GregOddity
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Lipstick on a gorilla comes to mind.
I hope you’re not implying my boat is "hairy".
but on the other hand, has someone actually tried applying Lipstick on a Gorilla? I'd love to know how that went.
Bought a Never splashed Colvic Countess 33 on eBay, Looking for infos
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I hope you’re not implying my boat is "hairy".
but on the other hand, has someone actually tried applying Lipstick on a Gorilla? I'd love to know how that went.
PaulRainbow
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SignalK might work better.
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GregOddity
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Thank you, Paul, hard day today... I am going to keep the first monitor with the general parameters on the Laptop, I am however thinking of using a Pi for the batteries. Less power drain and can stay on.
Edit here I come.
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Keith 66
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A question Greg, did you train with this bloke? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag,
obmij
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Definitely achievable, with the necessary aptitude, and like anything you create yourself, personally rewarding too. Having said that it would not be top my to do list right now..
What would be, on a basic boat.
Properly cleaning the crap out of the bare hull
Making good
Bonding in the structural bulkheads, which obviously are lying there waiting for me to bond them in, mm perfect.
Sourcing, planning and installing a ready made marine diesel engine and propulsion system.
Basic 3 LA battery DC only electrical system
Plumbing, tankage and through hulls
And now the unmentionable..
The interior fitout! Shall I fabricate everything myself or get it from homebase? Don't like to think about that so I'll concentrate on the deck where I'll..
Design a rig to complement the stability characteristics of my hull
Source a mast and the required deck hardware
Install the above, relax and smoke a cigar.
Then, perhaps I'd allow myself to think about designing some kind of GUI for my battery monitor
Oh **** I forgot about the fitout!
GregOddity
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There’s quite a community doing it actually. If you want to keep sailing you either spend your $ on very expensive equipment’s or find a different solution.
Hope it gave you ideas. :encouragement:
GregOddity
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GregOddity
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Haaa how I wish I had that list instead. Mine is a tad longer.
She’s surveyed and washed chemically inside.
No bonding until the temp rises to double digits
Sourcing “a” Diesel engine cheap and marinize
No basic battery etc
And the interior fit out… well there’s something.
Planning and sourcing materials does take a bit longer on a constrained budget of peanuts and apple cores.
We are indeed working hard on it. One thing at time. But on our own pace. The interior fit out does need to be run by the “Director”, and no shade of colour or angle of light escapes her attention.
Besides designing and fabricating the boat we want to have does take its time. But I’ll give you a taste of things to come. This is our version of the grab rails. The wife did not like the common towel hanger style.
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Spyro
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Glitter on a turd sounds better
A bit harsh. I wouldn't call anyone's boat a turd.
anoccasionalyachtsman
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It's going to take some very special tools to make that......
jordanbasset
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Greg I think you are over complicating things, your electric panel looks great, but I suspect getting it made will cost a lot more than an off the shelve one or better still a second hand one Same thing for your grab rail
I think it is great you are trying to do something different but my understanding is that you wanted to do this on a very small budget?
I think it is great you are trying to do something different but my understanding is that you wanted to do this on a very small budget?
GregOddity
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Yes, and moulding. But it's fun to make and we can use rests of the stainless and carbon fibre that otherwise will end up on a box as wasted money.
anoccasionalyachtsman
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Have you done much 3d drawing before?
GregOddity
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There is no getting it made. We’re making it ourselves. Took me 2 full days a few years ago to make some stainless handles for a Hunton prototype that you can see on their page. It off course cost a bundle. Same skills I have for others I have for myself.
Careful with things of the shelf, getting a panel of the shelf for about £300 or more is not the way to go. We either invest money or time. We’re short on money but have an ample supply of time and ingenuity and experience.
In Germany people buy the tools, make the rest.
The panel will have 2 screens that can be either new as they don’t cost much or scavenged from equipment. They will then be taken apart and surface mounted. I have the processing units in this case a Laptop and a Pi is pretty cheap and so are the sensors. The software is open source and switches are expensive at £3 pounds a pop for a fancy one.
You cannot in anyway beat that off the shelf even for a small panel. The cheapest go for £30 because they want to make a profit. 6 switches cost however about £12 if you’re just buying a couple at a time.
We are Making the boat :encouragement:
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obmij
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Greg - whatever else you may achieve in life, you have redefined the concept of displacement activity.
Designing a carbon fibre grab rail, for a bare hull that has been effectively abandoned in a yard since purchase 10 months ago.
If a more pitch perfect example exists, I have yet to see it.
: - )
Designing a carbon fibre grab rail, for a bare hull that has been effectively abandoned in a yard since purchase 10 months ago.
If a more pitch perfect example exists, I have yet to see it.
: - )
Iain C
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Greg
Have you worked with carbon fibre before? I have, I've built a dinghy and if you look on here you'll see my bowsprit project for my Bavaria.
Have you any idea how much the materials are? Have you priced up twill? Resin? Vac pumps? I could also not think of a more unsuitable material for grab rails on a sailing yacht than super slippery "porn star finish" carbon fibre. If you want something that works and is cheap, why not just use wood? I thought you were going blue water sailing in the tropics...do you know what UV damage does to carbon?
I'd understand using carbon to save grams off the likes of an IMOCA 60 but you've got some heave displacement cruiser you're going to fill with tonnes of batteries. What on earth is the point of a carbon grab handle...which has lots of stainless on it anyway negating any use of carbon fibre?
Carbon is all good fun sexy stuff but at least use it in the right place like a bowsprit. Carbon rails on a Countess 33 is going to be daft. And wouldn't you be better off focussing your efforts on a rig first?
Here's my bowsprit by the way. Works beautifully. And I would never dream of using CF on a grab rail...it will be either too hot, too cold, too slippery, and when it gets damaged becomes a big splintery liability.
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Have you worked with carbon fibre before? I have, I've built a dinghy and if you look on here you'll see my bowsprit project for my Bavaria.
Have you any idea how much the materials are? Have you priced up twill? Resin? Vac pumps? I could also not think of a more unsuitable material for grab rails on a sailing yacht than super slippery "porn star finish" carbon fibre. If you want something that works and is cheap, why not just use wood? I thought you were going blue water sailing in the tropics...do you know what UV damage does to carbon?
I'd understand using carbon to save grams off the likes of an IMOCA 60 but you've got some heave displacement cruiser you're going to fill with tonnes of batteries. What on earth is the point of a carbon grab handle...which has lots of stainless on it anyway negating any use of carbon fibre?
Carbon is all good fun sexy stuff but at least use it in the right place like a bowsprit. Carbon rails on a Countess 33 is going to be daft. And wouldn't you be better off focussing your efforts on a rig first?
Here's my bowsprit by the way. Works beautifully. And I would never dream of using CF on a grab rail...it will be either too hot, too cold, too slippery, and when it gets damaged becomes a big splintery liability.
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