Nice Gaff Cutter for sale

[doug748]

For your delectation:

http://www.red-ensign.com/gaff-cutter#.VGNLmOlyZpM

 

[jerrytug]

For your delectation:

http://www.red-ensign.com/gaff-cutter#.VGNLmOlyZpM

It says iron rivets, would such a boat have been hot rivetted?

 

[tobermoryphil]

It says iron rivets, would such a boat have been hot rivetted?

With pitch pine planking, I think probably not!

 

[jerrytug]

With pitch pine planking, I think probably not!

Well I did wonder, because to me, "rivet" means the head is turned over, which you can obviously do with copper when it's cold, but iron must be red hot. So not rivets in my book (which may well be wrong..)
It's a reasonably priced gaff cutter, there aren't many that size, ready to cruise, at that asking price. I've been drawn back to the listing repeatedly, as I'm looking for a cutter, but the maintenance is too much for me sadly. Someone ought to buy her.

 

[Woodlouse]

Well I did wonder, because to me, "rivet" means the head is turned over, which you can obviously do with copper when it's cold, but iron must be red hot. So not rivets in my book (which may well be wrong..)
It's a reasonably priced gaff cutter, there aren't many that size, ready to cruise, at that asking price. I've been drawn back to the listing repeatedly, as I'm looking for a cutter, but the maintenance is too much for me sadly. Someone ought to buy her.

You can hammer over a small iron rivet without it being heated.

 

[tobermoryphil]

You can hammer over a small iron rivet without it being heated.

As any Viking or Norwegian would tell you....