Sea Sled madness. It’s in my brain.

Discussion in 'Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building' started by DogCavalry, Nov 11, 2019.

  1. fallguy
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    Do you have the issue of boatbuilder with the seasled article?
     
  2. DogCavalry
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    Professional Boatbuilder Magazine? Yes, Bajansailor sent me the pdf. It was very thoughtful of him.
     
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    I read that as 'sealed article', wondering what naughtiness could possibly be concealed within ! Obviously a deep psychological matter. :rolleyes:
     
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    Lol! Yes, many weighty secrets contained within.
     
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    One of 4 chines closed.
     
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    It's like you're a carpenter or something.
    Nice progress.
    Gotta love the weather! (It's a local thing.)
     
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    Sometimes power tools are called for.
     
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    Last plank.
     
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    Slowly but surely... she's getting there.
    Great Effort John :cool:
     
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    Thanks John!
     
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    It's an interesting project, and compared to a mind-boggling build of a power cat by a fella in Rotorua NZ, a few years ago, is a masterpiece of fabrication, you really should see if you can find it in the archives here, it looked like it would explode into a shower of debris the first decent wave it hit, but it confounded me !
     
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    Thanks Mr Efficiency. That was an interesting read. That guy sure as hell had some stick-to-it. 5 years is a long time to spend on a bad idea.

    But I understand the impulse. You get too invested. At the beginning I never would have guessed he'd get it on the plane at all. As you say, confounded me too.
     
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    Looking at my last picture: that is a tight squeeze. I may have the record for largest boat in smallest shop.
     
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    Kinda nice to be able to brace I would think.
    Like in a snug galley... without the rough seas!
    But I hate not enough elbow room.
    It's a mad, no, a fine balance.
    Last plank, wow, that's an accomplishment.
     
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