Compression tubes and Spreaders After some bafflement over the plan specs "moments of inertia" the designer set me straight with some dimensions...
Guys, this question springs from the aluminum thread in metal boatbuilding. I am about to purchase two aluminum tubes, about 9.5 feet long for...
I downsized the bushing to 3/4 inch od stainless, with 1/2 inch id. Today I drilled a test hole with a drill bit from ace hardware. It's fairly...
Headstay fitting& compression tube layout Here are some pics of the fitting with some temporary pins in place. The square tubes in some of the...
Dave Gerr's Nester I've been banging out a tender in my spare time. Here are a few shots of the progress so far. This little project has been...
Bow Beam con't This weekend the headstay/tack fitting was laid up and bagged on. Was about a full days work, counting set-up, fabric layout, and...
more nitpicking Today I got some more metal pieces from online metals. The ss piece I chose for the bushing is 1" od 1/4" wall thickness and...
Thanks Petros Seems like if I anodize it and then press in a bushing tightly, it will scrape the anodizing off the aluminum and defeat the...
Thanks guys, that makes sense. I will try the belt sander this weekend. My guess is the best way to insulate the ss press in bushing from the...
Hey guys, my plans call for bushing inserts in the chainplates and the rigging plate on the bow beam of my cat build. more about it here:...
Bow Beam After looking hard at the numbers and trade offs of aluminum vs. plywood, I decided to fabricate my own bow beam, using "nature's...
Thanks Steve. I went ahead and ordered the Harken stuff from fisheries supply. Part of the problem was I had old part numbers, and thought the...
Tiller arm connections and track It's time to make some decisions about the steering, on the tiller end. The rudders are about done now. So...
off the wall question Would Bronze window screen make a useful faraday cage if used on an aluminum frame, such as a bimini top frame?
Great information Hi Pylasteki, I can't thank you enough for those posts. It is great to have inputs from folks who have actually run the KH 36....
Hey Groper, yeah, I got that part down, but what I was worried about was the turbulence that might be created by building a shape down from the...
Sometimes when you post stuff online and then go back the next day and read it, it doesn't make any sense.:D So, to try to clarify, I will just...
Fitting Rudder to Underbody Yesterday I got out the grinder and shaved off some of the rudder blade at the top, so it would clear the hull when...
Steve, I was planning to lace a 1/4' line through all those little holes after paint. It would be like a "little tramp". Wouldn't that be strong...
more rudders and outboard stuff Here is the latest in the "evolution". Really a time consuming bassackwards way to build, but without a crystal...
