couldn't resist passing this along. A guy uses a discarded rear projection TV lens to concentrate sunlight, with pretty amazing results. boat...
drool. Hey thanks Corley. probably more invested around that mast than I have so far in my whole project:cool: What are those two lines for that...
hey rp, FWIW, I bonded up some blue board between layers of 3mm okume, and it seems to be OK, for a console. I roughed up the bb with a paint...
cleats I made my own ding dang cleats. This article was the inspiration....
bow tube attachment These brackets were made up on the table, bagged to a male plug. They have to be substantially thicker than the aluminum type...
I just stumbled upon this piece, that was linked from the "organic cleats" thread....
I am still interested in making my own cleats. I need eight total for the boat. Just looking around I can get the nylon conventional hollow base...
Yikes. I wonder what kind of material those frames are made of?
Thanks for the input Cant run it over the boom, even at anchor, because it is set up w/ lazy jacks. It must be functional under sail. Side...
I will need one piece about 20 ft long w/ moments of inertia 25 x 11, and two pieces w moments 4 x 6., both about 15 ft length. If these numbers...
Denis, If it doesn't sell soon, then I hope you (we) can donate the thing to some worthy cause there in Tasmania. The boatbuilding online...
This has to be right. I might get one of those "big women" up there, and need the support:D In another thread someone said a layer of 600db...
small pieces can be anodized at home. http://www.bryanpryor.com/Anodizing.php
"Even if you scraped off the coating with a knife and ate it, it would be completely harmless and flavorless." *** *** Just make sure the...
I guess the only silver lining is the opportunity for salvage parts. Anyone have any contact info for salvage yards in the area? I need a lot...
I had about convinced myself that it was too much trouble to make them myself, so I did a quick look around for some aluminum 8" deck cleats....
The sad reality is that we are ALL in debt, whether we want to be or not. If you are forced to play the game under certain conditions, there is no...
Credit is a promise to pay. If you pay for something first then you are extending credit. Time is a variable. Credit and money always coexisted...
The big picture. Individual imvestments vary from place to place. I am asking Mas why he is betting on the "tide" of deflation in the global...
"credit" is as old as money. They are joined at the hip. all employment is based on a "promise to pay"- ie credit