By golly, she's jolly

[Twister_Ken]

By golly, she\'s jolly

Spark has posted on the insurance thread below and signs off with his URL. It's well worth a click, or two. Warning - it may make you feel inadequate.

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.qei.co.uk/spark>http://www.qei.co.uk/spark</A>



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[sailbadthesinner]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

aye spotted it
its err wooden alright.
looks lovely
not sure about a non -gimbaled stove tho. means you can have less water in your kettle!

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[Johnjo]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

Yes she is,
Was admiring her yesterday, even SWMBO was impressed!


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[Eudorajab]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

Fanstastic looking. Where do you get the time to do it all though ??

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[tcm]

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wow. I would have felt fairly (very) smug making the loose chair - which doesn't seem to even get a mention in the text.

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[jhr]

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<bonnie enough to raise a smile>

Seems to me that's a perfect definition of a "classic" yacht, whether 1 or 100 years old!

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[Observer]

Enough to make one feel..

even more inadequate than when SWMBO asks "Are you in yet?"


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[Forbsie]

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I've been talking about Spark all day down at the boathouse. What beautiful workmanship. Unfortunately everyone listens to my rantings, take one look at my efforts and say "Oh yer, Right."

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[kingfisher]

OMG

A thing of beauty she is

This is what I (and much more impotantly, a bunch of 15-25 year old kids) made:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://carolusquinto.tripod.com>http://carolusquinto.tripod.com</A>

The Carolus Quinto is beautifull, but this is pure craftsmanship, raised to a level of art.

How do you get the planking to flare like that without stringers? We started with steaming the stringers around moulds, and forming the planking around this skeleton.

<hr width=100% size=1>Group of people on the pontoon: skipper is the one with the toolbox.
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[kingfisher]

OMG

A thing of beauty she is

This is what I (and much more importantly, a bunch of 15-25 year old kids) made:
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://carolusquinto.tripod.com>http://carolusquinto.tripod.com</A>

The Carolus Quinto is beautifull, but this is pure craftsmanship, raised to a level of art.

How do you get the planking to flare like that without stringers? We started with steaming the stringers around moulds, and forming the planking around this skeleton.

<hr width=100% size=1>Group of people on the pontoon: skipper is the one with the toolbox.
http://sirocco31.tripod.com

 

[Twister_Ken]

Kingfisher on Thames

You and your lads might want to consider:

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.greatriverrace.co.uk/>http://www.greatriverrace.co.uk/</A>

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[zefender]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

Yeh OK granted, she's pretty. But only Cat B so, on seaworthiness grounds, I think I'll stick to the Bav.

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[spark]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

>>not sure about a non -gimbaled stove tho. means you can have less water in your kettle! <<

I did consider making a gimballed surface for the hob but I have to draw the line somewhere or the damned job will go on forever. I have found in the past that deep pans, half filled with stew don't spill and pressure cookers are bomb-proof.

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[spark]

Re: OMG

>>How do you get the planking to flare like that without stringers? We started with steaming the stringers around moulds, and forming the planking around this skeleton. <<

With clinker planking is relatively easy to get flare. The bevels on the lands (joins) do it for you. When you build by eye you can skip the tedium of drawing, lofting, molds and battens - the hull grows nicely by itself.

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[spark]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

>>Where do you get the time to do it all though ?? <<

Full time job (more or less) which started last April. Save up and then live on potatoes and herring.

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[spark]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

>>But only Cat B so, on seaworthiness grounds, I think I'll stick to the Bav. <<

How big's yer Bav? With STIX size is worth a lot.

Theory aside, the proof of the pudding is how they behave in a blow. I've run before a gale in the Minch in a 25' open clinker sgoth with very little effort. I've also skittered and broached my way from the Canaries to Cape Verde in a 40' fin keeled cruiser/racer and wished, day and night, that I was in the old sgoth.

Your Bav might beat me on speed and will certainly have more room inside but I'd argue the toss on seaworthiness




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[spark]

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Thanks to all for the kind words. The job has got to the stage where encouragement is very much appreciated.

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[zefender]

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I was joking - your boat looks luvverly and, on construction grounds at least, has a lots more stix than mine!

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[spark]

lots of stix!

3 of larch
2 of oak
2 of douglas fir



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[sailbadthesinner]

Re: By golly, she\'s jolly

well she is lovely anyway
the workmanship looks totally first rate, a real work of art.
when is the launch date planned?
and where is she going to be moored?
would love to see her in the water under way

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