ylop
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No worries there's nothing useful for you to learn here - because you've watched one man do it on Youtube so you are now an expert.I can see one of the people I have on Ignore is chuntering on in the thread
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Egret
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It's probably the 33 years he has been aware of what I have been doing with sailing boats, and others, often with little motors, watching from powerboats, sheltered muddy river, and with much thought and study over several years, has finally decided to have a go.
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Bigplumbs
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Might be at a nearby lake or possibly the Deben depending on my luck with the outboard mount
Bigplumbs
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Spot on Keith. Will I like it who knows but I am enjoying the faffing at the moment. So got my £100 back in fun already. Mind you I am spending a little on the project…….. but then as I always say…. The only way to waste money is not to spend it
Bigplumbs
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I asked a very keen boating friend how many boats a person should have and his answer was N + 1 where N is the number of boats you currently have 
ylop
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I think there are people who enjoy owning boats (and the consequent work) and people who enjoy using boats. There is an area of overlap but the n+1 rule means you spend more time tinkering and less time actually on the water!I asked a very keen boating friend how many boats a person should have and his answer was N + 1 where N is the number of boats you currently have
Egret
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Does it matter though? All part of boating, I remember people spending 10 years building Eventides - quite happy.
It's not the actual sailing time - it's the time you spend thinking about it and dreaming.
Looking forward to seeing the 360 degree camera on the top of the GP14 mast.
It's not the actual sailing time - it's the time you spend thinking about it and dreaming.
Looking forward to seeing the 360 degree camera on the top of the GP14 mast.
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ylop
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No, of course it doesn’t matter, I’m just making the observation that everytime you increase the fleet rather than replacing a boat you decrease your actual time afloat. But that’s fine - if you prefer to spend your time working on them rather than sailing them (and some do).
Bigplumbs
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Outboard Mount Now 95 % Complete. Just got to make the slide in Board which will probably be made of 2 Pieces of the 'Plastic' Chopping board sandwiched together. And yes it is all bolted and screwed through to strong points made of the Chopping board stuck with CT 1 to the inside of the Transom. That chopping board is about £2.99 from QD and is good for many things. Very strong, Drills well and takes a screw incredible well. I await all those comments that say it will fail and the world will end cos I used it lol
Chiara’s slave
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Looks like a well engineered mount to me. I don’t doubt you know what the chopping board can take.
Bigplumbs
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The 'Chopping board' will have a curved piece of timber like the piece on the top of the rear deck fixed to it so some of the weight from the outboard (only 12kg in total) will rest vertically on to the curved piece fixed to the deck. These curved pieces were slats out of a skip from a chair. They were curved to the exact curve of that back deck......... Great success
Chiara’s slave
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Maybe the designer of the GP14 had those exact same chairs in his kitchen.
Bigplumbs
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Not sure Travel Lodge which is where we think the wood came from were about then lol
Bigplumbs
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I have been a little busy but have finally got the little 2 hp Suzuki mounted on the GP 14. My motor is a short or standard shaft. In the pic below this is as low as I can get it. It would be nice if it were a couple of inches deeper but hopefully it will work.
See pic below...... What do you think
See pic below...... What do you think
Egret
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Depth looks good - Cavitation plate below hull - good length shaft - Looking forward to seeing a video of the sea trials -
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wombat88
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I dimly remember boats being powered by an outboard, probably a Seagull, on a detachable bracket attached to the quarter. Might have been XODs from Itchenor.
I'm trying to think of advantages, at least it would make the motor easily accessible and there would be no prop chewing the rudder.
I'm trying to think of advantages, at least it would make the motor easily accessible and there would be no prop chewing the rudder.
Bigplumbs
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I am no sailor but have done a lot of power boating. My plan is to launch the boat from the slip. Row out say 30 m then start the outboard. Motor up the river with me and her indoors on board. Get to a safe bit in a low wind, pull out the front sail as I am fitting a furling thingy and have a sail having switched off the motor and pulled it up. Have a play around and possibly put up the main sail. Once done motor back. Although her indoors comes with me in many sea conditions all over the UK in our various ribs etc If I tip her out it won’t be good karma. Also I ain’t gonna sit there becalmed on the wrong direction tide wondering how to get back……… I recon that is a lot of advantages
Bigplumbs
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I also bought this little beauty 2 days ago. Only 1.5 kg heavier than the little 2 hp and has a gear lever so you can start it in neutral.
Who knows I might even swallow all that I Deem holy and buy an electric with attached battery one day
Who knows I might even swallow all that I Deem holy and buy an electric with attached battery one day
Bigplumbs
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Or give my Chinese egg whisk a go. It is very light too and I think a slightly longer shaft and a centrifugal clutch
Bigplumbs
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So here’s a question.
I still have some faffing to do on the mast and sails but would quite like to test the motor and check the hull does not leak or any other issues. Once I have fitted the Rowlocks so I can also row it. Could I plop the boat in on the Deben without the mast on the boat as a test of the motor and oars. And motor say up to the Rocks If I do this would she be stable and would I need the centre board in the boat as it is out at the moment. Some one told me these need the mast up to be stable but that don’t make much sense to me ?
I still have some faffing to do on the mast and sails but would quite like to test the motor and check the hull does not leak or any other issues. Once I have fitted the Rowlocks so I can also row it. Could I plop the boat in on the Deben without the mast on the boat as a test of the motor and oars. And motor say up to the Rocks If I do this would she be stable and would I need the centre board in the boat as it is out at the moment. Some one told me these need the mast up to be stable but that don’t make much sense to me ?
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