyOQs/U2rd_9KWdgI/AAAAAAAACd8/yVxg8BgXn8I/s1600/P1030206.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">And another.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--D3bnb9T4y8/U2reEfJRjSI/AAAAAAAACek/Ea0jGda46Y0/s1600/P1030224.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--D3bnb9T4y8/U2reEfJRjSI/AAAAAAAACek/Ea0jGda46Y0/s1600/P1030224.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Skeg access hatch ready for painting!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ew_qpCbekU/U2reCC1OGSI/AAAAAAAACeQ/Qa0xL8aenAw/s1600/P1030236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ew_qpCbekU/U2reCC1OGSI/AAAAAAAACeQ/Qa0xL8aenAw/s1600/P1030236.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Another hole for the skeg control box.</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ieuBPOnSFB0/U2reDMa-ocI/AAAAAAAACeY/KLb5rb_FPLI/s1600/P1030239.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ieuBPOnSFB0/U2reDMa-ocI/AAAAAAAACeY/KLb5rb_FPLI/s1600/P1030239.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Skeg control box in place!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D2hZcFkQYQ8/U2rltU3trYI/AAAAAAAACfM/TQRay5gg_Sc/s1600/P1030244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-D2hZcFkQYQ8/U2rltU3trYI/AAAAAAAACfM/TQRay5gg_Sc/s1600/P1030244.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No evidence of back access hatch now. Gloss black replaced by flat black = a more menacing look, in my opinion!!</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">And that is the project in pictures. I am just finishing up the paint job now and hope to have the boat back on the water in time for the Kayaking Retreat on the 16 - 18 of May!!</span></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-84218762269570577132013-09-21T23:08:00.000-02:302013-09-21T23:08:33.234-02:30Club Paddle - Cape Broyle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What: Club Paddle</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where: Cape Broyle</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When: September 21, 2013</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who: 17 boats and 18 paddlers</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
18 paddlers made it to Cape Broyle for a late September Club Paddle. What was supposed to be the final Club Paddle took place two weeks earlier in Aquaforte but the success of that event led to Gerard wanting to schedule one more. We could not have asked for a better day. The weather cooperated above and beyond and we had a great group of folks on hand. I think I can speak for all when I say that everyone had a splendid time on the water. Thanks and kudos to Gerard for taking the time and effort to organize and lead this paddle.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Here's a few shots from the day. Nothing spectacular but if you were there, you'll know the pictures do not do justice!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n7ds9YYNpO8/Uj5BW6NSHzI/AAAAAAAACUw/IszS9NLwxKs/s1600/P1020752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n7ds9YYNpO8/Uj5BW6NSHzI/AAAAAAAACUw/IszS9NLwxKs/s320/P1020752.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qL951L_tUXw/Uj5BVVJR-7I/AAAAAAAACUg/TKd_qqRwoIY/s1600/P1020753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qL951L_tUXw/Uj5BVVJR-7I/AAAAAAAACUg/TKd_qqRwoIY/s320/P1020753.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KelfAqISM78/Uj5BWTJSPnI/AAAAAAAACUk/QmhCxZLid-I/s1600/P1020755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KelfAqISM78/Uj5BWTJSPnI/AAAAAAAACUk/QmhCxZLid-I/s320/P1020755.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o4ajr7PD-Iw/Uj5COquU1-I/AAAAAAAACU8/NFZwrvD6aDY/s1600/P1020757.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o4ajr7PD-Iw/Uj5COquU1-I/AAAAAAAACU8/NFZwrvD6aDY/s320/P1020757.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RZkHl2A8PXw/Uj5CRiuIHVI/AAAAAAAACVE/VEo4Gb2Sapo/s1600/P1020758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RZkHl2A8PXw/Uj5CRiuIHVI/AAAAAAAACVE/VEo4Gb2Sapo/s320/P1020758.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SHxFJzRDCzs/Uj5CXfJ-BQI/AAAAAAAACVM/WBxAwKuaw3Q/s1600/P1020762.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SHxFJzRDCzs/Uj5CXfJ-BQI/AAAAAAAACVM/WBxAwKuaw3Q/s320/P1020762.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2zmxA94kek/Uj5DPahNdGI/AAAAAAAACVY/1rehEaxROw8/s1600/P1020763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p2zmxA94kek/Uj5DPahNdGI/AAAAAAAACVY/1rehEaxROw8/s320/P1020763.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hQGswfsxVkU/Uj5DR2QYyUI/AAAAAAAACVk/lTy58BdGUGY/s1600/P1020764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hQGswfsxVkU/Uj5DR2QYyUI/AAAAAAAACVk/lTy58BdGUGY/s320/P1020764.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jRiHnmIJWZY/Uj5DQxXaYKI/AAAAAAAACVg/5Kj1FhkQvI8/s1600/P1020767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jRiHnmIJWZY/Uj5DQxXaYKI/AAAAAAAACVg/5Kj1FhkQvI8/s320/P1020767.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gTXgzwJMZqw/Uj5EFJKXQ9I/AAAAAAAACV0/UEQC2uotlGQ/s1600/P1020769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gTXgzwJMZqw/Uj5EFJKXQ9I/AAAAAAAACV0/UEQC2uotlGQ/s320/P1020769.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wy8X6jg3xB8/Uj5EJE3aKmI/AAAAAAAACV8/c30mYHvJdko/s1600/P1020770.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wy8X6jg3xB8/Uj5EJE3aKmI/AAAAAAAACV8/c30mYHvJdko/s320/P1020770.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3SY342QXpww/Uj5EU8TFJDI/AAAAAAAACWE/lmH8HypbKdY/s1600/P1020772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3SY342QXpww/Uj5EU8TFJDI/AAAAAAAACWE/lmH8HypbKdY/s320/P1020772.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1iFFciBGbaY/Uj5E7FxVkHI/AAAAAAAACWM/rngoYuZMCTo/s1600/P1020774.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1iFFciBGbaY/Uj5E7FxVkHI/AAAAAAAACWM/rngoYuZMCTo/s320/P1020774.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6Grh1dEfx8/Uj5FC35W2sI/AAAAAAAACWU/kfml3jv6AT0/s1600/P1020775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C6Grh1dEfx8/Uj5FC35W2sI/AAAAAAAACWU/kfml3jv6AT0/s320/P1020775.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nDPGIFR-J8c/Uj5FJglHw1I/AAAAAAAACWc/f2ZDP1PssZk/s1600/P1020776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nDPGIFR-J8c/Uj5FJglHw1I/AAAAAAAACWc/f2ZDP1PssZk/s320/P1020776.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Qi4aA5pLhc/Uj5F6RtFFgI/AAAAAAAACWo/vBaLeuJUJOI/s1600/P1020783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0Qi4aA5pLhc/Uj5F6RtFFgI/AAAAAAAACWo/vBaLeuJUJOI/s320/P1020783.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b25PFZtj2HE/Uj5F9lZagdI/AAAAAAAACWw/cEDFcs5167s/s1600/P1020785.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b25PFZtj2HE/Uj5F9lZagdI/AAAAAAAACWw/cEDFcs5167s/s320/P1020785.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8sAY4vSqMbw/Uj5GIum-c6I/AAAAAAAACW4/YypnMkMYiyo/s1600/P1020786.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8sAY4vSqMbw/Uj5GIum-c6I/AAAAAAAACW4/YypnMkMYiyo/s320/P1020786.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1udUMB2UELw/Uj5G1KqSnlI/AAAAAAAACXE/wtK4qwSut9U/s1600/P1020787.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1udUMB2UELw/Uj5G1KqSnlI/AAAAAAAACXE/wtK4qwSut9U/s320/P1020787.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qSHA0N97ojI/Uj5G5vRlELI/AAAAAAAACXM/MxR_yBg7cRs/s1600/P1020788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qSHA0N97ojI/Uj5G5vRlELI/AAAAAAAACXM/MxR_yBg7cRs/s320/P1020788.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QonrOKi8T4o/Uj5G8hWWvxI/AAAAAAAACXU/u0jgMhVLD9Q/s1600/P1020789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QonrOKi8T4o/Uj5G8hWWvxI/AAAAAAAACXU/u0jgMhVLD9Q/s320/P1020789.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-67424794628905047382013-08-27T00:24:00.001-02:302013-08-27T00:24:55.235-02:30Club Paddle - Chance Cove, TB<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Where: Chance Cove, Trinity Bay<br />When: August 25, 2013<br />Who: 18 paddlers in 17 kayaks</b></span></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The penultimate Club Paddle was a lovely excursion out of Chance Cove, Trinity Bay. The day started with fog, but not enough to be a nuisance. Actually, it added to the mystique of this incredible stretch of coastline. The appearance of the sun for the second half of the trip was just icing on the cake.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will let the pictures speak for themselves!!</span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KiEOV-wAVyQ/UhwOHT9Me1I/AAAAAAAACRE/BxhpDYxUwnM/s1600/P1020631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KiEOV-wAVyQ/UhwOHT9Me1I/AAAAAAAACRE/BxhpDYxUwnM/s320/P1020631.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qhm0o6OBEtg/UhwNyidqnmI/AAAAAAAACQ0/rukFdbsczz4/s1600/P1020634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Qhm0o6OBEtg/UhwNyidqnmI/AAAAAAAACQ0/rukFdbsczz4/s320/P1020634.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUWCPuE0L_4/UhwN-vePAHI/AAAAAAAACQ8/K2i5iZH3RFc/s1600/P1020635.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZUWCPuE0L_4/UhwN-vePAHI/AAAAAAAACQ8/K2i5iZH3RFc/s320/P1020635.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5hJfaycZN4w/UhwOa4FxXBI/AAAAAAAACRM/hFjJ8vfA9GY/s1600/P1020639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5hJfaycZN4w/UhwOa4FxXBI/AAAAAAAACRM/hFjJ8vfA9GY/s320/P1020639.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m6qfPPZNLL0/UhwOzc_9XCI/AAAAAAAACRc/em6FQZwwtBI/s1600/P1020641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m6qfPPZNLL0/UhwOzc_9XCI/AAAAAAAACRc/em6FQZwwtBI/s320/P1020641.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UAK_-MBPQVU/UhwOyvRlYpI/AAAAAAAACRU/a8YI8KqiAQs/s1600/P1020646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UAK_-MBPQVU/UhwOyvRlYpI/AAAAAAAACRU/a8YI8KqiAQs/s320/P1020646.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LGVmZNQ8R30/UhwPNUeB0kI/AAAAAAAACRk/Aaj6CvHOfNQ/s1600/P1020649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LGVmZNQ8R30/UhwPNUeB0kI/AAAAAAAACRk/Aaj6CvHOfNQ/s320/P1020649.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v6CVGS5M0UU/UhwPg7qwgpI/AAAAAAAACR0/g78mJkK4GNw/s1600/P1020650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v6CVGS5M0UU/UhwPg7qwgpI/AAAAAAAACR0/g78mJkK4GNw/s320/P1020650.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fb4boD3sYmM/UhwPZoKS9HI/AAAAAAAACRs/BQ-st68y3cg/s1600/P1020651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fb4boD3sYmM/UhwPZoKS9HI/AAAAAAAACRs/BQ-st68y3cg/s320/P1020651.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SBEfq6RQIH8/UhwP8VnsUGI/AAAAAAAACR8/OgG6xW0d-cs/s1600/P1020655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SBEfq6RQIH8/UhwP8VnsUGI/AAAAAAAACR8/OgG6xW0d-cs/s320/P1020655.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XXgj-6vnUJo/UhwQLnPWLLI/AAAAAAAACSE/aKpPGJI5ReU/s1600/P1020658.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XXgj-6vnUJo/UhwQLnPWLLI/AAAAAAAACSE/aKpPGJI5ReU/s320/P1020658.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00x9Pba9WbA/UhwQUOE0fJI/AAAAAAAACSM/wjGhYAntzY0/s1600/P1020660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-00x9Pba9WbA/UhwQUOE0fJI/AAAAAAAACSM/wjGhYAntzY0/s320/P1020660.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MoTQt3Dkllc/UhwQ0f3bBWI/AAAAAAAACSY/RpkVjoDQCD8/s1600/P1020662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MoTQt3Dkllc/UhwQ0f3bBWI/AAAAAAAACSY/RpkVjoDQCD8/s320/P1020662.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y044FE3ur_M/UhwRCjwPwRI/AAAAAAAACSo/7Evqt4U2qJM/s1600/P1020664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y044FE3ur_M/UhwRCjwPwRI/AAAAAAAACSo/7Evqt4U2qJM/s320/P1020664.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h_k40KSqreQ/UhwQ6T9if3I/AAAAAAAACSg/hDMVIK13ddM/s1600/P1020665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h_k40KSqreQ/UhwQ6T9if3I/AAAAAAAACSg/hDMVIK13ddM/s320/P1020665.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDdt7UFwofo/UhwR0rdQzZI/AAAAAAAACTA/Ki42AhsUOiY/s1600/P1020668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MDdt7UFwofo/UhwR0rdQzZI/AAAAAAAACTA/Ki42AhsUOiY/s320/P1020668.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QsX0ecDRNaQ/UhwRj_BiZJI/AAAAAAAACSw/U6ezrAITpLo/s1600/P1020675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QsX0ecDRNaQ/UhwRj_BiZJI/AAAAAAAACSw/U6ezrAITpLo/s320/P1020675.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nG2MwpXk0vU/UhwRwJN6i-I/AAAAAAAACS4/tOBRPgV9BUI/s1600/P1020678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nG2MwpXk0vU/UhwRwJN6i-I/AAAAAAAACS4/tOBRPgV9BUI/s320/P1020678.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tuAsuzEJ0qw/UhwSV-S8-YI/AAAAAAAACTI/0RB_noVj30I/s1600/P1020679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tuAsuzEJ0qw/UhwSV-S8-YI/AAAAAAAACTI/0RB_noVj30I/s320/P1020679.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G2xAEd4VkLg/UhwSyOxHODI/AAAAAAAACTY/0I9jLEIOJb4/s1600/P1020681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-G2xAEd4VkLg/UhwSyOxHODI/AAAAAAAACTY/0I9jLEIOJb4/s320/P1020681.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNnLNzmvJuc/UhwSwsvuWLI/AAAAAAAACTQ/YX8fHPr998A/s1600/P1020682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNnLNzmvJuc/UhwSwsvuWLI/AAAAAAAACTQ/YX8fHPr998A/s320/P1020682.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JwoorZ5_ztk/UhwTOtEFe8I/AAAAAAAACTg/UX-xuzp7Amc/s1600/P1020685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JwoorZ5_ztk/UhwTOtEFe8I/AAAAAAAACTg/UX-xuzp7Amc/s320/P1020685.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K_Kyah5fOlQ/UhwTaRlpe1I/AAAAAAAACTo/Ju35MsMSdEw/s1600/P1020689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-K_Kyah5fOlQ/UhwTaRlpe1I/AAAAAAAACTo/Ju35MsMSdEw/s320/P1020689.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf7Ymcv8aPA/UhwTgKHW9dI/AAAAAAAACTw/76Arjwbh-io/s1600/P1020690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cf7Ymcv8aPA/UhwTgKHW9dI/AAAAAAAACTw/76Arjwbh-io/s320/P1020690.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MR9X1I8qaZU/UhwT8k41GYI/AAAAAAAACT4/4vPt0q-2XdM/s1600/P1020698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MR9X1I8qaZU/UhwT8k41GYI/AAAAAAAACT4/4vPt0q-2XdM/s320/P1020698.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yzyRuPP2inI/UhwUVLP2dcI/AAAAAAAACUI/-_mTfzejLqk/s1600/P1020700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yzyRuPP2inI/UhwUVLP2dcI/AAAAAAAACUI/-_mTfzejLqk/s320/P1020700.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ag8nxDvBvu0/UhwUS7CFyuI/AAAAAAAACUA/OjlUqYZYjjw/s1600/P1020708.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ag8nxDvBvu0/UhwUS7CFyuI/AAAAAAAACUA/OjlUqYZYjjw/s320/P1020708.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s1tgEgO6qzQ/UhwUfUTsScI/AAAAAAAACUQ/DMBK8YZ_hbY/s1600/P1020710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s1tgEgO6qzQ/UhwUfUTsScI/AAAAAAAACUQ/DMBK8YZ_hbY/s320/P1020710.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-455460842509065552013-07-30T23:11:00.000-02:302013-07-30T23:11:01.751-02:30Foxtrap to Kelly's Island<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Today was a lovely day. Temps in the low 20's, low humidity and a gentle wind. A great day for a paddle. Cheryl and I had a few hours free so we decided to head to the Foxtrap Marina and paddle over to Kelly's Island. The crossing from Foxtrap is around 3.5 KMs or so at this point, so it was not a big deal. The winds were light but were forecasted to freshen up for our return. The bay was full of boats - both small, big and HUGE, so we knew we'd not be alone on the water.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Here's a few shots from the paddle!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ghy5OLiby6Y/Ufhh_um-M4I/AAAAAAAACOk/WtSaYSxaFCI/s1600/P1020483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ghy5OLiby6Y/Ufhh_um-M4I/AAAAAAAACOk/WtSaYSxaFCI/s320/P1020483.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putting in at Foxtrap!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2eLkFebdIjA/UfhhzmCu4eI/AAAAAAAACOU/hYMa5R0A2JE/s1600/P1020485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2eLkFebdIjA/UfhhzmCu4eI/AAAAAAAACOU/hYMa5R0A2JE/s320/P1020485.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coming up behind the tanker, <i>Kometik</i>!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-apr9zeKNJoI/Ufhh7jP02qI/AAAAAAAACOc/ulJZ8jxjSjQ/s1600/P1020493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-apr9zeKNJoI/Ufhh7jP02qI/AAAAAAAACOc/ulJZ8jxjSjQ/s320/P1020493.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach on the front Kelly's Island</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r3rBQVny1tc/UfhjCR9ln5I/AAAAAAAACO8/budSUj0NfqY/s1600/P1020496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r3rBQVny1tc/UfhjCR9ln5I/AAAAAAAACO8/budSUj0NfqY/s320/P1020496.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pulled up on the beach. Two lovely looking ladies!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a_2p_eJDpX8/UfhjG5qH7nI/AAAAAAAACPE/2RLf5v_eBxE/s1600/P1020498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a_2p_eJDpX8/UfhjG5qH7nI/AAAAAAAACPE/2RLf5v_eBxE/s320/P1020498.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lagoon behind the beach with CBS in the background.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5hZ7giIWHEo/Ufhj7FPHmCI/AAAAAAAACPU/-BKt2xrduzU/s1600/P1020501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5hZ7giIWHEo/Ufhj7FPHmCI/AAAAAAAACPU/-BKt2xrduzU/s320/P1020501.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Obligatory shot with CBS and the<i> Kometik</i> in the background.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qogam0F0cNA/UfhkBsZ9VLI/AAAAAAAACPc/3n_jSlXZmlo/s1600/P1020503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qogam0F0cNA/UfhkBsZ9VLI/AAAAAAAACPc/3n_jSlXZmlo/s320/P1020503.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beach.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5jfS4GFo1VE/UfhkLznCxXI/AAAAAAAACPk/nyqgAfFZO-w/s1600/P1020504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5jfS4GFo1VE/UfhkLznCxXI/AAAAAAAACPk/nyqgAfFZO-w/s320/P1020504.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheryl and the lagoon.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sFo7GTLMRM/UfhkulQl0LI/AAAAAAAACPs/nY-4PfpmzKs/s1600/P1020505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6sFo7GTLMRM/UfhkulQl0LI/AAAAAAAACPs/nY-4PfpmzKs/s320/P1020505.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Glacier sittin' pretty.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wb1WbANisjI/UfhlAJWwDTI/AAAAAAAACP0/P2qfPkhhRgA/s1600/P1020508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Wb1WbANisjI/UfhlAJWwDTI/AAAAAAAACP0/P2qfPkhhRgA/s320/P1020508.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheryl went for a dip to cool off.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y6E9lt9cUvw/UfhlTjbCgtI/AAAAAAAACP8/TG6swfKpDGQ/s1600/P1020510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y6E9lt9cUvw/UfhlTjbCgtI/AAAAAAAACP8/TG6swfKpDGQ/s320/P1020510.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A sunken boat and debris field.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TnYA4jhKMwg/Ufhlyx13ZvI/AAAAAAAACQE/NqAP6rzMEbA/s1600/P1020513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TnYA4jhKMwg/Ufhlyx13ZvI/AAAAAAAACQE/NqAP6rzMEbA/s320/P1020513.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddling below the cliffs. Much like Bell Island but a LOT shorter!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hjNT699dlKI/Ufhl059wxYI/AAAAAAAACQM/0yAoj1CXo6I/s1600/P1020516.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hjNT699dlKI/Ufhl059wxYI/AAAAAAAACQM/0yAoj1CXo6I/s320/P1020516.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AEhAAlV_onQ/UfhmFVg8CHI/AAAAAAAACQU/QoidRkLFZ28/s1600/P1020518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AEhAAlV_onQ/UfhmFVg8CHI/AAAAAAAACQU/QoidRkLFZ28/s320/P1020518.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interesting shoreline.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MCDGw6Ol4Y8/UfhmgkoK6hI/AAAAAAAACQk/BbiZt54d5Pw/s1600/P1020524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MCDGw6Ol4Y8/UfhmgkoK6hI/AAAAAAAACQk/BbiZt54d5Pw/s320/P1020524.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grumpy old man!! Sporting my "I'm-on-holidays-so-I-don't-shave" facial hair!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa_fmvRLwWc/UfhmeX87qkI/AAAAAAAACQc/68ESBw96wKU/s1600/P1020525.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa_fmvRLwWc/UfhmeX87qkI/AAAAAAAACQc/68ESBw96wKU/s320/P1020525.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pointier end of the <i>Kometik</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
This evening, after I took the kayak off the car, I commented to Cheryl on how happy I was that we bought this boat. I was a bit apprehensive about buying a double because they carry the moniker of "divorce boat". A double kayak can cause a lot of headaches and heartaches if the two people can't get along or are intolerant of one another. Lucky for use, neither of these is a problem!! This boat is allowing us to get out more and enjoy both the paddling and the good company.<br />
<br />
Cheers to another great day on the water!!!<br />
<br />
Sean</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-86348188759791967582013-07-26T17:43:00.000-02:302013-07-28T22:31:44.111-02:30Introducing the PPPP - Portable Powered Pipe Pump<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Several years back I built and installed an electric bulge pump for my Boreal Design Baffin. I did an extensive blog entry that can be found <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2010/10/lazy-or-it-just-makes-damn-good-sense.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While the idea seemed good at the time, I never had a reason to use the pump and I pulled it out of the boat a few months ago. The extra weight wasn't worth the effort!! Just recently I was speaking to Brian Duffett about a more portable pump that he had made for his boat. The pump was not fixed to the boat but rather could be moved from one to other or simply left home if not needed.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> But why would I even bother to build another pump system?</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last August we acquired a new double - a <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2012/08/the-glacier-walk-around.html" target="_blank">Glacier </a>by Eastern Island Kayak. Doubles are big boats that can take on a lot of water in the event of a capsize. Emptying one with a small hand pump will prove quite the task!! Looks like an electric powered pump was in order and the wheels in my head started turning.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I knew that Brian's system was a two piece, i.e., the pump and battery were separate, but I was wondering if I could make a unit where the pump and battery were housed together. The answer is "yes" and the text and pictures below, hopefully, will show how I did this!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I discovered that a Rule 500 GPH pump, with some slight modifications, will fit inside a 3.5" ABS pipe. This was a major hurdle overcome as I now I had the basis for a waterproof casing! I packed some high density foam around the pump body to make a snug fit!!</span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vLCLOfHqryE/UfLIbyjGUFI/AAAAAAAACOE/Tnn-shcfSkM/s1600/P1020418.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vLCLOfHqryE/UfLIbyjGUFI/AAAAAAAACOE/Tnn-shcfSkM/s320/P1020418.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foam around the pump.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I needed to make the seal around the pump watertight as the battery and switch was to be housed in the chamber above. I simply poured a layer of Aquaseal over the foam. Gravity took care of the rest as the Aquaseal filled in the small gaps between the foam, pump and pipe.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7iU-vueft-A/UfKDMKm-5aI/AAAAAAAACMk/I6stMah0zXc/s1600/P1020430.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7iU-vueft-A/UfKDMKm-5aI/AAAAAAAACMk/I6stMah0zXc/s320/P1020430.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Voila!! Nice and tight!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
I did not go with a manufactured waterproof switch but went with a method that Brian told me about. Brian simply took a patch of latex (I am assuming old gasket material) and Aquasealing it over the outside of the switch.. I drilled the round hole for the switch slightly over sized and then wrapped some gasket material around the switch, pushed it through the hole and pulled it tight. Sorry but no pictures of this but it worked like a charm. A few dabs of Aquaseal and I had a perfectly waterproof swithc.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ph_u_nqgizU/UfKEJThxVLI/AAAAAAAACM8/W-QoEBEQp3Y/s1600/P1020421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ph_u_nqgizU/UfKEJThxVLI/AAAAAAAACM8/W-QoEBEQp3Y/s320/P1020421.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cap drilled for switch.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yyS5YxHb-eQ/UfKD71mn3nI/AAAAAAAACMs/J8rBm7dyfs8/s1600/P1020423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yyS5YxHb-eQ/UfKD71mn3nI/AAAAAAAACMs/J8rBm7dyfs8/s320/P1020423.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Switch without latex covering.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I used a piece of ABS coupling for the "body" of the pump unit. It fit over the bottom section holding the pump. The coupling is large enough to hold the battery and wiring. The top of the unit is a clean-out cap that screws in creating a watertight seal.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ywwexc1jhFA/UfKD8m943iI/AAAAAAAACM0/5MSAuSh84U8/s1600/P1020426.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ywwexc1jhFA/UfKD8m943iI/AAAAAAAACM0/5MSAuSh84U8/s320/P1020426.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The unit laid together for fitting purposes.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I went low tech and used a 12 volt lead battery. This one is small enough to fit inside the coupling.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ec9aOVqmka8/UfKEb7-HmlI/AAAAAAAACNE/AOB2jfvvC8g/s1600/P1020435.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ec9aOVqmka8/UfKEb7-HmlI/AAAAAAAACNE/AOB2jfvvC8g/s320/P1020435.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battery in place,</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-87TjQAowQJ8/UfKEiXuNC7I/AAAAAAAACNM/NRoZ6Hn9his/s1600/P1020438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-87TjQAowQJ8/UfKEiXuNC7I/AAAAAAAACNM/NRoZ6Hn9his/s320/P1020438.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down at the pump head.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I added a 90 elbow to the outlet after some testing on the water in St. Philip's. The hose was kinking at the outlet and restricting the flow slightly! The elbow will eliminate the kinking.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dnzOJORr-dw/UfLGt1uf7OI/AAAAAAAACNk/KjWTPhBw3QQ/s1600/P1020449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dnzOJORr-dw/UfLGt1uf7OI/AAAAAAAACNk/KjWTPhBw3QQ/s320/P1020449.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elbow added and tether installed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
When I first built a system three years back, someone gave me a small solar panel for charging. With the incredible sun these past few days, there's been no issue with getting a good charge!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--lSZuI4lfSM/UfLGxjyMgwI/AAAAAAAACNs/WGcXuQN4JWI/s1600/P1020452.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--lSZuI4lfSM/UfLGxjyMgwI/AAAAAAAACNs/WGcXuQN4JWI/s320/P1020452.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Solar panel and battery!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Rtu1LVMYcQ/UfLGtJB2lkI/AAAAAAAACNc/seDTL3mTgSo/s1600/P1020459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0Rtu1LVMYcQ/UfLGtJB2lkI/AAAAAAAACNc/seDTL3mTgSo/s320/P1020459.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pump as seen in the boat.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4c1GcrkPZw/UfLHEqyEb6I/AAAAAAAACN0/Tzk7TlRDqZ8/s1600/P1020461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T4c1GcrkPZw/UfLHEqyEb6I/AAAAAAAACN0/Tzk7TlRDqZ8/s320/P1020461.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foam holding the pump in place in the FWD cockpit.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The pump was tested in a cooler full of water at home and the housing is watertight and it moves water incredibly well. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8O6tOMATpo&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">See here for a demo video</a>. It was given a "real-life" test on the salt water later that evening and it performed flawlessly - quickly emptying first the FWD cockpit and then passed to the rear to promptly empty that one. I have installed a tether to the pump as it does not float. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I have built a foam 'holder" for the unit but this may evolve as we try the boat on the water. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I am quite happy with this project, not just because of the fact that it worked out so well but because of the increased level of safety and peace of mind it brings. Cheryl and I have been working on our rescues but the thought of having to hand pump out a double in a rescue situation does not appeal to me!!! Of course the pump can be moved about so it can be used to pump water from just about anywhere that the pump can fit - aquariums, fish ponds etc etc.</div>
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-12606676080970595782013-06-16T21:17:00.000-02:302013-06-16T21:17:14.785-02:30Father's Day Paddle, 2013 - A Pictorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Here's a few pictures from the 2013 Father's Day Paddle in Cape Broyle. Wind was a factor but a great time was had by all.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Where: Cape Broyle</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
When: June 16, 2016</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Who: 16 intrepid paddlers.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AGkwV7amJ20/Ub5Nd4srf2I/AAAAAAAACLM/vwGqwLBMcgo/s1600/P1020309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AGkwV7amJ20/Ub5Nd4srf2I/AAAAAAAACLM/vwGqwLBMcgo/s320/P1020309.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MyZD-May0c0/Ub5Nb8WlXiI/AAAAAAAACLE/DTz_AQrDDgw/s1600/P1020311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MyZD-May0c0/Ub5Nb8WlXiI/AAAAAAAACLE/DTz_AQrDDgw/s320/P1020311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rsZa9NKa3k/Ub5NYbgP-sI/AAAAAAAACK8/DdFPAjB6eSY/s1600/P1020312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7rsZa9NKa3k/Ub5NYbgP-sI/AAAAAAAACK8/DdFPAjB6eSY/s320/P1020312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5TubGpnrsP4/Ub5NfnBOf0I/AAAAAAAACLU/1Gq5Z4IpqJI/s1600/P1020315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5TubGpnrsP4/Ub5NfnBOf0I/AAAAAAAACLU/1Gq5Z4IpqJI/s320/P1020315.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--PzjwTStOvk/Ub5NjowPLiI/AAAAAAAACLc/LA2F8-826I4/s1600/P1020316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--PzjwTStOvk/Ub5NjowPLiI/AAAAAAAACLc/LA2F8-826I4/s320/P1020316.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mKLjZcPXJ4/Ub5NlwS5ZbI/AAAAAAAACLk/wyR1kcdktvU/s1600/P1020317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0mKLjZcPXJ4/Ub5NlwS5ZbI/AAAAAAAACLk/wyR1kcdktvU/s320/P1020317.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVuBhObLoOM/Ub5NpOH2mhI/AAAAAAAACLs/9yVU8E5jUdg/s1600/P1020319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GVuBhObLoOM/Ub5NpOH2mhI/AAAAAAAACLs/9yVU8E5jUdg/s320/P1020319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ymwRN52hDIo/Ub5Nto6NK_I/AAAAAAAACL0/LfqDa8zGJfA/s1600/P1020321.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ymwRN52hDIo/Ub5Nto6NK_I/AAAAAAAACL0/LfqDa8zGJfA/s320/P1020321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WaLpoHE8i8Y/Ub5NypzagkI/AAAAAAAACL8/GMwRj1GPVRQ/s1600/P1020323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WaLpoHE8i8Y/Ub5NypzagkI/AAAAAAAACL8/GMwRj1GPVRQ/s320/P1020323.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vC6BFAulTcw/Ub5N1MjpY-I/AAAAAAAACME/dI1tPG0sWn4/s1600/P1020324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vC6BFAulTcw/Ub5N1MjpY-I/AAAAAAAACME/dI1tPG0sWn4/s320/P1020324.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m3QMb9Yf998/Ub5N4dbchsI/AAAAAAAACMM/rGPnGUhoTho/s1600/P1020325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m3QMb9Yf998/Ub5N4dbchsI/AAAAAAAACMM/rGPnGUhoTho/s320/P1020325.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-55PGx9aQJWQ/Ub5N6MMAGJI/AAAAAAAACMU/XRtLHMJE90U/s1600/P1020328.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-55PGx9aQJWQ/Ub5N6MMAGJI/AAAAAAAACMU/XRtLHMJE90U/s320/P1020328.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-83129764280829523182013-05-27T23:14:00.000-02:302013-05-28T14:57:22.296-02:30Rack'em Up!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This past Sunday, I finally got around to a project I've been threatening to do for several years now - an outdoor storage rack for the kayaks. The impetus to build a rack stems from where I have to store my kayaks normally. We have a 4 foot crawl space under our house. It has all concrete walls but a crushed stone floor. The furnace and air exchanger are housed under there, so it's very warm and dry. But the 4 foot ceiling makes it a pain in the rump getting boats in and out. Of course we don't have a full door which compounds the problem.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XZv2XtNddVw/UaP_egl8vmI/AAAAAAAACKs/eV-cGMjWOmA/s1600/P1020214.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XZv2XtNddVw/UaP_egl8vmI/AAAAAAAACKs/eV-cGMjWOmA/s320/P1020214.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Access in lower right.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
As such, these past number of weeks, I've been leaving the boats outside between paddles. Not wanting to put them directly on the ground, I put them on our lawn furniture. I've been alternating between the Point Bennett and the Black Pearl, so that means I've been taking up our only two sturdy lawn chairs. Which means you have to me moving boats should you wish to sit. Not an ideal situation now that the weather is warming up and folks want to suit outside.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--2JGIxQWsio/UaP88bwOLvI/AAAAAAAACJA/JXEunfJZzDQ/s1600/P1020188.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--2JGIxQWsio/UaP88bwOLvI/AAAAAAAACJA/JXEunfJZzDQ/s320/P1020188.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Black Pearl at rest!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
On Saturday, I had Cheryl's Baffin out doing some work on her seat. Add one more boat to the mix. Then on Sunday we thought we might get the Glacier (tandem) out for a run so I pulled that one out of the basement as well. Suddenly I had four boats out in the garden - two on the lawn chairs, one laid out on the picnic table and another on the basketball court. This was getting a bit much!! Time to take action.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I quickly doodled up a plan for a rack and we headed off to Home Depot and Princess Auto for some supplies. I started at around 3:00 and by 8:00 that evening everything was all done.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I decided not to go for a work of art but rather a cheap,dirty and sturdy structure. As such, I went with a frame of pressure treated 2x4. I really liked the idea of using webbed slings so I worked that into the design.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As with almost all my projects, I just started cutting and putting it together "as I went along". That golden horseshoe is still in place as things fell together without a hitch.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I figured that a rack to hold four boats was sufficient. We have six but the other two are used much less frequently and can remain in the basement. If need be, my SOF can fit in the middle but I'm not so inclined to store that one outside. One other design consideration was the need to make bottom rack wide enough to accommodate the extra width of the Glacier.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The build was pretty straight forward framing, so no need to go into detail. I will discuss some of the more unique details, though.</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2LBR6PZvgfk/UaP88Bh_kgI/AAAAAAAACI8/ZMdpjMlFtvE/s1600/P1020191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2LBR6PZvgfk/UaP88Bh_kgI/AAAAAAAACI8/ZMdpjMlFtvE/s320/P1020191.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loaded up!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
I decided to go with nylon slings rather than solid wood bars with foam or some other cushioning. I knew that Princess Auto was one of the best places for prices on webbing and such. I was not disappointed. I picked up a 3" x 27' tow strap for 24.00. I could have bought a 2" wide one for 14.00 but I liked the idea of the extra support from the wider strap. I figured that 10.00 could be amortized easily over the life of the rack!! I toyed with the idea of using wide washers and nails to hold the straps in place but decided that small blocks of cedar and galvanized nails would provide a better clamping force. They worked out just grand.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-epiRjsJgPys/UaP86mUP5vI/AAAAAAAACI0/rt37or3f7rs/s1600/P1020194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-epiRjsJgPys/UaP86mUP5vI/AAAAAAAACI0/rt37or3f7rs/s320/P1020194.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar block to hold sling.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d1wcXTXDYW4/UaP9IZX7M5I/AAAAAAAACJg/52card5DW1M/s1600/P1020203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-d1wcXTXDYW4/UaP9IZX7M5I/AAAAAAAACJg/52card5DW1M/s320/P1020203.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Block #2.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cnT68prVMyk/UaP9KzA3w2I/AAAAAAAACJs/AEJBm4Fg0JI/s1600/P1020206.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cnT68prVMyk/UaP9KzA3w2I/AAAAAAAACJs/AEJBm4Fg0JI/s320/P1020206.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you think 5400 lbs is enough??</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-exGMewah9Kg/UaP9F9lANmI/AAAAAAAACJU/zfUth6jwGbk/s1600/P1020199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-exGMewah9Kg/UaP9F9lANmI/AAAAAAAACJU/zfUth6jwGbk/s320/P1020199.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An empty sling.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6cUGoWtA2U/UaP9Hwp5XnI/AAAAAAAACJc/DLLBCAfgWz0/s1600/P1020202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6cUGoWtA2U/UaP9Hwp5XnI/AAAAAAAACJc/DLLBCAfgWz0/s320/P1020202.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Empty sling #2</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I really like how slings conform to the shape of the deck or hull depending on the orientation of the boat on the rack. My rationale is that the strap will shape to the deck/hull shape rather than the boat wanting to conform to the shape of a solid beam. Good enough reason for me!!<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nOV99p986aw/UaP9O5PQmFI/AAAAAAAACJ0/Tgdsj4tBICM/s1600/P1020208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nOV99p986aw/UaP9O5PQmFI/AAAAAAAACJ0/Tgdsj4tBICM/s320/P1020208.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Black Pearl</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQ-XKeITDP0/UaP9QXq6rOI/AAAAAAAACJ8/3eQqEzojBbE/s1600/P1020210.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQ-XKeITDP0/UaP9QXq6rOI/AAAAAAAACJ8/3eQqEzojBbE/s320/P1020210.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Point Bennett. Notice the deck is covered in yellow pollen.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
There's one more thing that I've been using our lawn furniture for - drying mitts and booties. The back slats on the chairs are great for slipping the mitts and booties over but these pieces of gear tend to smell and who wants that behind your head when you sit down?!!?!? So why not incorporate a drying function into the storage rack? I had a short piece of plastic conduit - enough to make two mitt dryers. The test worked great so I'll add a few more for other mitts and booties. Just to show you that I think too much, I decided to go with conduit rather than solid dowel because air can travel up the inside of the conduit for better drying!!!</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qvj0VeeD_d8/UaP-RHdQdQI/AAAAAAAACKM/iyc1ExhOj-4/s1600/P1020176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Qvj0VeeD_d8/UaP-RHdQdQI/AAAAAAAACKM/iyc1ExhOj-4/s320/P1020176.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mitt drying attachment!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sMAZYlaND0c/UaP-43qj0kI/AAAAAAAACKc/rYY19hct1OE/s1600/P1020193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sMAZYlaND0c/UaP-43qj0kI/AAAAAAAACKc/rYY19hct1OE/s320/P1020193.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h4OLmUNwMxI/UaP-5vPgs_I/AAAAAAAACKg/QIzhU8giurA/s1600/P1020181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-h4OLmUNwMxI/UaP-5vPgs_I/AAAAAAAACKg/QIzhU8giurA/s320/P1020181.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A much neater and visitor-friendly back yard!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
So that just about sums up the project. Total cost was under 100.00. (60.00 for wood and nails, 30.00 for strap). The next plan is to devise a simple canopy to protect the boats from direct sunlight. But that is another day.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Thanks for dropping by,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Sean</div>
<br /></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-66352190958140254422013-04-29T23:34:00.001-02:302013-04-29T23:34:48.180-02:30Bending the Bomars<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
The Bomar deck plates I installed in the Black Pearl never kept out the water like I hoped they would. Sometimes they would remain "relatively" dry while other times, they would leak like freakin' sieves!! It was starting to get on my nerves. You see, the Black Pearl is a very low volume boat and is, first and foremost, a roller. In other words, the decks (and hatches) are almost always either awash or completely under water. Leaky hatches are not a good thing in this type of craft!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I could never figure out why sometimes the front would leak while others it was the rear. That is, until I looked at one of the hatches and saw that it was slightly bowed. In other words, it could not get a good seal. So, depending on whether I had that plate in the front or back (they are not tethered) that is where the most leaking occurred</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
With this knowledge, I decided to take out the twist and make the hatch perfectly flat. Which I did. But after some testing, it was still leaking. The hatches, while tight at the toggle handle and lip opposite, were pretty slack on either side. I decided to take it one step further and put a pronounced curvature in the hatches. With the side of each hatch slightly curved down, once the handle was clamped down, the sides would be forced as well. In theory anyway.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Time to test!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W2osiB7jVvc/UX3QJmg2alI/AAAAAAAACHQ/F90TJn33deM/s1600/P1010992.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W2osiB7jVvc/UX3QJmg2alI/AAAAAAAACHQ/F90TJn33deM/s320/P1010992.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pre-bending the hatch.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2SLmEqkqu9w/UX3QLXR5kiI/AAAAAAAACHY/q63y6b2NKf0/s1600/P1010996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2SLmEqkqu9w/UX3QLXR5kiI/AAAAAAAACHY/q63y6b2NKf0/s320/P1010996.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using a heat gun to soften the material.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QPgWLGCoc4M/UX3QOk2tvNI/AAAAAAAACHg/Px8-r02g69o/s1600/P1010999.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QPgWLGCoc4M/UX3QOk2tvNI/AAAAAAAACHg/Px8-r02g69o/s320/P1010999.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cold water to "set it up"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e13YP8F-QGU/UX3QR2nja5I/AAAAAAAACHo/0YdRA2pvajg/s1600/P1020004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-e13YP8F-QGU/UX3QR2nja5I/AAAAAAAACHo/0YdRA2pvajg/s320/P1020004.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Voila. Nice curvature.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Prior to making the curves, these hatches would simply slip into the coamings and a twist of the handle would slightly clamp them down - but no real pressure on either side. In the image below you can see that by now clamping the handle, there will be increased pressure on the sides!<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0B-_xYwT5g0/UX3QSVUoQ4I/AAAAAAAACHw/yGIFTqIJrYw/s1600/P1020009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0B-_xYwT5g0/UX3QSVUoQ4I/AAAAAAAACHw/yGIFTqIJrYw/s320/P1020009.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Even with the extra sealing pressure from the curvature, I was still getting some leaking. I knew that I needed to make the rubber gaskets a little higher for added hatch to coaming contact!! I decided to go with bicycle inner tube. In the picture below you can see that I laid a layer of inner tube under the existing gasket and pressed it into place. The two fit perfectly with a nice tight seal. No need for any adhesives or sealers.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j4RXyl5c1Zk/UX8R5UHlFoI/AAAAAAAACIA/PyACqptQFug/s1600/P1020019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j4RXyl5c1Zk/UX8R5UHlFoI/AAAAAAAACIA/PyACqptQFug/s320/P1020019.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inner tube undeneath.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ26xhnYYAY/UX8R65DKd1I/AAAAAAAACII/GxYU5DlYr08/s1600/P1020022.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UZ26xhnYYAY/UX8R65DKd1I/AAAAAAAACII/GxYU5DlYr08/s320/P1020022.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little bit of trimming of the excess tubing. Tube and gasket pressed into place.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The addition of the inner tube raised the gasket just slightly but certainly enough to increase the pressure between the hatch and sealing edge on the coaming. Pressing the hatch into place now takes a little bit of effort and the locking of the handle gives that extra little sealing power!!!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1ssFpHVAA8/UX8R7kDqOtI/AAAAAAAACIQ/vucTgFhrL9U/s1600/P1020023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_1ssFpHVAA8/UX8R7kDqOtI/AAAAAAAACIQ/vucTgFhrL9U/s320/P1020023.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5az5VVbuVC8nEvisvwTyy0HhQzIFmBn5fKLz6kJ3ghL6UHB43_mtnWBFw0FfCuv50M5ZMrnwpGzkHT0ZxDg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I did some testing by throwing buckets of water over the hatches and, unlike before, there is no water, whatsoever, entering the boat. Off to the pool tomorrow night (Tuesday) for the real test.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Fingers crossed!!!</div>
<br /></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-91636626123623676002013-02-17T20:05:00.002-03:302013-02-17T20:07:13.901-03:30Tors Cove to Lamanche<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Six paddlers.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eighteen kilometers</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">One great time.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">21 pictures.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">'nuff said!!</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PWuJBt_JKqc/USDvwWKRydI/AAAAAAAACDs/TQK5x2Gd7B0/s1600/P1010882.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PWuJBt_JKqc/USDvwWKRydI/AAAAAAAACDs/TQK5x2Gd7B0/s320/P1010882.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_aFnYNPEdO0/USDvxYoLaGI/AAAAAAAACD4/zjUZLodzupI/s1600/P1010884.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_aFnYNPEdO0/USDvxYoLaGI/AAAAAAAACD4/zjUZLodzupI/s320/P1010884.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SUVRTu-szFE/USDvoqGe6OI/AAAAAAAACDk/3MCki390HfE/s1600/P1010887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SUVRTu-szFE/USDvoqGe6OI/AAAAAAAACDk/3MCki390HfE/s1600/P1010887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SUVRTu-szFE/USDvoqGe6OI/AAAAAAAACDk/3MCki390HfE/s320/P1010887.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-he1Ze25xCJc/USDv1obXyEI/AAAAAAAACEA/ab8YqN3ykEE/s1600/P1010889.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-he1Ze25xCJc/USDv1obXyEI/AAAAAAAACEA/ab8YqN3ykEE/s320/P1010889.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WI_hC-BQk30/USDv-cYVSNI/AAAAAAAACEI/-hjBG0xG8Mw/s1600/P1010890.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WI_hC-BQk30/USDv-cYVSNI/AAAAAAAACEI/-hjBG0xG8Mw/s320/P1010890.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X2D1AtrPdFc/USDwAwvizeI/AAAAAAAACEQ/WXRSJ4UeEOM/s1600/P1010891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-X2D1AtrPdFc/USDwAwvizeI/AAAAAAAACEQ/WXRSJ4UeEOM/s320/P1010891.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RBbFwJHdTec/USDwBNsiO-I/AAAAAAAACEY/-sK5MBCBVXc/s1600/P1010892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RBbFwJHdTec/USDwBNsiO-I/AAAAAAAACEY/-sK5MBCBVXc/s320/P1010892.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NEbvdLLEnbE/USDwHjF5pxI/AAAAAAAACEg/WhDe4q8d5hs/s1600/P1010893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NEbvdLLEnbE/USDwHjF5pxI/AAAAAAAACEg/WhDe4q8d5hs/s320/P1010893.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EqUrZwFPF58/USDwPt7siYI/AAAAAAAACEo/3k9ht6UQy58/s1600/P1010900.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EqUrZwFPF58/USDwPt7siYI/AAAAAAAACEo/3k9ht6UQy58/s320/P1010900.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-AuQpnW7Cs/USDwXbKuvPI/AAAAAAAACEw/KaxsZQo-CaI/s1600/P1010905.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-AuQpnW7Cs/USDwXbKuvPI/AAAAAAAACEw/KaxsZQo-CaI/s320/P1010905.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sE7ap1Ir8BU/USDwXg-_GZI/AAAAAAAACE0/JXBih0NJvk0/s1600/P1010897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sE7ap1Ir8BU/USDwXg-_GZI/AAAAAAAACE0/JXBih0NJvk0/s320/P1010897.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0FMbRHpixCg/USDwceHTZaI/AAAAAAAACFA/8OjCZa6LgjU/s1600/P1010906.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0FMbRHpixCg/USDwceHTZaI/AAAAAAAACFA/8OjCZa6LgjU/s320/P1010906.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BWq05pEKTgg/USDwv9JuK5I/AAAAAAAACFQ/lWvjq_StJRg/s1600/P1010911.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-BWq05pEKTgg/USDwv9JuK5I/AAAAAAAACFQ/lWvjq_StJRg/s320/P1010911.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-erfcFrYWSmI/USDwt_85ArI/AAAAAAAACFI/wqDiT116HbI/s1600/P1010914.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-erfcFrYWSmI/USDwt_85ArI/AAAAAAAACFI/wqDiT116HbI/s320/P1010914.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pNkyMoqX2PE/USDwxHAX8rI/AAAAAAAACFY/bhFv-y1nJPE/s1600/P1010910.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pNkyMoqX2PE/USDwxHAX8rI/AAAAAAAACFY/bhFv-y1nJPE/s320/P1010910.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lut06FdUEQ8/USDw-OB8mvI/AAAAAAAACFg/8w29_lHPyO4/s1600/P1010917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Lut06FdUEQ8/USDw-OB8mvI/AAAAAAAACFg/8w29_lHPyO4/s320/P1010917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BB_raGGJLdU/USD4ohf7KPI/AAAAAAAACGo/80eI0O0cQWc/s1600/P1010942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BB_raGGJLdU/USD4ohf7KPI/AAAAAAAACGo/80eI0O0cQWc/s320/P1010942.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-InJSuZ1N7_k/USDw-YkXVCI/AAAAAAAACFk/F5o4A8zxzxo/s1600/P1010923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-InJSuZ1N7_k/USDw-YkXVCI/AAAAAAAACFk/F5o4A8zxzxo/s320/P1010923.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vReaJ5PEJl4/USDxAuzOPrI/AAAAAAAACFw/HZPG-Mk0Lu4/s1600/P1010937.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vReaJ5PEJl4/USDxAuzOPrI/AAAAAAAACFw/HZPG-Mk0Lu4/s320/P1010937.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qakygyjh2xM/USDxJeiEGAI/AAAAAAAACF4/IJszquvtBr0/s1600/P1010939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qakygyjh2xM/USDxJeiEGAI/AAAAAAAACF4/IJszquvtBr0/s320/P1010939.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7yB2asUow4/USDxM5Zfr5I/AAAAAAAACGA/kY0qCpxfKdA/s1600/P1010941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D7yB2asUow4/USDxM5Zfr5I/AAAAAAAACGA/kY0qCpxfKdA/s320/P1010941.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br /></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-54662267543039500602013-01-20T20:14:00.000-03:302013-01-20T20:14:40.432-03:30Point Bennett Project - Devil in the Details and a Maiden Run<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I'm finally in the home stretch on this project. I just had a few small things to take care of before the boat was finished. I spent a relaxed Saturday evening in the attic with a few beers!! Below are a few shots of some of the final details!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YQWG-9y9bE0/UPx55x1iVuI/AAAAAAAAB_w/JTcA00DX1C0/s1600/P1010731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YQWG-9y9bE0/UPx55x1iVuI/AAAAAAAAB_w/JTcA00DX1C0/s320/P1010731.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddle park on the rear deck!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o0ET50Itv4E/UPx58wagJfI/AAAAAAAAB_4/0xMYnZbTbzs/s1600/P1010724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o0ET50Itv4E/UPx58wagJfI/AAAAAAAAB_4/0xMYnZbTbzs/s320/P1010724.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">DIY toggle from t-pipe!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5jixdgrOs4g/UPx592lJmNI/AAAAAAAACAA/2zh6wX1FQ4U/s1600/P1010738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5jixdgrOs4g/UPx592lJmNI/AAAAAAAACAA/2zh6wX1FQ4U/s320/P1010738.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paddle park - rear deck.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yr5GCqQMcHo/UPx594unnyI/AAAAAAAACAE/lICXnqmqqvI/s1600/P1010733.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yr5GCqQMcHo/UPx594unnyI/AAAAAAAACAE/lICXnqmqqvI/s320/P1010733.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heat shrink neatens things up nicely!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pZ9s2Sm8EFc/UPx6CiUGDDI/AAAAAAAACAQ/Vx1kt3BrEik/s1600/P1010759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pZ9s2Sm8EFc/UPx6CiUGDDI/AAAAAAAACAQ/Vx1kt3BrEik/s320/P1010759.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just another angle #1!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As a staunch Newfoundlander, and a bit anti-Confederation, to boot, I like to put a Republic of Newfoundland flag on the bow on all my boats. This one was no different!!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZFCOnyR9KI/UPx6EnMU0eI/AAAAAAAACAY/z1zVpwsK8zE/s1600/P1010776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7ZFCOnyR9KI/UPx6EnMU0eI/AAAAAAAACAY/z1zVpwsK8zE/s320/P1010776.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The finishing touch!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zxt5KucidMw/UPx6E5rqc2I/AAAAAAAACAc/UrzOOTha4VA/s1600/P1010773.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zxt5KucidMw/UPx6E5rqc2I/AAAAAAAACAc/UrzOOTha4VA/s320/P1010773.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just another angle #2</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Just after finishing work for the night, I checked my email and a few guys were heading out on Sunday AM for a paddle. The light bulb went on and I decided this boat was ready for the water!!<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Oy311ddcFOo/UPx6IXgNn8I/AAAAAAAACAo/TFErCaZDKns/s1600/P1010777.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Oy311ddcFOo/UPx6IXgNn8I/AAAAAAAACAo/TFErCaZDKns/s320/P1010777.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to leave the shop!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sunday AM dawned clear but cold. -8 with a wind chill in the -12 to -15 range. As good as any day to go for a paddle. I met Dean and Tony in St. Philips at 10:00 for a few hours on the water</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
See Tony's blog entry <a href="http://mynewfoundlandkayakexperience.blogspot.ca/2013/01/paddling-with-jack-frost_4548.html" target="_blank">here</a> and Deans <a href="http://nlkayakoholic.blogspot.ca/2013/01/2013-post-2-second-paddle.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B87frjeuwLw/UPx6MsQCVDI/AAAAAAAACAw/_7wYaIcTuzY/s1600/P1010779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B87frjeuwLw/UPx6MsQCVDI/AAAAAAAACAw/_7wYaIcTuzY/s320/P1010779.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those are some big icicles!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jYQOMCslnto/UPx6N-Jj0-I/AAAAAAAACA4/Cuh2Lhb9kpc/s1600/P1010788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jYQOMCslnto/UPx6N-Jj0-I/AAAAAAAACA4/Cuh2Lhb9kpc/s320/P1010788.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little bit of the ol' clapotis!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sjf9CXGgm58/UPx6PfYUz8I/AAAAAAAACBA/IhBh0bMEKXY/s1600/P1010782.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Sjf9CXGgm58/UPx6PfYUz8I/AAAAAAAACBA/IhBh0bMEKXY/s320/P1010782.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading towards Portugal Cove!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PvC6myDMy0s/UPx6QoFNd1I/AAAAAAAACBI/BE1swhyZm4k/s1600/P1010795.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PvC6myDMy0s/UPx6QoFNd1I/AAAAAAAACBI/BE1swhyZm4k/s320/P1010795.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading back to St. Philip's.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-osEnkE1no4o/UPx6WAf8OsI/AAAAAAAACBY/jiiWawUb1NM/s1600/P1010796.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-osEnkE1no4o/UPx6WAf8OsI/AAAAAAAACBY/jiiWawUb1NM/s320/P1010796.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back through the channel!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cTQt36KYpQg/UPx6VS0uVWI/AAAAAAAACBQ/GD3LkNh5dH0/s1600/P1010798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cTQt36KYpQg/UPx6VS0uVWI/AAAAAAAACBQ/GD3LkNh5dH0/s320/P1010798.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picking our way through the pans!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYodeqwkAtE/UPx6YgPKOPI/AAAAAAAACBg/fuJaLefqsRg/s1600/P1010800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYodeqwkAtE/UPx6YgPKOPI/AAAAAAAACBg/fuJaLefqsRg/s320/P1010800.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking cool!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Back at the house, I took a few more shots of the boat. It was nice not to be confined by the size and lighting of the attic.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYu4AJz_WPY/UPx6a5NzA6I/AAAAAAAACBo/yhkF-g2YEnA/s1600/P1010809.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RYu4AJz_WPY/UPx6a5NzA6I/AAAAAAAACBo/yhkF-g2YEnA/s320/P1010809.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm a happy camper!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtOrWm8l0PQ/UPx6bayCOsI/AAAAAAAACBw/f7-_s32hK4k/s1600/P1010808.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZtOrWm8l0PQ/UPx6bayCOsI/AAAAAAAACBw/f7-_s32hK4k/s320/P1010808.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final product #1.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1JTYKsfwuE/UPx6cdltXwI/AAAAAAAACB4/BCrs2Z9Zugo/s1600/P1010811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r1JTYKsfwuE/UPx6cdltXwI/AAAAAAAACB4/BCrs2Z9Zugo/s320/P1010811.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final product #2</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
Well. I hope you've enjoyed reading about this project as much as I've enjoyed writing about it!! I was in the attic today doing a bit of clean up and it seems almost lonely up there - like a friend has moved out!! Still, it's nice to have the space back and the extra time to do other things!! Actually, I'm heading off to the attic now to get on the bike trainer - gotta fill that void somehow and exercise seems as good an idea as anything else!!<br />
<br />
Thanks for dropping by,<br />
<br />
Sean</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-74415180337246248002013-01-14T22:24:00.000-03:302013-01-14T22:25:05.759-03:30Point Bennett Project - Painting and Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Well, it's been close to two months since my last post but, of course, right in the middle of this was the Christmas Holidays when I chose to slow down substantially.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
But, to make a long story short, I ran into a series of paint-related problems that set me back quite a number of weeks. And to be honest, I'd rather not provide specifics as it is quite a painful story. `Nuff said</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Now, a quick update with few words but lots of pictures!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a6565OkMDzQ/UPShSUjHWaI/AAAAAAAAB8k/52sR2oncLiU/s1600/P1010645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a6565OkMDzQ/UPShSUjHWaI/AAAAAAAAB8k/52sR2oncLiU/s320/P1010645.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally all painted #1</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_Q6bJ1AeQQ/UPShUKBU_2I/AAAAAAAAB8s/arAqR4DHfwo/s1600/P1010646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_Q6bJ1AeQQ/UPShUKBU_2I/AAAAAAAAB8s/arAqR4DHfwo/s320/P1010646.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All painted #2</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xpJWxyOr7LI/UPShUPorpKI/AAAAAAAAB8w/dcHT74hGsYQ/s1600/P1010648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xpJWxyOr7LI/UPShUPorpKI/AAAAAAAAB8w/dcHT74hGsYQ/s320/P1010648.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painted - no hatch coamings at this point.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x7Xd37QBtTY/UPShXbGIFLI/AAAAAAAAB88/Uz6cyVoRvGw/s1600/P1010654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x7Xd37QBtTY/UPShXbGIFLI/AAAAAAAAB88/Uz6cyVoRvGw/s320/P1010654.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A better idea of the colour!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I managed to salvage the hatch coamings from the initial build and re-use them. Again I went with setting them in a bed of epoxy. I mixed up a batch of epoxy with lase printer toner to get a nice glossy black mixture which I proceeded to pour around the coaming. It flowed neatly all the way around and sealed everything up nicely.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--saultpoZS4/UPShZm2E4PI/AAAAAAAAB9E/y-izImVFXqk/s1600/P1010669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--saultpoZS4/UPShZm2E4PI/AAAAAAAAB9E/y-izImVFXqk/s320/P1010669.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FWD coaming in place.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I wanted to have black sheers as well as more abrasion resistance under the deck netting and paddle parks. Like with the Black Pearl I went with aerosol truck bed liner. This stuff is tough as nails - won't scratch and won't be marred by the tie down straps when they cinch down on the sheers during car topping<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vqh2S0v9RMk/UPShbY4i3VI/AAAAAAAAB9M/xXpwZAx8K1g/s1600/P1010674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Vqh2S0v9RMk/UPShbY4i3VI/AAAAAAAAB9M/xXpwZAx8K1g/s320/P1010674.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masked and ready for spraying #1</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TJki1BqqdXA/UPSheKSJ5lI/AAAAAAAAB9U/WDUUpuvTuws/s1600/P1010678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TJki1BqqdXA/UPSheKSJ5lI/AAAAAAAAB9U/WDUUpuvTuws/s320/P1010678.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masked #2</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I'll admit that I had some misgivings about how it would turn out but when I removed the masking paper, I was very happy with the end result.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fY4X4_9c5_U/UPShhW9XNfI/AAAAAAAAB9c/RSZlalOg40Q/s1600/P1010685.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fY4X4_9c5_U/UPShhW9XNfI/AAAAAAAAB9c/RSZlalOg40Q/s320/P1010685.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not too shabby #1!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Anybody contemplating painting and needing very sharp/crisp borders, I strongly suggest the use of Frog Tape for the masking. This stuff was freaking amazing. No bleed through whatsoever. Thank gawd because this is NOT where you want to have messy paint lines!<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-izada0CPsNw/UPShhpJDLtI/AAAAAAAAB9g/3brhf5FdPpg/s1600/P1010682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-izada0CPsNw/UPShhpJDLtI/AAAAAAAAB9g/3brhf5FdPpg/s320/P1010682.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing the Frog Tape</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lTkHFN9vEQ4/UPShlANPG1I/AAAAAAAAB9s/cdnYoGEdevQ/s1600/P1010686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lTkHFN9vEQ4/UPShlANPG1I/AAAAAAAAB9s/cdnYoGEdevQ/s320/P1010686.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not too shabby #2</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
With the painting pretty well done, I moved onto some fitting out. I took the boat off the table for the first time in several months and actually sat in it!! It fits like a glove even without any customizing!!</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UJMM9NQCaVE/UPShpz4HBNI/AAAAAAAAB90/GIBFbgxFfeI/s1600/P1010693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UJMM9NQCaVE/UPShpz4HBNI/AAAAAAAAB90/GIBFbgxFfeI/s320/P1010693.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the floor for some cockpit fitting</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I used hot melt glue to hold the seat in for now. It's glued to a foam support underneath and then to the bottom of the hull. I also put in some foam thighbraces. I may need just 1/2" or so of foam at the FWD bulkhead for a foot rest. I may or may not install a back band or pillar. I'll decide that later but I've been paddling the Black Pearl for close to a year with no back support!</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CF23ysr-fRw/UPShqdQ8BJI/AAAAAAAAB98/SdhL6QuGiEs/s1600/P1010699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CF23ysr-fRw/UPShqdQ8BJI/AAAAAAAAB98/SdhL6QuGiEs/s320/P1010699.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seat and thigh braces.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The images below show some of the temporary deck lines and netting I have in place for "testing"<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IDSWH5UoTOI/UPShqW9hydI/AAAAAAAAB-A/XeBwHWlGACo/s1600/P1010698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IDSWH5UoTOI/UPShqW9hydI/AAAAAAAAB-A/XeBwHWlGACo/s320/P1010698.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking aft.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-30tLo0kImfs/UPSuahIO2OI/AAAAAAAAB-k/5q-mtwrdk3w/s1600/P1010718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-30tLo0kImfs/UPSuahIO2OI/AAAAAAAAB-k/5q-mtwrdk3w/s320/P1010718.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compass laid in place.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I actually found a pre-made net that was just the right size for the foredeck. It cost me $7.00 at a local motorcycle shop. They ordered it in for me and it was here within the week. You could not buy the bungee and make one yourself for that price. Also, this net has the smaller 2" squares - unlike most that you buy pre-made that have 3" square and are too big to be practical for holding smaller items on the deck.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I should point out that the skeg is now completely installed - including the control box!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vR4MYyyq750/UPSupZhw0wI/AAAAAAAAB-0/uEZrb-8ejuk/s1600/P1010709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vR4MYyyq750/UPSupZhw0wI/AAAAAAAAB-0/uEZrb-8ejuk/s320/P1010709.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing the skeg control box in place</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LeTeKLYpPUc/UPSuqZRN9zI/AAAAAAAAB-8/Zymn6tfrynY/s1600/P1010713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LeTeKLYpPUc/UPSuqZRN9zI/AAAAAAAAB-8/Zymn6tfrynY/s320/P1010713.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing the neat lines!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A7zlyFEsofI/UPSurT9NVPI/AAAAAAAAB_E/2ySAy0Sxh9w/s1600/P1010711.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A7zlyFEsofI/UPSurT9NVPI/AAAAAAAAB_E/2ySAy0Sxh9w/s320/P1010711.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foredeck showing netting in place temporarily for fitting purposes.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9uf1dg55lRY/UPSutVELazI/AAAAAAAAB_M/CSwqfwdoTgo/s1600/P1010714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9uf1dg55lRY/UPSutVELazI/AAAAAAAAB_M/CSwqfwdoTgo/s320/P1010714.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As it now looks!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So, that's the latest. Not a whole lot of building details because I feel like I've said it all before in my other build projects. Still. it's nice to show off some end products once in a while.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
ETOW (Estimated time on water) is within a week. If not in the ocean, then next Tuesday at the pool!!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Thanks for stopping by,</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Sean</div>
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-73660994589497968742012-11-27T10:53:00.001-03:302012-11-27T16:36:20.371-03:30Point Bennett Project - Lots Started but Nothing Finished<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
It's been quite some time since I've posted an update but that's not to say nothing has been done!! As the title of this entry suggests, I've started a number of things, it's just that none of them have been fully completed. They are all interconnected and the progress of one often relies on the progress of another!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
After mating the deck to the hull and glassing it, the next step was the building of the cockpit. Unlike the first cockpit I put on this boat last year, I've decided to go with the laid up glass method. I used 1/2" foam insulation as the form around which I'd lay up the glass/epoxy. This foam will bend to a tight radius without breaking, making it easy to get a full run around the cockpit coaming with only one join. I tacked the foam to the deck using hot glue. (Note: applying the glue to the deck first reduces the heat enough so that it does not melt the foam. Trying to glue foam to foam with hot glue does not melt as the glue melts the foam before it can stick!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Once I had the full band of foam in place I built up the "ears" using shorter pieces. I used contact cement to glue the foam to foam. Once the glue had set, I shaped the form using sandpaper. I rounded over the edges of the cockpit - particularly in the rear - for comfort during rolls.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XFlzqs0xu4w/ULQphFOQGpI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/nRIdjeSrwLg/s1600/P1010438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XFlzqs0xu4w/ULQphFOQGpI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/nRIdjeSrwLg/s320/P1010438.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first strip in place.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_fsFIocei6M/ULQp0HLR3BI/AAAAAAAAB4c/KhLh0irgoUg/s1600/P1010440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_fsFIocei6M/ULQp0HLR3BI/AAAAAAAAB4c/KhLh0irgoUg/s320/P1010440.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The full form in the rough.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_I0nSvh5jvk/ULQqJmnfEXI/AAAAAAAAB4k/jqZrWxiNN6s/s1600/P1010446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_I0nSvh5jvk/ULQqJmnfEXI/AAAAAAAAB4k/jqZrWxiNN6s/s320/P1010446.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaped and sanded.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I then simply built up the glass/epoxy over the form. The glass extends under the deck to provide more rigidity. I tinted the epoxy but I will be painting the coaming as well. The coaming is prone to scratches so making it black underneath will reduce the visibility.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vxtX1ohbDjQ/ULQqcC9FR8I/AAAAAAAAB4s/Un_kgW7W66Q/s1600/P1010447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vxtX1ohbDjQ/ULQqcC9FR8I/AAAAAAAAB4s/Un_kgW7W66Q/s320/P1010447.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First layer of glass/epoxy.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VWkWgANsqdo/ULQqxXVSD5I/AAAAAAAAB44/YRrLzw5BSeE/s1600/P1010459.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VWkWgANsqdo/ULQqxXVSD5I/AAAAAAAAB44/YRrLzw5BSeE/s320/P1010459.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After first three layers are trimmed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pGS6BR6A25o/ULQsq-uWj0I/AAAAAAAAB5w/pvc3TuJ7VPM/s1600/P1010482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pGS6BR6A25o/ULQsq-uWj0I/AAAAAAAAB5w/pvc3TuJ7VPM/s320/P1010482.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking fwd.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I liked the foam seat that I made for my Black Pearl (BP). I thought of building another for this boat but decided to try and replicate it in the glass. I started with the BP seat as a mold. I placed a sheet of thin plastic over it. Then proceeded to lay three layers of glass/epoxy over it. Followed by one more sheet of thin plastic. Then I took some damp sand and packed it down into the seat to make sure that the glass/epoxy was pressed firmly against the "mould". After it dried, I subsequently added more layers until the seat is quite stiff. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RK7c0unj7CQ/ULQrF4baqRI/AAAAAAAAB5A/D3r_DHkYOyQ/s1600/P1010460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RK7c0unj7CQ/ULQrF4baqRI/AAAAAAAAB5A/D3r_DHkYOyQ/s320/P1010460.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BP foam seat.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkKedxqbT9Q/ULQra4T3sbI/AAAAAAAAB5I/23fczw0cxgY/s1600/P1010461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MkKedxqbT9Q/ULQra4T3sbI/AAAAAAAAB5I/23fczw0cxgY/s320/P1010461.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plastic barrier.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KvYGhpM4KQI/ULQrwLsKKYI/AAAAAAAAB5U/JxUUQSJsYbY/s1600/P1010462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KvYGhpM4KQI/ULQrwLsKKYI/AAAAAAAAB5U/JxUUQSJsYbY/s320/P1010462.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glass laid in place.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-4I6fz8PvQ/ULQsG0r8QuI/AAAAAAAAB5c/f0eWnUl9uOM/s1600/P1010463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N-4I6fz8PvQ/ULQsG0r8QuI/AAAAAAAAB5c/f0eWnUl9uOM/s320/P1010463.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glass wetted out with tinted epoxy.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5htQkaqHH04/ULQsb3jfMsI/AAAAAAAAB5o/FcAV6OIblaQ/s1600/P1010465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5htQkaqHH04/ULQsb3jfMsI/AAAAAAAAB5o/FcAV6OIblaQ/s320/P1010465.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damp sand holding over plastic to force glass to conform to the shape.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
While building up the coaming and seat, I moved on to cutting the hole for the skeg control box. This turned out to be an easy job. I simply marked thea are on the deck, drilled four holes in the corners and cut out the rectangle with a jig saw. I then recessed the opening slightly so that the control box will be flush with the deck.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LXlXqXoK9LQ/ULQs9mKf7vI/AAAAAAAAB54/YzIrGacWAh0/s1600/P1010485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LXlXqXoK9LQ/ULQs9mKf7vI/AAAAAAAAB54/YzIrGacWAh0/s320/P1010485.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outline etched in the glass.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9NzwA8a07DQ/ULQtQbSG0sI/AAAAAAAAB6E/Ce_qr6HZveQ/s1600/P1010486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9NzwA8a07DQ/ULQtQbSG0sI/AAAAAAAAB6E/Ce_qr6HZveQ/s320/P1010486.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holes drilled.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kh5JCXetkBE/ULQtjGBsMrI/AAAAAAAAB6M/GOrPrPM1kOc/s1600/P1010490.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kh5JCXetkBE/ULQtjGBsMrI/AAAAAAAAB6M/GOrPrPM1kOc/s320/P1010490.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Control box as it now looks!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bRAPMgxzZp8/ULQt2UuKLRI/AAAAAAAAB6U/rJK9MyTjh8s/s1600/P1010532.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bRAPMgxzZp8/ULQt2UuKLRI/AAAAAAAAB6U/rJK9MyTjh8s/s320/P1010532.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skeg control location. Seat laid in place and looking too glossy!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The following are just a number of images showing the project as it now stands.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_Xsyx-iUmc/ULQuHOh81KI/AAAAAAAAB6k/nO7wdquhiyA/s1600/P1010534.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-L_Xsyx-iUmc/ULQuHOh81KI/AAAAAAAAB6k/nO7wdquhiyA/s320/P1010534.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P5IYLZ9CdhM/ULQuXClae1I/AAAAAAAAB6s/8KxX5FewtnI/s1600/P1010536.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P5IYLZ9CdhM/ULQuXClae1I/AAAAAAAAB6s/8KxX5FewtnI/s320/P1010536.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UIIrlimrzr4/ULQuqf7D0FI/AAAAAAAAB60/J1HGpHxcGHI/s1600/P1010537.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UIIrlimrzr4/ULQuqf7D0FI/AAAAAAAAB60/J1HGpHxcGHI/s320/P1010537.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v-6tFGNHWvA/ULQu5g8dAzI/AAAAAAAAB7A/Crxu2uy8iQQ/s1600/P1010540.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v-6tFGNHWvA/ULQu5g8dAzI/AAAAAAAAB7A/Crxu2uy8iQQ/s320/P1010540.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xAdPwGhoKpc/ULQvL5MjT5I/AAAAAAAAB7I/WfJJbrL9dho/s1600/P1010543.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xAdPwGhoKpc/ULQvL5MjT5I/AAAAAAAAB7I/WfJJbrL9dho/s320/P1010543.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EkaIww_085k/ULQvca0T77I/AAAAAAAAB7Q/6xbFsnQd0TM/s1600/P1010545.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EkaIww_085k/ULQvca0T77I/AAAAAAAAB7Q/6xbFsnQd0TM/s320/P1010545.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biskgmmJJrk/ULQvsUcOpWI/AAAAAAAAB7c/bSBwHSB7i50/s1600/P1010547.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biskgmmJJrk/ULQvsUcOpWI/AAAAAAAAB7c/bSBwHSB7i50/s320/P1010547.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've still got some finish work left on the coaming and seat. A few days ago I rolled on, what I hope to be, the last fill coat of epoxy. I did some good sanding prior to this last coat of epoxy and expect the final sanding to go smoothly - pun intended. After some finishing touches, I will be ready to paint. The plan is to go with a white hull and green.deck.</div>
<br />
I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!<br />
<br />
Thanks for dropping by,<br />
<br />
Sean</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-45809304727647377282012-11-13T10:18:00.000-03:302012-11-13T10:18:21.473-03:30Point Bennett Project - Reunited and it Feels so Good!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
With the skeg box installed and the bulkheads reshaped and fitted, the next step is putting the new deck in place. I find the mating of the deck and hull to be one of the most satisfying milestones of any build. It's when the boat actually becomes one and you can readily see and feel the final product. I say "feel" because now you can determine the heft of the boat without all the clamps, extra spacers and such required to hold the deck in place temporarily.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-73fDvqaWqLY/UKBbsiaoS-I/AAAAAAAAB1o/8wghAqpX-9c/s1600/P1010396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-73fDvqaWqLY/UKBbsiaoS-I/AAAAAAAAB1o/8wghAqpX-9c/s320/P1010396.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hull ready to accept the deck.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
The joining of the hull and deck was done on Friday night and it went without a hitch. First, I bevelled the sheer clamp to match the angle of the deck/hull join. Satisfied with a tight fit, I mixed up a number of batches of epoxy and filler to the consistency of runny peanut butter and spread this generously along the sheer clamp and tops of the bulkheads. I apologize for not having any pictures of the actual joining but it's a pretty big job plus it can get kind of messy. The last thing I wanted to be doing was worrying about getting good pictures!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I simply dropped the deck onto the hull (I'd already done this a number of times and knew I could do it pretty smoothly without displacing too much of the epoxy.) Once in place and lined up I proceeded to "clamp" the two together with packing tape and tie down straps. Everything went according to plan and there were no "incidences" whatsoever. Small amounts of epoxy squirted out of the seams but this was good sign that the join was not starved.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
After the clamping was done, I left the boat well enough alone and went off to have a nice glass of well-deserved red wine and a bit of relaxation for the rest of the evening. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EykUujRjstg/UKBcAwNQ4_I/AAAAAAAAB1w/hLKd10QZ_lo/s1600/P1010397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EykUujRjstg/UKBcAwNQ4_I/AAAAAAAAB1w/hLKd10QZ_lo/s320/P1010397.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deck clamped in place - looking fwd.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f9t0GxpmuAQ/UKBcUMPR9SI/AAAAAAAAB14/ojrFVmtc6vc/s1600/P1010399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f9t0GxpmuAQ/UKBcUMPR9SI/AAAAAAAAB14/ojrFVmtc6vc/s320/P1010399.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deck clamped in place - looking aft.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5FyOGHjSi8U/UKBcmTqlhtI/AAAAAAAAB2E/YzBZO2FhG2c/s1600/P1010401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5FyOGHjSi8U/UKBcmTqlhtI/AAAAAAAAB2E/YzBZO2FhG2c/s320/P1010401.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foredeck.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I left the boat to dry overnight and on Saturday I decided to have a go at sanding. I picked up some 36 grit paper at Princess Auto . I know that 36 is a bit rough to use on pine but, boy, did it make quick work of the rough sanding!!! I spent the better part of Saturday morning finishing the rough sanding. Saturday evening I spent a few minutes filling in a few spots with some epoxy mixed with fairing powder and left the boat overnight to dry.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mdN6l6owSvs/UKBc5jTumaI/AAAAAAAAB2M/K7JhiCmEyxs/s1600/P1010402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mdN6l6owSvs/UKBc5jTumaI/AAAAAAAAB2M/K7JhiCmEyxs/s320/P1010402.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">36 grit "wood eater"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EGWFCuzY-vo/UKBdLiAU2FI/AAAAAAAAB2U/Csj0wcsE90g/s1600/P1010408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EGWFCuzY-vo/UKBdLiAU2FI/AAAAAAAAB2U/Csj0wcsE90g/s320/P1010408.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aft hatches - rough sanding</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IKMgfI8CNo/UKBdduyztNI/AAAAAAAAB2g/AbL1sH5GhOI/s1600/P1010409.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8IKMgfI8CNo/UKBdduyztNI/AAAAAAAAB2g/AbL1sH5GhOI/s320/P1010409.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fore hatch and compass - rough sanding.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6hrwLGLmxkk/UKBdu4zqH2I/AAAAAAAAB2o/Cr46_MveYoM/s1600/P1010411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6hrwLGLmxkk/UKBdu4zqH2I/AAAAAAAAB2o/Cr46_MveYoM/s320/P1010411.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking aft - rough sanding completed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIexjBPVzl4/UKBd_EK5EMI/AAAAAAAAB2w/JyPV60kf9wg/s1600/P1010412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yIexjBPVzl4/UKBd_EK5EMI/AAAAAAAAB2w/JyPV60kf9wg/s320/P1010412.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking fwd - rough sanding completed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sunday morning I completed the final sanding and prepared the deck for glassing. At 11:45 AM I started applying the epoxy and by 1:30 the job was done. As with joining the deck/hull, there were no "incidences" to report. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I used the <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2011/03/price-you-pay.html" target="_blank">gyproc seam tape and masking tape</a> method that I used on this boat back in Spring 2011. This time the job went even smoother and when I trimmed the excess glass off later Sunday night, I was left with a very neat and manageable seam. I'm a happy camper!!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9vXXk3HfOA/UKBe8yPhfKI/AAAAAAAAB3M/U3D-ZVPSgh0/s1600/P1010423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-N9vXXk3HfOA/UKBe8yPhfKI/AAAAAAAAB3M/U3D-ZVPSgh0/s320/P1010423.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gyproc tape doing its "thing"!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wQ0CLKJlO_4/UKBeTm5EQ5I/AAAAAAAAB28/L9-7ptxzvE0/s1600/P1010415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wQ0CLKJlO_4/UKBeTm5EQ5I/AAAAAAAAB28/L9-7ptxzvE0/s320/P1010415.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All wetted out - looking aft.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z011r1KX-M4/UKBeoK02UbI/AAAAAAAAB3E/65EEP6-HZCs/s1600/P1010427.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z011r1KX-M4/UKBeoK02UbI/AAAAAAAAB3E/65EEP6-HZCs/s320/P1010427.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Excess cloth trimmed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZExmokrZtFE/UKBfQg7GoGI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/1Yoo8arxV-o/s1600/P1010433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZExmokrZtFE/UKBfQg7GoGI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/1Yoo8arxV-o/s320/P1010433.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Profile view,</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've included the above photo to show the nice low back deck that this boat now has, You caan really see the difference in the height from front to back of the coaming. The back deck now sits at 7" and front at 11" With the cockpit coamings, the heights will be 7 3/4" and 11 3/4" which is still pretty low. This should make a big difference in the ability to do lay back rolls!!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Next on the list - cockpit coaming and skeg control box!!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Thanks for dropping by, </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sean</div>
</div>
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-60736262012638796612012-11-06T10:30:00.000-03:302012-11-06T10:30:07.690-03:30Point Bennett Project - Yet One More Hole And Other Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Well, it's been some time since I've posted an update on the project. Since then, I managed to make some good progress. I made the 20 Maroske deck fittings exactly as per <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2012/03/black-pearl-project-variation-on.html" target="_blank">this posting</a> and all went smoothly. I made some of them "double" fittings meaning that there are two sets of holes two side by side. These are used when there is need for both a deck line and bungee next to each other. Sorry I didn't take any pictures but they will show up in images later in the project.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
With the deck fittings completed (for now) I moved onto one of the more anticipated tasks, i.e., installing the skeg. I purchased the KajakSport skeg with the flange. This means that a recess has to be cut into the hull to accept the flange. This is opposed to the non-flanged model which simply requires that you cut a slot in the keel and attach the skeg box flush to the inside of the hull.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
First attempts at cutting did not see the flange recess into the hull but rather sit on top of the keel. This left the flange quite proud of the hull. I toyed with the idea of leaving it that way and building up the hull with epoxy to make the flange flush. See images below.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULIJns0ZS8Y/UJHKusYcHpI/AAAAAAAABzE/KQbX-BNRF14/s1600/P1010351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ULIJns0ZS8Y/UJHKusYcHpI/AAAAAAAABzE/KQbX-BNRF14/s320/P1010351.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first cut.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYci_JgoMEU/UJHK-WO3n0I/AAAAAAAABzQ/vKrd7OpCaL0/s1600/P1010359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qYci_JgoMEU/UJHK-WO3n0I/AAAAAAAABzQ/vKrd7OpCaL0/s320/P1010359.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flange sitting too proud.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nTQnXmir7GQ/UJHLPbNHWLI/AAAAAAAABzY/H2jhHyalwkU/s1600/P1010362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nTQnXmir7GQ/UJHLPbNHWLI/AAAAAAAABzY/H2jhHyalwkU/s320/P1010362.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the first cut. Not what I really want!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
After deciding that the flange was not fitting the way I wanted, I opted to attack the recess with a chisel and make it deep enough to accept the full thickness of the flange. It took some fiddling to get it to fit flush and in doing so, I managed to cut through the 4mm plywood and the glass underneath. This was no biggie as I all I had to was rebuild the opening, from the inside, with 3 layers of 6oz glass and epoxy. Then I simply recut the slot for the skeg box in the glass and I was "golden", as they say.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9eAssCOFoPU/UJHLhznw25I/AAAAAAAABzg/fVqYMJRm8n4/s1600/P1010366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9eAssCOFoPU/UJHLhznw25I/AAAAAAAABzg/fVqYMJRm8n4/s320/P1010366.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like I chewed it out with my teeth. But it was the right depth!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zw72MyR49vg/UJHL63X6FHI/AAAAAAAABzs/zKJB8Cve5mM/s1600/P1010368.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zw72MyR49vg/UJHL63X6FHI/AAAAAAAABzs/zKJB8Cve5mM/s320/P1010368.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rebuilding with the glass/epoxy</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I did not take any pictures of the rebuilt opening but it did turn out perfect. The skeg box slid in snugly through the slot and the flange fit snugly and flush to the outside hull. All was right with the world.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This left the task of installing the skeg box. I opted to use West Systems epoxy to set the box in place. I prepped the ABS plastic of the box by rubbing with alcohol, sanding with 120 grit and then applying some heat with a small butane torch. This results in a surface suitable for the epoxy to adhere.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I laid a bed of thickened epoxy in the recess and set the flange in place. I used tie down straps and small scraps of wood to clamp the unit in place. Plastic stretch wrap was used to prevent the straps and wood from sticking to the epoxy.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IAnK2gn1sn8/UJHMPVqE3mI/AAAAAAAABz0/R8SJjEpiCU4/s1600/P1010370.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IAnK2gn1sn8/UJHMPVqE3mI/AAAAAAAABz0/R8SJjEpiCU4/s320/P1010370.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clamped in place. - looking fwd.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8sZkk-b7G0M/UJHMjPzFZXI/AAAAAAAABz8/7tYIK7sfvxw/s1600/P1010371.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8sZkk-b7G0M/UJHMjPzFZXI/AAAAAAAABz8/7tYIK7sfvxw/s320/P1010371.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clamped in place - looking aft.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I then flipped the hull over and proceed to fillet the skeg box in place with thickened epoxy. This is where using the flanged model really shone through. I simply had to put a nice fillet around the box and I was done. Without the flange there is more fooling around with lining up the box and using glass and epoxy to hold the unit in place. The combination of flange and fillet makes for a very strong join. In order for this box to move, it will have to take the keel and hull with it!!! It is also well sealed both on the outside under the flange and inside around the box itself. This should never leak!!</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rkAfREUkxVk/UJHM1Ny9xPI/AAAAAAAAB0I/8Tahae0rxtQ/s1600/P1010373.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: right;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rkAfREUkxVk/UJHM1Ny9xPI/AAAAAAAAB0I/8Tahae0rxtQ/s320/P1010373.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thickened epoxy fillet.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
After the epoxy set up, I flipped the hull over again and ran some thickened epoxy around the flange and recess again to fill in any gaps. Once I sand this down, and paint it, it should look quite "factory"</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tmkZoha1Uks/UJh9Z5dpohI/AAAAAAAAB0k/yWAOWnDbcUc/s1600/P1010375.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tmkZoha1Uks/UJh9Z5dpohI/AAAAAAAAB0k/yWAOWnDbcUc/s320/P1010375.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
With the skeg box squared away (for now) I moved onto the sheer clamp. The sheer clamp is a strip of wood run along the top edge of the hull and used to help attach the deck and hull together. I used this method on my <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ao0sY_ffpiU/T2PrATb-1NI/AAAAAAAABRc/frIzIJgh1lI/s1600/P1000373.JPG" target="_blank">Black Pearl</a> and it worked out quite well. I used thickened epoxy to hold the 4mm strips of pine. </div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZR1NKRkYaX4/UJh9vnlJ-zI/AAAAAAAAB0s/bV7m58JebI8/s1600/P1010382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZR1NKRkYaX4/UJh9vnlJ-zI/AAAAAAAAB0s/bV7m58JebI8/s320/P1010382.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clothes pins and Schedule 40 clamps to the rescue!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I made cable "clips" out of small pieces of pine with holes drilled through them. I epoxied these in place. I decided to route the skeg cable under the sheer clamp rather than up under the deck. The hatch placement in the rear deck was making it problematic running the cable that way so I went with the straightest line between skeg and control in the cockpit - and that was along the hull. It also means that I can route the cable before I fix the deck in place making it a little easier.</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N6NM2iIYqVc/UJh-DQ7VgfI/AAAAAAAAB04/dp8vipLKLVA/s1600/P1010389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-N6NM2iIYqVc/UJh-DQ7VgfI/AAAAAAAAB04/dp8vipLKLVA/s320/P1010389.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cable clip.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
I thickened up the front bulkhead with a piece of plywood. This will give me a larger gluing surface when I mate the deck and hull. In the image below you will see that the bulkhead appears to be in two pieces. It actually is because when I dropped and reshaped the hull, I had to also reshape the bulkhead. Cutting it off completely and replacing the top with the appropriate shape was the easiest way to do it! </div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vBllQDj1Z8/UJh-VvmH8rI/AAAAAAAAB1A/0360OKsBuS8/s1600/P1010392.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7vBllQDj1Z8/UJh-VvmH8rI/AAAAAAAAB1A/0360OKsBuS8/s320/P1010392.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front bulkhead thickness increased.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As per my first Point Bennett deck, I went with the <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2011/02/all-decked-out-35-step.html" target="_blank">ABS plastic pipe cap </a>for the recess mount for my compass. The cap is the exact same size as the opening for the compass and, believe it or not, the exact right depth!! For the sake of an ounce or two (compared to building the recess out of glass and epoxy) and about $1.50, you get the perfect compass recess. I prepped the plastic and used a fiberglass infused polyester mixture to fillet the cap to the underside of the deck.</div>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5aGWqjazvAU/UJh-nVtHEiI/AAAAAAAAB1I/YXY9qkNd1ng/s1600/P1010394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5aGWqjazvAU/UJh-nVtHEiI/AAAAAAAAB1I/YXY9qkNd1ng/s320/P1010394.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compass recess from the underside.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
With the sheer clamp in place and the underside of the deck finished, the next steps are to angle the sheer clamp to fit the hull/deck join and then actually mate the hull and deck. Then the true fun stuff begins!!!<br />
<br />
Thanks for dropping by,<br />
<br />
Sean</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-38501197036612782392012-10-22T22:01:00.000-02:302012-10-22T22:01:35.088-02:30Point Bennett Project - Holes and Hatches<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
With the deck stripped out in the rough, the next step is cutting out the holes for the hatches and making the recesses. But first I had to liberate the hatch coamings from the remains of the last deck. I epoxied them in so it was not just a matter of releasing bolts. I initially tried removing the wooden risers by using my electric planer and then a router table. Both were proving inadequate and even dangerous to the rims themselves - rotating blades can make quick work of the plastic edges and possible ruining the seal. I decided to try a heat gun to break down the epoxy. I was skeptical at first and my method was not working well, Plus the heat was proving too much for the plastic. I found that applying a LOT of heat to the back of the plywood would actually break down the adhesion and with no affect on the plastic. Badda Boom Badda Bing - the three rings broke free with little to no problem. I was a very happy camper!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_q022PWGVfo/UISTGw75JcI/AAAAAAAABw8/RWexyNuj4HQ/s1600/P1010298.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_q022PWGVfo/UISTGw75JcI/AAAAAAAABw8/RWexyNuj4HQ/s320/P1010298.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What I had to contend with!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I started with the front hatch. I simply marked and cut out the hole. I made the baseplate for the hatch out of 4mm marine ply. Then I started filling in the recess with vertical strips.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZYAkZkmqIU/UISTYngcykI/AAAAAAAABxE/SsflZIhwgis/s1600/P1010300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1ZYAkZkmqIU/UISTYngcykI/AAAAAAAABxE/SsflZIhwgis/s320/P1010300.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready for strips.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--8feqYdHi9s/UISTqQgwj-I/AAAAAAAABxQ/X_SinGrf2GM/s1600/P1010304.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--8feqYdHi9s/UISTqQgwj-I/AAAAAAAABxQ/X_SinGrf2GM/s320/P1010304.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost all the way 'round.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I decided to join the compass recess with the hatch for better drainage - and it looks cooler!!<br />
<br />
I am a very empirical builder, i.e., I like to lay things out in "real life" rather than rely on theoretical measurements and such . I've always been this way and I doubt I'll ever change. Anyways, when setting up for the compass, I used the empirical method as per usual. Sanding block emulated the proper angle, the compass bezel was used and I place two strips on either side to determine the spacing.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XHIoWQtpleo/UIST8LWseoI/AAAAAAAABxY/RzT2cx-I3XE/s1600/P1010305.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XHIoWQtpleo/UIST8LWseoI/AAAAAAAABxY/RzT2cx-I3XE/s320/P1010305.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting empirical!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
Based on these findings, I marked and cut the opening for the compass recess.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-spzVSXYl-nM/UISUPSxIWwI/AAAAAAAABxg/4EEtixSQk3E/s1600/P1010310.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-spzVSXYl-nM/UISUPSxIWwI/AAAAAAAABxg/4EEtixSQk3E/s320/P1010310.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Let's hope this will work!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I cut a baseplate for the compass out of 4mm ply and tacked it in place.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x8taIoM1a8A/UISUjdADJEI/AAAAAAAABxs/5Nql-x-SsuI/s1600/P1010311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x8taIoM1a8A/UISUjdADJEI/AAAAAAAABxs/5Nql-x-SsuI/s320/P1010311.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baseplate tacked in place.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-16rlfVhVAkc/UISU6cS-jGI/AAAAAAAABx0/_fOD8pp1s7M/s1600/P1010312.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-16rlfVhVAkc/UISU6cS-jGI/AAAAAAAABx0/_fOD8pp1s7M/s320/P1010312.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Compass laid in place.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I then continued to fill in the remaining vertical strips on the hatch coaming and worked my way into the compass recess. Easy peasy!<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWKXantXiW8/UISVNDmdEcI/AAAAAAAABx8/MRk0nT5-qrk/s1600/P1010315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LWKXantXiW8/UISVNDmdEcI/AAAAAAAABx8/MRk0nT5-qrk/s320/P1010315.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hatch and compass recess "in the rough"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
With the front hatch/compass recesses done, I moved on back to the day hatch. I decided to go with a bevelled recess for the rear hatches. I am hoping this will allow water to drain easier (The front hatch did not need this as there is "built-in" drainage off to either side)<br />
<br />
As with the front, I marked and cut the hole and started filling in the vertical strips but this time cutting and gluing them at an angle. Surprisingly, cutting and fitting the bevelled strips took no more time than with the simple vertical ones on the front. Once I did a few, I had the procedure down to a science and it went very quickly - no more than an hour on the the day hatch.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okrR6J67_uM/UISVibJELUI/AAAAAAAAByI/_oq3byx-E54/s1600/P1010327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okrR6J67_uM/UISVibJELUI/AAAAAAAAByI/_oq3byx-E54/s320/P1010327.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1/4 way through the vertical strips.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pv5TJs6bAzU/UISV2AGBieI/AAAAAAAAByQ/AqqfVIDAYsk/s1600/P1010332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pv5TJs6bAzU/UISV2AGBieI/AAAAAAAAByQ/AqqfVIDAYsk/s320/P1010332.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bevelled recess "in the rough"</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The back hatch took a little more nerve to mark and cut. This is a pretty big hatch and the deck is not very wide at this spot. I had to tuck it up pretty close to the day hatch (remember there is a bulkhead between these two hatches) and it comes pretty close to either side of the deck.<br />
<br />
I marked it and said to myself, "Shag it, let's get cuttin'" The cut went very smoothly as did the marking and cutting of the plywood baseplate. I tacked it in place and proceeded to fill it in with vertical strips as per the day hatch. It took no more than 1.5 hours to complete this recess.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2l1Z6YaoeRM/UISWIqFPUrI/AAAAAAAAByY/uz5bAc209SI/s1600/P1010335.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2l1Z6YaoeRM/UISWIqFPUrI/AAAAAAAAByY/uz5bAc209SI/s320/P1010335.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut and waiting.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Id-70S0FD4w/UISWbil1PEI/AAAAAAAAByk/ec2cP1pOtOc/s1600/P1010337.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Id-70S0FD4w/UISWbil1PEI/AAAAAAAAByk/ec2cP1pOtOc/s320/P1010337.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half-way there.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JocQZmm9hF4/UISWvFIiTgI/AAAAAAAABys/-ef8rH3GMYU/s1600/P1010338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JocQZmm9hF4/UISWvFIiTgI/AAAAAAAABys/-ef8rH3GMYU/s320/P1010338.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not finished but hatches laid in place just to see how it all will look.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I've since finished the back hatch but I do not have a picture. Still, based on the image above, you can get a good idea of the final product.<br />
<br />
The tops of the strips will need to trimmed/sanded and when the edges are rounded down, these recesses will just flow into the deck around them. Should look good when finished.<br />
<br />
Next step - Maroske deck fittings.<br />
<br />
Thanks for dropping by,<br />
<br />
Sean</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-13744808882324053032012-10-15T21:53:00.000-02:302012-11-05T10:22:26.063-03:30Point Bennett Project - Designing and Building by the Seat of my Pants<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
With the boat now inside, I can get down to brass tacks, as they say!! I needed to decide on a cockpit size and shape. One of my main beefs with this boat before was the over sized cockpit. This time I've opted for a true keyhole shape. I scoured the Internet and found two separate templates that, when combined, gave me the exact shape I wanted. (One of the templates was from Bryan Hansel's <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1440&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbnid=gl8pV99tMF5FOM:&imgrefurl=http://www.paddlinglight.com/articles/sea-kayak-cockpit-plans/&docid=sSPVFr3aYdS5OM&imgurl=http://www.paddlinglight.com/pl/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sea-kayak-cockpit-plans.jpeg&w=1000&h=647&ei=LcSXUK23MIfB0QG0toDoCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=366&sig=109485015526340150736&page=1&tbnh=131&tbnw=203&start=0&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0,i:81&tx=44&ty=69" target="_blank">Sisiwkit LV</a> and the other was from a kayak built by <a href="http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1440&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbnid=gR9TV7oz7EWFPM:&imgrefurl=http://jcoppens.com/kayak/abert.en.php&docid=O82Ekp0WqqaJ7M&imgurl=http://jcoppens.com/kayak/img/cockpit.gif&w=3255&h=1609&ei=fsSXUN_4BaiY0QHD0YGQCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=429&sig=109485015526340150736&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=290&start=0&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:66&tx=205&ty=72" target="_blank">John Coppens</a>.) After piecing them together I saw that the resulting shape is almost identical to the NDKs. I downloaded the images of the coamings and using Photoshop I scaled them up to 100%. Then it was just a matter of gluing the template to the 1/2" MDF.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yqNJbogL_uk/UHoEiR0rPFI/AAAAAAAABuE/ZaBmTUt3qiQ/s1600/P1010275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yqNJbogL_uk/UHoEiR0rPFI/AAAAAAAABuE/ZaBmTUt3qiQ/s320/P1010275.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hybrid template.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The title of this post is "Designing and Building by the Seat of my Pants" by which I mean I have no set plans for this project. I am, for all intents and purposes, making everything up as I go along. I simply decided upon a general deck shape and starting drawing up forms based on that. Deck height was determined without even trying it to see if it will be OK. The three images below show some up the initial setup to determine the deck shape and such.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-pexOv0SKc/UHoE-BWvK_I/AAAAAAAABuQ/WiovdGcqkf8/s1600/P1010278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-pexOv0SKc/UHoE-BWvK_I/AAAAAAAABuQ/WiovdGcqkf8/s320/P1010278.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coaming and deck height testing!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFTOQWYqmJo/UHoFcdketeI/AAAAAAAABuY/g13BE4tGBK4/s1600/P1010281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FFTOQWYqmJo/UHoFcdketeI/AAAAAAAABuY/g13BE4tGBK4/s320/P1010281.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Determining the fore deck shape.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7PGyKzbMW8k/UHoGAbCVrcI/AAAAAAAABug/NSy2FWKnj6E/s1600/P1010283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7PGyKzbMW8k/UHoGAbCVrcI/AAAAAAAABug/NSy2FWKnj6E/s320/P1010283.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing how the strips will fit around the coaming template!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
Once I had the forms cut and in place for the fore deck and the cockpit template in place, it was time to start putting on some strips. The stripping went pretty much without incident. Luckily everything lines up nicely and the transition from fore deck to aft deck went smoothly (something that I had a bit trouble with when I built the Black Pearl) I'm guessing that stripping the whole deck took no more than 4 hours in total.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1iGiaHzyN_A/UHoGdkbTSZI/AAAAAAAABus/px_ZXNzNVU0/s1600/P1010289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1iGiaHzyN_A/UHoGdkbTSZI/AAAAAAAABus/px_ZXNzNVU0/s320/P1010289.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Letting the strips run long. They will be trimmed later.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7B2LUUxBCwg/UHoG-vEqevI/AAAAAAAABu0/0NbYrV5509M/s1600/P1010291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7B2LUUxBCwg/UHoG-vEqevI/AAAAAAAABu0/0NbYrV5509M/s320/P1010291.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting the strips around the coaming.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6hA8hg5on2M/UHoHnW3A7bI/AAAAAAAABu8/iUuhbA4QOh0/s1600/IMG_8467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6hA8hg5on2M/UHoHnW3A7bI/AAAAAAAABu8/iUuhbA4QOh0/s320/IMG_8467.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fore deck completed.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bBqu-CrNufk/UHoIEmRX-DI/AAAAAAAABvI/9zthqsbmOgs/s1600/IMG_8468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bBqu-CrNufk/UHoIEmRX-DI/AAAAAAAABvI/9zthqsbmOgs/s320/IMG_8468.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aft deck waiting in the wings!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Oc--ERCwXE/UHoIRtksBJI/AAAAAAAABvQ/vkJorti-GsM/s1600/IMG_8475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Oc--ERCwXE/UHoIRtksBJI/AAAAAAAABvQ/vkJorti-GsM/s320/IMG_8475.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing the new curved sheer of the aft section.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vpSrhQFSa1k/UHoIkXNOVmI/AAAAAAAABvY/wZ8oNKO7J_w/s1600/IMG_8477.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vpSrhQFSa1k/UHoIkXNOVmI/AAAAAAAABvY/wZ8oNKO7J_w/s320/IMG_8477.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking aft.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
With the stripping finished, I left the deck for a day so that the glue could set up. The next step is trimming the long strips. I used a razor blade knife for the rough cut, followed up with a small block plane. With the deck trimmed, the nice lines of the boat have returned.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zqTzCtrrBAU/UHyeDYY8TQI/AAAAAAAABv8/tq3Gzan5pPs/s1600/IMG_8483.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zqTzCtrrBAU/UHyeDYY8TQI/AAAAAAAABv8/tq3Gzan5pPs/s320/IMG_8483.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deck trimmed,</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j0GJdCjboZA/UHyeOmI09gI/AAAAAAAABwE/eR0wL1MjSnE/s1600/IMG_8485.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j0GJdCjboZA/UHyeOmI09gI/AAAAAAAABwE/eR0wL1MjSnE/s320/IMG_8485.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking fwd.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWYH3Ij1WjY/UHyebEtoXSI/AAAAAAAABwM/JzDfFn_Rigk/s1600/IMG_8489.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWYH3Ij1WjY/UHyebEtoXSI/AAAAAAAABwM/JzDfFn_Rigk/s320/IMG_8489.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking fwd.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zRwA_MrU-ME/UHyemBog51I/AAAAAAAABwU/_kuR3weLqAw/s1600/IMG_8488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-zRwA_MrU-ME/UHyemBog51I/AAAAAAAABwU/_kuR3weLqAw/s320/IMG_8488.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking aft.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I must admit that I am quite pleased with the new shape of the boat. The resulting curve from dropping the sheer at midships really adds to the look. The fore deck is a combination of flats and curves on the cross section that will really show up once I start to sand and will be even more evident when painted. And the smaller cockpit is more fitting to the new look as well.<br />
<br />
All in all, I'm a happy camper. Next step is sanding the interior of the deck and then glassing it!<br />
<br />
Thanks for dropping by,<br />
<br />
Sean<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<br /></div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-10793907771251149182012-10-09T21:53:00.000-02:302012-10-09T21:53:50.091-02:30Point Bennett Project - Just Like Coming Home<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Because I was doing the initial cutting outdoors, I've been limited by the amount of time I could get to work on the project. With the evenings closing in and the more persistent wet weather, time was short!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
I finally managed to finish sanding the sheers today. I wanted to do this outdoors as much as possible as it cuts down on the amount of paint dust in the house - always a good idea. I had a bear of a job getting the Gorilla Tape residue off the hull but the use of an industrial strength citrus cleaner finally did the trick.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J5-nAapswjg/UHS4L-_W3aI/AAAAAAAABtI/d8qX6FZKQgA/s1600/IMG_8458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J5-nAapswjg/UHS4L-_W3aI/AAAAAAAABtI/d8qX6FZKQgA/s320/IMG_8458.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheers sanded.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
With the sanding completed, the boat was ready to go back into the shop, aka, my attic. It went back in with no problem whatsoever. Now that it's inside, I'm not held hostage to the weather and darkness. Yayyyyy!!</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The first thing I wanted to do was make a final check on the evenness of both sheer lines. I strapped the boat down onto foam chocks on the work table. Then using a level and a rasp, I evened and faired everything up nicely. It was a lot easier to do it this way than when it was slopping all over my picnic table outside!!!</div>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nwkEPpC2hRE/UHS4WkRfSMI/AAAAAAAABtQ/XDzVdUKP2ns/s1600/IMG_8461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nwkEPpC2hRE/UHS4WkRfSMI/AAAAAAAABtQ/XDzVdUKP2ns/s320/IMG_8461.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making everything nice and even!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Satisfied with the sheers, I moved onto actually looking at how I'm going to do the deck. I had an old template from a previous cockpit that I simply laid in place and then ran a strip up the front deck to get the creative juices flowing. This cockpit is too small - it's only 29" long - and I think I'll stretch the final opening to a 31" keyhole shaped. I'm not as limber as I used to be so I need that extra few inches to enable me to get in easier!! I also need to determine the height of the deck in the front and I am trying to decide between 11"and 12" under the deck. Deck height at my feet is another crucial measurement I'll have to figure out!!</div>
<br />
<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J-jHOAovgsw/UHS4hmS7XmI/AAAAAAAABtc/pOC-6GHzIyM/s1600/IMG_8462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J-jHOAovgsw/UHS4hmS7XmI/AAAAAAAABtc/pOC-6GHzIyM/s320/IMG_8462.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just checking things out!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r4Nt4vFjAfc/UHS4stYs0NI/AAAAAAAABtk/lE0WByQ4Nfg/s1600/IMG_8463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-r4Nt4vFjAfc/UHS4stYs0NI/AAAAAAAABtk/lE0WByQ4Nfg/s320/IMG_8463.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The foredeck</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfMakDQfiHk/UHS43-sRWAI/AAAAAAAABts/NAOYeqE8n6E/s1600/IMG_8465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nfMakDQfiHk/UHS43-sRWAI/AAAAAAAABts/NAOYeqE8n6E/s320/IMG_8465.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from aft!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Now that the PB is "home", I can really start to make some headway on this project.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Thanks for stopping by,</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Sean</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125480190369461122.post-5147355519937399602012-09-30T22:24:00.001-02:302012-09-30T22:24:55.717-02:30Point Bennett Project - The First Cut is the Deepest!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
In my previous posting, I outlined my intent to re-do the deck on my Point Bennett S&G boat. Well, today, I decided I was going to rip the deck off. I'd been playing around with some profile shapes over the past few weeks but I figured now it was time to actually do something about it. So I spent an hour this afternoon (Sunday) chopping up a boat that I so lovingly built only a year and a half ago!! How things change!!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
A note of caution. Some with weak constitutions (or the inability to comprehend such mutilation of their boats) may find some of the following pictures a bit disturbing!! I, by the way, have no fear doing major modifications to my boats. I figure that if I put the deck on there in the first place, I can damn well rip it off and replace it with another. 'Nuff said. Let's get the gory details of the surgery!!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WvXwgz-Xn34/UGjiKA1GRJI/AAAAAAAABrc/0S_jwCqnEE4/s1600/P1010247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WvXwgz-Xn34/UGjiKA1GRJI/AAAAAAAABrc/0S_jwCqnEE4/s320/P1010247.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prepped to go under the knife.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
For now I am simply removing the deck so I chose to cut right along the sheer line.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dDCCEJzYfzg/UGjixR70liI/AAAAAAAABro/5UsyvtumpYo/s1600/P1010249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dDCCEJzYfzg/UGjixR70liI/AAAAAAAABro/5UsyvtumpYo/s320/P1010249.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first cut!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o_7LAJdukLU/UGjjFS3b4zI/AAAAAAAABrw/5jj1Hj40b0g/s1600/P1010250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o_7LAJdukLU/UGjjFS3b4zI/AAAAAAAABrw/5jj1Hj40b0g/s320/P1010250.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No turning back now!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4YvegIPPAE/UGjjaNfk9jI/AAAAAAAABr4/FVRHDJNpVVs/s1600/P1010251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4YvegIPPAE/UGjjaNfk9jI/AAAAAAAABr4/FVRHDJNpVVs/s320/P1010251.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing off the first side!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
I need to separate the deck from the internal bulkheads and because I was not re-using the deck, I simply made cuts in the appropriate places to expose the bulkheads for easy cutting with the saw.<br />
<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v1X3VcNBt6A/UGjjtXLlIJI/AAAAAAAABsE/-jrLce_OqCA/s1600/P1010256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-v1X3VcNBt6A/UGjjtXLlIJI/AAAAAAAABsE/-jrLce_OqCA/s320/P1010256.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_El_Camino" target="_blank">El Camino</a> Kayak!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The plywood rings holding the hatch coamings were epoxied to the sides of the hull and required some extra cutting to remove them<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zS3RQcEL8Kk/UGjkBTO6cLI/AAAAAAAABsM/4sGDfFRNLpA/s1600/P1010257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zS3RQcEL8Kk/UGjkBTO6cLI/AAAAAAAABsM/4sGDfFRNLpA/s320/P1010257.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fwd hatch coaming holding on!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ra1p4fF4URA/UGjkXEhd__I/AAAAAAAABsU/9NAYOejaS9U/s1600/P1010259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ra1p4fF4URA/UGjkXEhd__I/AAAAAAAABsU/9NAYOejaS9U/s320/P1010259.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A shot of the carnage!!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
With the deck completely removed I was transported back in time to <a href="http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2011/02/fittings-bulkheads-and-decisions.html" target="_blank">February 25 2011</a> when I was at this very stage when initially building the boat.<br />
<br />
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kDHQ64xEKao/UGjkrkXKI0I/AAAAAAAABsg/12vKdvXVB54/s1600/P1010260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kDHQ64xEKao/UGjkrkXKI0I/AAAAAAAABsg/12vKdvXVB54/s320/P1010260.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deck finally off and the hull ready for "height reduction"!!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<br />
The next step is to mark and cut the new sheer line. I already have the new sheer marked but I need to do some close scrutiny to make sure it's what I want. After that, it's back to the attic for the boat and the rebuilding of the new deck, coaming and installation of a skeg.<br />
<br />
Thanks for dropping by and my apologies for the disturbing content,<br />
<br />
Sean</div>
Sean Dawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00083182073195315693noreply@blogger.com9