Manie's Microcruiser

Discussion in 'Boatbuilding' started by Manie B, Jun 14, 2009.

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  1. masalai
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    masalai masalai

    Manie, you look very proud of yourself, - and so you should be . . . Congratulations...
     
    masalai, Jul 27, 2011
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  2. Nurb
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    Congratulations Manie. Thanks for posting the new photos. Looking good!
    Dreaming and enjoying every step is good too. But there will be plenty of time for sitting in the boat on the water, so full steam ahead now :) Nice work.
     
    Nurb, Jul 27, 2011
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  3. troy2000
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    He looks like the wine is kicking in....:D

    Gratz,Manie. Looking good.
     
    troy2000, Jul 27, 2011
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  4. cookiesa
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    cookiesa Senior Member

    Thanks for the updated pics. I love the blog too. I'm building a cat, but it's great to see how you and others have gone about things.
     
    cookiesa, Jul 29, 2011
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  5. masalai
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    masalai masalai

    masalai, Jul 29, 2011
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  6. Manie B
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    Cape of Storms

    Just a reminder of easily things go belly-up around our coast. The pics are of a ship on its way to a scrap yard in India approx 30 deg South. She ran aground about a week ago and efforts to refloat arent working yet.
    The crew simply did not know what to expect when they were in these waters.
    Sailing in and out of Durban will most definately teach you a thing or two about the ocean :D
    crazy **** is the next day it's like glass :eek:
    wtf happened yesterday :confused:
     

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    Manie B, Aug 2, 2011
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  7. Manie B
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    sanding the outside of a hull is a **** job

    sanding the outside of a hull is a **** job

    sanding the outside of a hull is a **** job

    sanding the outside of a hull is a **** job

    sanding the outside of a hull is a **** job

    sanding the outside of a hull is a **** job





    dust and more dust

    oh **** go and sand some more :mad:
     
    Manie B, Aug 2, 2011
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  8. Fanie
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    Fanie Fanie

    A ship on its way to a scrap yard in India approx 30 deg South ran aground Manie, as you said yourself. :D
     
    Fanie, Aug 2, 2011
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  9. cookiesa
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    cookiesa, Aug 3, 2011
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  10. Manie B
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    Well it looks like the sanding outside of the hull is OK?
    You will NEVER be sure if you did enough but I suppose that is what filler is for after the hull has been glassed.
    All ready for glassing now and I have arranged for 2 guys to come in next weekend to help.

    Updated the blog with lots of pics of the centerboard casing
     

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  11. Manie B
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    Outside glassed !!

    Well its done, glassing the hull is a 3 man job, they were rolling and I was constantly mixing epoxy and doing the odd jobs. Very tired very rewarding.
     

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    Manie B, Aug 21, 2011
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  12. Wynand N
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    Wynand N Retired Steelboatbuilder

    and now the fun starts. ;)
    Manie, give me a call sometime and I will share with you some thoughts for fairing to come - have mix that sands so easily and is as hard as glass and another trick for final finishing before paint.
    You had seen the result on the Portugese dinghy:cool:
     
    Wynand N, Aug 21, 2011
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  13. cookiesa
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    Please share for all!

    Great pics... wish I was this far along lol
     
    cookiesa, Aug 22, 2011
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  14. Manie B
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    Antifoul

    The bum is black

    jeez this sanding nonsence is crazy

    ok folks this is what I decided
    first and foremost I am building a strong working boat (I hope:p)
    this is not intended to be a show stopper
    this boat will not win prizes at the wooden boat competitions for that shiny "french polished" seven layers of laquer finish that's like glass :eek:

    :p I want to go and save Sven in the doldrums :p

    I want a 12v watermaker so I cant overload the boat with body putty and/or filler and/or useless weight :confused:

    the sea is calling to me :D
    I have been sniffing this paint all afternoon and drinking beer
    It's friday :D
     

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    Manie B, Aug 26, 2011
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  16. hoytedow
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    hoytedow Carbon Based Life Form

    Good you're not sniffing beer and drinking paint. :D
     
    hoytedow, Aug 26, 2011
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